1. The document provides information about reading approaches and comprehension activities for analyzing literary texts. 2. It includes definitions of reading techniques like skimming, scanning, and extensive reading. 3. Various activities assess comprehension of passages through open-ended questions and multiple choice responses.

1. LAS 6: WRITING A CLOSE ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL INTERPRETATION
OF LITERARY TEXTS APPLYING A READING APPROACH
WHAT I KNOW
1. D
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. C
8. C
9. C
10. A
11. B
12. D
13. C
14. C
15. A
WHAT’S NEW
1. Skimming
2. Scanning
3. Extensive
4. Reading
5. Approach
WHAT’S MORE
ACTIVITY 1. READ ME!
1. The story happened at the Hospital after Sonja's sister died.
2. Sonja and Ahkmed.
ASSESSMENT 1. COMPREHENSION CHECK
1. In 1999, the Russian government forces started an anti-terrorist campaign in Chechnya,
in response to the invasion of Dagestan by Chechen-based Islamic forces. By early 2000
Russia almost completely destroyed the city of Grozny and succeeded in putting
Chechnya under direct control of Moscow by late April.
2. The conflict evident in the story is the external conflict surrounding the country of
Chechnya.
3. Akmed made a deal with Sonja to work at the hospital in exchange for the safety of his
best friend's daughter.
4. The main character had a big change in attitude from beggining comparedto end the
story reveals that the loss of her sister to the war is partly the reason for her indifference
towards her job.

2. 5. To better explain so the viewers have a better understanding on what is happening on
the story.
ACTIVITY 2. SCAN ME!
1. The narrator of the story is the narrator itself.
2. She was only taken care off by her relatives because of her money.
3. The battles that we face in life.
ASSESSMENT 2.1. COMPREHENSION CHECK
1. Her cousins hated her
2. Beatrice and Gwendolyn are selfish.
3. Work hard and strive for the best.
ASSESSMENT 2.2. CRITICAL READING CHECK
1. It is used as tool for punishment.
2. Rice ball
3. Kazuya. Jiro
4. Older brother of Jiro
5. The name of the character
6. Eating a meal together
7. Using force to disappoint a child
8. Kazuya tied Jiro in the waist and hang it in the oak of tire
9. To eat properly
10. To eat everything on his plate
ACTIVITY 3. NEWLY LEARNED
1. Cot camp bed
2. Trauma -a deeply distressing or disturting experience.
3. Resuscitation - the action of malang something active or vigorous again
4. Repatriated return to one's own country
5. Cardiology - the branch of medicine that deals with diseases and abnormalities of the
heart
1. Possessions - the state of having, owning, or controlling something.
2. Tutor - a private teacher, typically one who teaches a single student or a very small group.
3. Committed - wholeheartedly dedicated.
4. Confesses - admit or acknowledge something reluctantly.
5. Relative - considered in relation or in proportion to something else.

3. WHAT I CAN DO
1. Is a strategic, selective reading method in which you focus on the main ideas of a text.
2. A text is a reading technique where the reader looks for specific information rather than
trying to absorb all the information. If you're reading a timetable, say, you want specific
information usually and so look for something that is convenient for your journey plans,
when you do this, you are scanning.
3. Is reading widely but not necessarily focusing on one textbook or one source of
information.
ASSESSMENT
1. A
2. A
3. D
4. C
5. A
6. C
7. D
8. C
9. B
10. A
11. A
12. C
13. A
14. D
15. A
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
REAL DEFINITION YOUR DEFINITION
Reading Approach Reading approach is one of
methods that can be used by
teacher. In reading approach,
students will improve their
knowledge and get
something new because they
are demanded to read more.
Reading becomes important
because it is an active skill
which involves inferencing,
guessing, predicting etc.
Reading is making meaning
from print. It requires that we:
Identify the words in print – a
process called word
recognition. Construct an
understanding from them – a
process called
comprehension. Coordinate
identifying words and making
meaning so that reading is
automatic and accurate – an
achievement called fluency.
Skimming Is reading a text quickly to
get a general idea
of meaning. It can be
Skimming are reading
techniques that use rapid eye
movement and keywords to

4. contrasted with scanning,
which is reading in order to
find specific information.
move quickly through text for
slightly different purposes.
Scanning Is reading a text quickly in
order to find specific
information, figures or
names.
It can be contrasted with
skimming, which is reading
quickly to get a general idea
of meaning.
Extensive Reading Read long or short texts but
carefully and deeply to have a
full understanding of the
topic.
Involves learners reading
texts for enjoyment and to
develop general reading
skills. It can be compared
with intensive reading, which
means reading in detail with
specific learning aims and
tasks. Extensive reading is
often overlooked, especially
as a classroom activity.