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Prompt
Passage analysis
Higher Ed · English and reading · Show what they understand
What students see
Choose a passage of three to ten verses. In three to five minutes, explain the central issue it addresses, how the author responds to it, and what it asks of a reader today.
Why it works
Students have to explain what a text says and why it matters in their own voice, which is hard to do without close reading.
How to run it
- Add it to your Space. The Topic comes with this prompt and these settings, and you can edit both.
- Share the Topic link with your students.
- Approve posts as they come in. Until then only the person who posted and Space admins can see them.
Make it yours
This works with poems, speeches, legal opinions, and primary sources. Change the length of the passage to fit your class.