I have used these nonfiction close reading passages with my own fifth graders to promote more meaningful interactions with text. (teacherspayteachers.com)
Listen to someone read a passage from a book or newspaper article, and then summarize and report back what you heard. (polishedresumes.com)
Let us suppose that I am concentrating on reading a passage in literature, and at the same time am experiencing a physical craving for food. (religion-online.org)