Prairie River Academy

English Language Arts

Grade 7Unit 1Lesson 5

Close reading routines

Synthesize a Close Reading

Today: Combine literal understanding, pattern, diction, and evidence into a defensible interpretation.

A

Begin

Warm-up

  1. 1.What tradition is described?

  2. 2.What changes?

B

Learn

Synthesize a Close Reading

Synthesis joins several observations under one claim. It does not list devices; it explains how they work together.

Name the central tension, choose two related craft details, form a claim that accounts for both, and explain their combined effect.

Study the model

Tension + pattern + diction → interpretive claim

C

Read

Original PRA passage

For years, the town painted the bridge white each spring. This year, Mara left one rusted beam untouched. 'A bridge should remember the river,' she said.
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Prairie River Academy

Synthesize a Close Reading

Grade 7Practice and apply
D

Practice

Read, think, and respond

  1. 1.State the central tension. ELA-7-01-05-Q1

  2. 2.Why is untouched important? ELA-7-01-05-Q2

  3. 3.What might rust represent? ELA-7-01-05-Q3

  4. 4.Form a defensible interpretation. ELA-7-01-05-Q4

E

Apply

Use the lesson

Write an evidence-centered paragraph explaining why Mara leaves the beam.

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