close reading is a skill that requires students to determine purpose and notice features and language used by the author so that they can think thoughtfully and methodically about the details in the text and why they were used.
Select the indirect quotation that correctly sequences the verbs. rockwell said that he was striving to completely capture everything. rockwell said that he strived to completely capture everything. rockwell said that he had been striving to completely capture everything. rockwell said that he had strived to completely capture everything.