CRITICAL READING GUIDE:

Title of Article:

URL:

Date:

Reference:

A. What is the main theme or thesis of the article?

B. What is the essential content: Name, Dates, Place (Geography), Historical Period

C. What evidence is presented to support the author’s thesis

D. What conclusions does the author offer as a result of this evidence?

E. What words and definitions has the author used to express the thesis and associative ideas?

F. Summarize and paraphrase the main ideas of this article