Crime and Punishment—Important Passages for Close Reading
INSTRUCTIONS: Closely read and annotate the following passage in your Crime and Punishment book,
keeping record of your observations and conclusions. Then meet with others who focused on the same
passage. Discuss the complexity and deeper meaning in preparation for a short presentation to the whole
class. Please include a formal statement that asserts a complex, unifying claim. Consider literary devices
and theoretical lenses in your individual annotations as well as your group discussion (look at terms on the
board for ideas).
Opening lines, p. 1-2: “Early one evening, during an exceptional heat wave in the beginning of
July… I’m indulging a daydream. Idle games! Yes, that’s just what it is, idle games!”
Reminder about doing a close reading: When you close read, you observe facts and details about the text. Your aim may
be to notice all striking features of the text, including structural elements, cultural references, clues to setting and
character, imagery, figurative language or elements such as historical references, for instance. The second step is
interpreting your observations. This is basically inductive reasoning: moving from the observation of particular facts and
details to a conclusion, or interpretation, based on those observations. And, as with inductive reasoning, close reading
requires careful gathering of data (your observations) and careful thinking about what these data add up to, what
conclusions you draw about overall meaning.
Crime and Punishment—Important Passages for Close Reading
INSTRUCTIONS: Closely read and annotate the following passage in your Crime and Punishment book,
keeping record of your observations and conclusions. Then meet with others who focused on the same
passage. Discuss the complexity and deeper meaning in preparation for a short presentation to the whole
class. Please include a formal statement that asserts a complex, unifying claim. Consider literary devices
and theoretical lenses in your individual annotations as well as your group discussion (look at terms on the
board for ideas).
Opening lines, p. 1-2: “Early one evening, during an exceptional heat wave in the beginning of
July… I’m indulging a daydream. Idle games! Yes, that’s just what it is, idle games!”
Reminder about doing a close reading: When you close read, you observe facts and details about the text. Your aim may
be to notice all striking features of the text, including structural elements, cultural references, clues to setting and
character, imagery, figurative language or elements such as historical references, for instance. The second step is
interpreting your observations. This is basically inductive reasoning: moving from the observation of particular facts and
details to a conclusion, or interpretation, based on those observations. And, as with inductive reasoning, close reading
requires careful gathering of data (your observations) and careful thinking about what these data add up to, what
conclusions you draw about overall meaning.
Crime and Punishment—Important Passages for Close Reading
INSTRUCTIONS: Closely read and annotate the following passage in your Crime and Punishment book,
keeping record of your observations and conclusions. Then meet with others who focused on the same
passage. Discuss the complexity and deeper meaning in preparation for a short presentation to the whole
class. Please include a formal statement that asserts a complex, unifying claim. Consider literary devices in
your individual annotations as well as your group discussion (setting, structure, narration, theme,
connotation, symbolism, imagery, tone, allusion, etc.).
Part II chapter 1, p. 98-99: “It seemed to Raskolnikov that after his confession, the chief clerk’s
manner toward him had become more casual and more contemptuous…the most painful of all the
sensations he had experienced in his lifetime.”
Reminder about doing a close reading: When you close read, you observe facts and details about the text. Your aim may
be to notice all striking features of the text, including structural elements, cultural references, clues to setting and
character, imagery, figurative language or elements such as historical references, for instance. The second step is
interpreting your observations. This is basically inductive reasoning: moving from the observation of particular facts and
details to a conclusion, or interpretation, based on those observations. And, as with inductive reasoning, close reading
requires careful gathering of data (your observations) and careful thinking about what these data add up to, what
conclusions you draw about overall meaning.
Crime and Punishment—Important Passages for Close Reading
INSTRUCTIONS: Closely read and annotate the following passage in your Crime and Punishment book,
keeping record of your observations and conclusions. Then meet with others who focused on the same
passage. Discuss the complexity and deeper meaning in preparation for a short presentation to the whole
class. Please include a formal statement that asserts a complex, unifying claim. Consider literary devices in
your individual annotations as well as your group discussion (setting, structure, narration, theme,
connotation, symbolism, imagery, tone, allusion, etc.).
Part II chapter 1, p. 98-99: “It seemed to Raskolnikov that after his confession, the chief clerk’s
manner toward him had become more casual and more contemptuous…the most painful of all the
sensations he had experienced in his lifetime.”
Reminder about doing a close reading: When you close read, you observe facts and details about the text. Your aim may
be to notice all striking features of the text, including structural elements, cultural references, clues to setting and
character, imagery, figurative language or elements such as historical references, for instance. The second step is
interpreting your observations. This is basically inductive reasoning: moving from the observation of particular facts and
details to a conclusion, or interpretation, based on those observations. And, as with inductive reasoning, close reading
requires careful gathering of data (your observations) and careful thinking about what these data add up to, what
conclusions you draw about overall meaning.
