Unit 5, Part 1: Article Review

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Directions: After finding and reading an article that relates to a topic of the unit we are covering, use this worksheet to help you better understand the information that is presented. All responses in the Summary Information and Personal Reaction sections must be written in complete sentences.

• Bibliographic Information
  • Title of article: _____________________________________________________________
  • Author(s) of article: _________________________________________________________
  • Name of magazine, newspaper, website, etc. containing the article: __________________________________________________________________________
  • Date article was published: ___________________________________________________

• Summary Information
  • In one sentence, state the main idea or thesis presented in this article.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

• Identify the author’s purpose in this article – persuade, inform, or entertain. Cite two pieces of evidence from the text to support your answer.

Purpose_______________________________________________________________________

1._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

• Personal Reaction
  • What is the most surprising or interesting thing(s) you learned while reading this article?

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

• List three questions you have after reading this article.

1. ___________________________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________________________