I have to read 34 page article and answer 9 questions
As you read a scholarly essay that you are finding to be difficult, try filling in the blanks in the following template:
1. The main purpose of this article is _________________________________. (What is the author trying to accomplish?)
2. The key question that the author is addressing is__________________________.
3. The most important information in this article is __________________________. (What information did the author use, or presuppose, to support the main arguments?)
4. The main inferences in this article are __________________________________. (What are the most important conclusions the author presents?)
5. The key concepts we need to understand in this article are___________________.
6. By these concepts the author means__________________________. (What are the most important ideas that you would have to know to understand the author’s line of reasoning?)
7. The main assumptions underlying the author’s thinking are __________________. (What is the author taking for granted [that might be questioned]? What are the assumptions that the author does not think need defending in the context of the article?)
8. If we take this line of reasoning seriously, the implications are _______________. (What would result from taking the author’s line of reasoning seriously?) If we fail to take this line of reasoning seriously, the implications are _____________. (I.e., So what? What’s at stake in accepting or rejecting the author’s conclusions?)
9. The main point of views / perspectives presented in this article are ________________. (What ideologies, beliefs, values, concerns drive the article?)