Crime and Punishment—Important Passages for Close Reading
INSTRUCTIONS: Closely read and annotate the following passage in your Crime and Punishment book,
keeping record of your observations and conclusions. Then meet with others who focused on the same
passage. Discuss the complexity and deeper meaning in preparation for a short presentation to the whole
class. Please include a formal statement that asserts a complex, unifying claim. Consider literary devices in
your individual annotations as well as your group discussion (setting, structure, narration, theme,
connotation, symbolism, imagery, tone, allusion, etc.).
Part III chapter 6 p. 264-265: “‘The old bag’s rubbish!’ he thought heatedly and impetuously…not
for anything, shall I ever forgive that old hag!’”
Reminder about doing a close reading: When you close read, you observe facts and details about the text. Your aim may
be to notice all striking features of the text, including structural elements, cultural references, clues to setting and
character, imagery, figurative language or elements such as historical references, for instance. The second step is
interpreting your observations. This is basically inductive reasoning: moving from the observation of particular facts and
details to a conclusion, or interpretation, based on those observations. And, as with inductive reasoning, close reading
requires careful gathering of data (your observations) and careful thinking about what these data add up to, what
conclusions you draw about overall meaning.
Crime and Punishment—Important Passages for Close Reading
INSTRUCTIONS: Closely read and annotate the following passage in your Crime and Punishment book,
keeping record of your observations and conclusions. Then meet with others who focused on the same
passage. Discuss the complexity and deeper meaning in preparation for a short presentation to the whole
class. Please include a formal statement that asserts a complex, unifying claim. Consider literary devices in
your individual annotations as well as your group discussion (setting, structure, narration, theme,
connotation, symbolism, imagery, tone, allusion, etc.).
Part III chapter 6 p. 264-265: “‘The old bag’s rubbish!’ he thought heatedly and impetuously…not
for anything, shall I ever forgive that old hag!’”
Reminder about doing a close reading: When you close read, you observe facts and details about the text. Your aim may
be to notice all striking features of the text, including structural elements, cultural references, clues to setting and
character, imagery, figurative language or elements such as historical references, for instance. The second step is
interpreting your observations. This is basically inductive reasoning: moving from the observation of particular facts and
details to a conclusion, or interpretation, based on those observations. And, as with inductive reasoning, close reading
requires careful gathering of data (your observations) and careful thinking about what these data add up to, what
conclusions you draw about overall meaning.
Crime and Punishment—Important Passages for Close Reading
INSTRUCTIONS: Closely read and annotate the following passage in your Crime and Punishment book,
keeping record of your observations and conclusions. Then meet with others who focused on the same
passage. Discuss the complexity and deeper meaning in preparation for a short presentation to the whole
class. Please include a formal statement that asserts a complex, unifying claim. Consider literary devices in
your individual annotations as well as your group discussion (setting, structure, narration, theme,
connotation, symbolism, imagery, tone, allusion, etc.).
Part V chapter 4, p. 397-398: “‘No, Sonia, it isn’t right!’…Sonia realized that this dark catechism had
become his creed and his law.”
Reminder about doing a close reading: When you close read, you observe facts and details about the text. Your aim may
be to notice all striking features of the text, including structural elements, cultural references, clues to setting and
character, imagery, figurative language or elements such as historical references, for instance. The second step is
interpreting your observations. This is basically inductive reasoning: moving from the observation of particular facts and
details to a conclusion, or interpretation, based on those observations. And, as with inductive reasoning, close reading
requires careful gathering of data (your observations) and careful thinking about what these data add up to, what
conclusions you draw about overall meaning.
Crime and Punishment—Important Passages for Close Reading
INSTRUCTIONS: Closely read and annotate the following passage in your Crime and Punishment book,
keeping record of your observations and conclusions. Then meet with others who focused on the same
passage. Discuss the complexity and deeper meaning in preparation for a short presentation to the whole
class. Please include a formal statement that asserts a complex, unifying claim. Consider literary devices in
your individual annotations as well as your group discussion (setting, structure, narration, theme,
connotation, symbolism, imagery, tone, allusion, etc.).
Part V chapter 4, p. 397-398: “‘No, Sonia, it isn’t right!’…Sonia realized that this dark catechism had
become his creed and his law.”
Reminder about doing a close reading: When you close read, you observe facts and details about the text. Your aim may
be to notice all striking features of the text, including structural elements, cultural references, clues to setting and
character, imagery, figurative language or elements such as historical references, for instance. The second step is
interpreting your observations. This is basically inductive reasoning: moving from the observation of particular facts and
details to a conclusion, or interpretation, based on those observations. And, as with inductive reasoning, close reading
requires careful gathering of data (your observations) and careful thinking about what these data add up to, what
conclusions you draw about overall meaning.
