Facilitator: ​Alec Patton

Close Reading is a metaphorical magnifying glass that a reader uses to see in detail what ​a text is saying, and ​how i​t is saying it. It’s an important skill for any citizen in a democracy, apart from any other specific applications, but it often feels like a painful ordeal in the classroom – so this is a good, thorny issue to get improvement-sciency about!