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Worksheet for Reading Academic Texts Your name _____________________

♦ Which folder is the article from (e.g., Business, Careers, Sports, etc.?) _____________

Before Reading

Please type your answers after each question:

1. What is the title of the article?

2. Why did you choose this article?

3. Are there any subheadings? Type or Copy/Paste them here separated by commas:

4. What do you already know about this topic?

5. How do the photos or illustrations help you predict what the text will be about?

6. Write a question you would like to answer after reading the text:

Reading the Article

7. Write the main idea of the article in your own words:

8. Write at least two key points that support the main idea here:

A)

B)

C)

9. Describe in your own words an EXAMPLE or other EVIDENCE that the author used in this article:

10. Explain how you feel about the article:

11. Describe something you learned from reading this article. If you didn’t learn anything, describe what you would like to learn about this general topic.

On the next page of this worksheet, complete the five vocabulary listings. A good source for quick definitions is www.dictionary.com.

Vocabulary Sheet- complete thoroughly Name of dictionary used: __________________

Complete this page with either words you did not understand well or words of interest in the article. Use a dictionary to find the meaning of the words. “Use the word in context” means using the word in a sentence so that its meaning can be understood from the way it is used in your sentence. E.g.: “knife” The knife was so sharp that I could easily use it to slice through the paper.

Word: ______________________________________ Dictionary definition (one def. only): __________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________

Noun? Verb? Adjective? Adverb? (as used in article) _____________________________________________________

Use the word in context in your own sentence: _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

Word: ______________________________________ Dictionary definition (one def. only): __________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________

Noun? Verb? Adjective? Adverb? (as used in article) _____________________________________________________

Use the word in context in your own sentence: _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

Word: ______________________________________ Dictionary definition (one def. only): __________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________

Noun? Verb? Adjective? Adverb? (as used in article) _____________________________________________________

Use the word in context in your own sentence: _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

Word: ______________________________________ Dictionary definition (one def. only): __________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________

Noun? Verb? Adjective? Adverb? (as used in article) _____________________________________________________

Use the word in context in your own sentence: _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

Word: ______________________________________ Dictionary definition (one def. only): __________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________

Noun? Verb? Adjective? Adverb? (as used in article) _____________________________________________________

Use the word in context in your own sentence: _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

Revised 4-12-2019