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Name: _________________________________ Class: _________ Date:
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Current Events Article Analysis
TITLE of article:
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SOURCE of article:
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AUTHOR of article:
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DATE of publication:
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1. Who is the article
about?__________________________________________________________________________________
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2. When did the event
occur?__________________________________________________________________________________
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3. Where did the event occur?(Be able to locate on
map)__________________________________________________________________________________
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4. What is the thesis or main idea of the article? (IN YOUR OWN
WORDS)__________________________________________________________________________________
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5. Who is the most likely intended audience for this article? Be
specific.__________________________________________________________________________________
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What things in the text makes you think
that?__________________________________________________________________________________
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6. Give 2-3 words that describe to you the way the author FEELS
about this subjecta.
___________________________________________________b.
___________________________________________________c.
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7. What was the authors purpose in writing this article? What
did they want us to think or do basedon having read it?
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What makes you think that? Give ONE PIECE ofevidence from the
article to support your answer.
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8. How does this article relate to what you are or have learned
in Social Studies class?
Explain.__________________________________________________________________________________
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9.
Discuss TWO more things from the article that you find
interesting or
important.__________________________________________________________________________________
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