Article Analysis Worksheet

Directions: Complete one Article Analysis Worksheet for each article read.
Remember to staple a copy of the article to the back of the worksheet. Use the
copy to highlight, underline, and make notes as you read.

❖ Bibliographic Information

Author(s) of article: ________________________________________________

Title of article: ___________________________________________________

Name of magazine, newspaper, website, etc. containing the article:

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Date article was published and page number: ______________________

❖ Summary Information

Briefly state the main argument presented in this article (be sure to
list premise AND conclusion):
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Summarize the most important information, ideas, facts, etc.

presented in this article:

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❖ Reflection and Analysis

What was the most surprising/interesting thing you learned by

reading this article?

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What question(s) do you have after reading this article? If you were
doing a follow-up article, which questions would you answer?

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Does the perspective presented by this author different from the

mainstream narrative? How so?

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Do you think the author effectively establishes her/his argument? Are

their any conclusions that are lacking a premise or sufficient
evidence? Explain.

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