Crime and Punishment—Important Passages for Close Reading
INSTRUCTIONS: Closely read and annotate the following passage in your Crime and Punishment book,
keeping record of your observations and conclusions. Then meet with others who focused on the same
passage. Discuss the complexity and deeper meaning in preparation for a short presentation to the whole
class. Please include a formal statement that asserts a complex, unifying claim. Consider literary devices in
your individual annotations as well as your group discussion (setting, structure, narration, theme,
connotation, symbolism, imagery, tone, allusion, etc.).
Part VI chapter 7, p. 493-494: “‘Brother, what are you saying!...Any way you looked at it, he had
been the cause.”
Reminder about doing a close reading: When you close read, you observe facts and details about the text. Your aim may
be to notice all striking features of the text, including structural elements, cultural references, clues to setting and
character, imagery, figurative language or elements such as historical references, for instance. The second step is
interpreting your observations. This is basically inductive reasoning: moving from the observation of particular facts and
details to a conclusion, or interpretation, based on those observations. And, as with inductive reasoning, close reading
requires careful gathering of data (your observations) and careful thinking about what these data add up to, what
conclusions you draw about overall meaning.
Crime and Punishment—Important Passages for Close Reading
INSTRUCTIONS: Closely read and annotate the following passage in your Crime and Punishment book,
keeping record of your observations and conclusions. Then meet with others who focused on the same
passage. Discuss the complexity and deeper meaning in preparation for a short presentation to the whole
class. Please include a formal statement that asserts a complex, unifying claim. Consider literary devices in
your individual annotations as well as your group discussion (setting, structure, narration, theme,
connotation, symbolism, imagery, tone, allusion, etc.).
Part VI chapter 7, p. 493-494: “‘Brother, what are you saying!...Any way you looked at it, he had
been the cause.”
Reminder about doing a close reading: When you close read, you observe facts and details about the text. Your aim may
be to notice all striking features of the text, including structural elements, cultural references, clues to setting and
character, imagery, figurative language or elements such as historical references, for instance. The second step is
interpreting your observations. This is basically inductive reasoning: moving from the observation of particular facts and
details to a conclusion, or interpretation, based on those observations. And, as with inductive reasoning, close reading
requires careful gathering of data (your observations) and careful thinking about what these data add up to, what
conclusions you draw about overall meaning.
Crime and Punishment—Important Passages for Close Reading
INSTRUCTIONS: Closely read and annotate the following passage in your Crime and Punishment book,
keeping record of your observations and conclusions. Then meet with others who focused on the same
passage. Discuss the complexity and deeper meaning in preparation for a short presentation to the whole
class. Please include a formal statement that asserts a complex, unifying claim. Consider literary devices in
your individual annotations as well as your group discussion (setting, structure, narration, theme,
connotation, symbolism, imagery, tone, allusion, etc.).
Part VI chapter 8, p. 503-504: “I’ve read them. Awful lot of nihilists around nowadays,…without
knowing how it would all end.”
Reminder about doing a close reading: When you close read, you observe facts and details about the text. Your aim may
be to notice all striking features of the text, including structural elements, cultural references, clues to setting and
character, imagery, figurative language or elements such as historical references, for instance. The second step is
interpreting your observations. This is basically inductive reasoning: moving from the observation of particular facts and
details to a conclusion, or interpretation, based on those observations. And, as with inductive reasoning, close reading
requires careful gathering of data (your observations) and careful thinking about what these data add up to, what
conclusions you draw about overall meaning.
Crime and Punishment—Important Passages for Close Reading
INSTRUCTIONS: Closely read and annotate the following passage in your Crime and Punishment book,
keeping record of your observations and conclusions. Then meet with others who focused on the same
passage. Discuss the complexity and deeper meaning in preparation for a short presentation to the whole
class. Please include a formal statement that asserts a complex, unifying claim. Consider literary devices in
your individual annotations as well as your group discussion (setting, structure, narration, theme,
connotation, symbolism, imagery, tone, allusion, etc.).
Part VI chapter 8, p. 503-504: “I’ve read them. Awful lot of nihilists around nowadays,…without
knowing how it would all end.”
Reminder about doing a close reading: When you close read, you observe facts and details about the text. Your aim may
be to notice all striking features of the text, including structural elements, cultural references, clues to setting and
character, imagery, figurative language or elements such as historical references, for instance. The second step is
interpreting your observations. This is basically inductive reasoning: moving from the observation of particular facts and
details to a conclusion, or interpretation, based on those observations. And, as with inductive reasoning, close reading
requires careful gathering of data (your observations) and careful thinking about what these data add up to, what
conclusions you draw about overall meaning.