New England Colonies
CLOSE READ Day 2

Benjamin Franklin: Inventor, Printer, Writer

1. Reread the text.

​2. What is the text structure? Look for signal words.

3. Explain how the events or actions are related.
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How did Benjamin Franklin's decisions as a young man shape his accomplishments?
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  • ​The symbols are specific to what the reader is thinking at the moment while reading.  
 
  • While reading the article, mark the text using these symbols.
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  • Close reading means to read text carefully in order to gain deep comprehension of the text.  The text is analyzed in detail.  This requires multiple readings of the text.
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  • Today while read the article 3 times following the these steps. Write your answers to the questions of the day in your reading journal,

                         Be ready to discuss the article in small group.