Close Reading

1. First, you must slowly and closely read (or if a/v, watch or listen to) each assigned text, and vigorously
   annotate (highlight, and underline key points and your thoughts on these key points) as you do so.
2. Second, you must go back to your annotations, and pull out the most important quotes (those which
   illuminate the author’s main points) and type them out (appropriately, with quotation marks). In your homework
   assignment, bold these quotes, so that they are distinguishable from your interpretations.
3. Third, underneath each bolded quote that you type out, you must include your own interpretation of the
   meaning of each key quote, in your own words.
   Each close reading assignment must be at least 3 SINGLE SPACED PAGES (in total, not for each separate
   text for the week), cover each of the assigned texts (sometimes these texts may include a radio documentary,
   or interview), use 1 inch margins, and 12 point Times New Roman Font, and be uploaded as a .doc or .txt
   attachment.
   These are the readings you need to complete this assignment
   Geronimus, 2018, Codeswitch interview
   https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2018/01/14/577664626/making-the-case-that-discrimination-is-badfor-your-health
   PBS News Hour
   https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-are-black-mothers-and-infants-far-more-likely-to-die-in-u-s-frompregnancy-related-causes
   Geronimus et al., 2009
   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1470581/pdf/0960826.pdf

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