Teaching analytical reading

Reflective reading.As the pattern of the text forms, we start selecting key details -

"... all these references to how dark the room is ... 'miles meandering with a mazy motion' - lots of 'm's ... always goes back to importance of the family..."

The key details demand attention and so we start scanning for more details that relate - "... 'dark'? but she's called 'dark' as well ... now he's changed his point of view ... where did he say he was on the Thursday night?..."

- and such scanning will involve tracking & filing of the information we have.