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Once you have located your article, read it carefully and answer the following questions.

1. What information about the author(s) does the article provide?
    

   
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

2. Summarize in a short paragraph the major points that the author covers in the article.
    

   
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

3. What is the thesis of the article?
    

   
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

4. List at least three major claims that the author makes to support the thesis.
    

   
    
    
    
    
    
    

5. What type of evidence is used in support of claims (quotations, statistical information, visual materials, etc.)
    

   
    
    
    
    
    

6. Is the evidence primarily from primary or secondary sources? Support your answer with examples.
    

   
    
    
    
    
    

7. Name one or two "experts" mentioned in the article. Does the author agree or disagree with the experts he or she cites?
    

   
    
    
    
    
    

8. What is the subject focus of the journal that the article is from?
    

   
    
    
    
    
    

9. Who seems to be the audience for this argument?
    

   
    
    
    
    
    

10. List six new vocabulary words that you learned with their definitions.