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**(Book name in parentheses at end).** || **What does the text mean? Explain the quote in context of the text. Identify any figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, symbolism, etc.).** || **Why does the text matter? Explain why the quote is significant within the text and to you (text to self), to others (text to world), or to other texts (text to text). Analyze the effect of any figurative language. (See starter stems below for help).** ||
 * **What does the text say? Quote the text including the page number. Choose text that stands out or confuses you.**

Use at least three of these, or create your own. ||  This reminds me of the story ___ because in both texts__ _.  This reminds me of society because ___.__ _ says/does/thinks this because ___.__ __This creates a mood of ___ because ___.__ __This evokes a tone of ___ because ___.__ __The significance of this situation is ___ because ___.__ __This raises the question of ___ because ___.__ _ (author) uses ___ (rhetorical device) to show__ _ because ___.__ __This relates to the theme of ___ because ___.__ __This text confirms ___ because ___. ||
 * **Starter Stems for "Why does the text matter?"**
 * This reminds me of the time I ___ because__ _.

Created by Ami Szerencse from Blau, Sheridan. //The Literature Workshop: Teaching Texts and their Readers//. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2003 and Keene, Ellin Oliver and Susan Zimmermann. Mosaic of Thought, Second Edition: The Power of Comprehension Strategy Instruction. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2007.