Active Reading/Conversing with the Text Name:______________ Directions: Every time you read an assigned article, you should use this template and fill out the information below. A copy of this template can be found on Blackboard. You will need to download or File/Make Copy of the document unless you want to handwrite it each time. Questions to ask Your Answers Preview a Written text by asking ● Who is the author ● What is his/her purpose?To inform? Persuade? ● Who is the audience? ● When was the text written or published? ● What kind of text is it? Scholarly? A report? Annotate a written text ● What surprises or interests you about the text? ● What question does the text attempt to answer? ● What is the author’s thesis or central idea? ● What type of evidence does the author provide? Converse with a written text ● What are the strengths and weaknesses of the text? ● Has the author drawn conclusions that you question? ● Does the text raise questions it doesn’t answer? ● Does the author consider opposing viewpoints and treat them fairly? Ask the “so what?” question ● Why does the author’s claim need to be argued, explained, or explored? ● What has the author overlooked in presenting this argument Your Ideas/Questions from the Text Responses Your ideas/Questions from the Text Responses Standout Quotes Explanations