Article Analysis Worksheet Newspaper:_________________________Pages:__ Name of Article:________________________Date:_____ 1. What do you already know about that topic? ____________ _________________________________ ____________ _________________________________ Comprehensiveness of Information The 5 “W’s” and “H” 1. Who?________________________________________ 2. What?_______________________________________ 3. Where?_______________________________________ 4. When?_______________________________________ 5. Why?________________________________________ 6. How?________________________________________ 7. Were all the 5 “W’s” and “H” answered?______________________________________ 8. Of all the 5 “W’s” and “H”, star the one you think is the most important. Tell why. ____________ ___________________________________ ____________ __________________________________ ____________ __________________________________ 1 9. State the purpose of the article. How do you know this? ____________ ___________________________________ ____________ ___________________________________ ____________ ___________________________________ ____________ ___________________________________ 10. Identify at least 3 main ideas that support the author’s purpose. * * * 11. Explain the issues that the article explores. ____________ ___________________________________ ____________ ___________________________________ ____________ ___________________________________ ____________ ___________________________________ ____________ ___________________________________ 12. Explain the conclusions or recommendations of the author. ____________ ___________________________________ ____________ ___________________________________ ____________ ___________________________________ 13. Identify and define 2 important scientific terms used in the article. Explain why these words are important to understand the topic. * * Magnitude of the event in the story 2 14. Is it international, national or local? ____________ ___________________________________ 15. What is its impact? How many people were affected by it? ____________ ___________________________________ ____________ ___________________________________ ____________ ___________________________________ Reliability of Sources 16. Is there an author’s name___________________________________________ _ 17. Did the article come from a wire service?________________________________ 18. Who are the sources in the article itself? (Example: lawyer, doctor, neighbor, police officer, ect) Personal Reaction 19. What do you think of this article? (Give at least three sentences) ____________ ___________________________________ ____________ ___________________________________ ____________ ___________________________________ ____________ ___________________________________ 3