Analyze a Nonfiction Article
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Before you read:
- Why did you or your teacher choose this article? (Ask if necessary.)
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- What clues in the title tell you about the topic of the article?
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- What clues about the topic are in a preview section?
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- What are the author’s qualifications?
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- What is the reputation of the publisher?
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- Is the article too old to be reliable? Why?
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- Do you like the size and style of font? _______________________________
- Do you like the distance between the lines? ___________________________
- Do you like the size of the margins? ________________________________
- Are there any words in different sizes that help you determine the most
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- Are there illustrations? Photos or drawings?
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- Are there captions? ____________________________________________
- Are the illustrations necessary for understanding or do they provide extra information or are they designed to create an emotion in the reader? _____________________________________________________________
- Is this an article for skimming or do you need to read every word in order to understand the topic? _____________________________________
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- What do you already know about this topic before reading?
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- What do you think you might learn by reading this article?
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 While reading:
- An important question answered in this article (You have to form the question!):
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- The answer:
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- Another important question answered in this article:
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- The answer:
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- Still another important question answered in this article:
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- The answer:
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After reading:
A coloured diagram or illustration to help me remember the important information:
- Examples of powerful writing (alliteration, similes, metaphors, sophisticated vocabulary):
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After reading:
- This reminds me of _____________________________________________
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(Hint: connect text to self, text to text, and/or text to world events)
- I already knew that ___________________________________________
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- I think that this article was considered important to publish because ______________________________________________________________
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- How does your new knowledge affect your view of the world or life?Â
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(Hint: new knowledge often helps understand why we study topics at school or why there are certain rules in society or why life is the way it is today.)
- How might that understanding affect your behaviour?Â
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(Hint: new understanding often helps us be more patient or more self-disciplined or more able to show interest in topics other than ourselves.)
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