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WORLD HISTORY PROJECT - AP STUDENT MATERIALS

THREE CLOSE READS Name: Date: 9/10/2024

Directions: Before you read, look at the “Pay Attention to” and “Questions” columns. Write your answers in the third column. Article Title: Unit #:

Article Author: Lesson #:

Read 1: Skimming for Gist


This will be your quickest read. It should help you get the general idea of what the article or essay will be about.
Pay attention to ... Questions Your answers

Title and headings What is this article This article is going to be about village networks and how they impacted the communities.
going to be about?

Images, image How do these add to The pictures are of items that I'm guessing were traded between villages (Mirrors, art, and religion).
captions, graphs, your idea of what the
tables article is going to be
about?

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WORLD HISTORY PROJECT - AP STUDENT MATERIALS

THREE CLOSE READS Read 2: Understanding Name: Date:

Content
In this read, you will pay attention to the information that most helps you understand the article.
Pay attention to ... Questions Your answers

Vocab Are there words you Egalitarian - relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal and deserve equal rights and oppurtunities
don’t understand or
recognize? Write those
words here, and then
annotate the text with a
definition or synonym of
each word. Or, as an
alternative, add them to
your vocab tracker.

Main idea and What is the main idea of


key details this article (note, it might The article is about how farming greatly impacted early civilization. First, farming allowed people to specialize in certain fields. Before farming most people had to focus
be the major claim or on find food. Next, farming communities and foraging communities started trading resources which led to village networks. Finally, they starting building roads and
thesis statement)?
bridges which made villages more productive.
In addition to the main
idea, what do you think
are the three most
important details from
this article? Explain
these key points on the
right. Alternatively, your
teacher may give you a
more specific set of
questions to answer
about the main details.

Analysis and What evidence does the They use items found in different graves to prove that social hierarchies were beginning (page 5). They use obsidian artifacts that were found by archaeologists to prove
evidence author use to support and farming and foraging communities traded (page 4).
extend the main idea or
major claim? Provide two
to three examples.

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WORLD HISTORY PROJECT - AP
STUDENT MATERIALS
THREE CLOSE READS Read 3: Evaluating and Name: Date:

Connecting

The third reading is really about understanding how the article relates to the idea or question you thought about as you read,
Pay attention to ... Questions Your answers

Logic and In what ways are I dont know what question i was supposed to think about (sorry)
credibility the arguments
or explanations
reliable and
effective?
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