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Directions: The student will find an article using magazines, newspaper, internet that applies to sports, health or fitness.  When finished staple article to worksheet.

     1.  Restate part of the question in your answers
     2.  Answer all parts of the questions
     3.  Use specific examples from the text when appropriate to support your
          answers
       

Example:
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1.  What can you infer/guess the article is about based on the title?
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2.  Who is the author of the article?

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3.  What is the main idea of the article?

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4.  List the details that support the main idea in this article?

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5.  Is the author biased in the artcilce? Why or why not?

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6.  In your own words, summarize what the main message of the article is?

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7.  What is the purpose of the article?

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8.  Is the article convincing?  Why or why not?

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9.  Will you change anything about the way you do things because of the article?  Why or why not?

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