Close Reading with Google Docs

Tools within Google Drive/Docs to support Close Reading activities

Text to OCR

Upload PDF files and convert them into text for annotation online

Font color

Change to red or highlight in red for powerful words or phrases

Highlighting

Highlight in yellow words or phrases you do not understand

Comments

Write important thoughts in the margin

Define

Embedded dictionary to help with word definitions

Research tool

Learn more about a word or find images for a word