Skill 2: Weighing Evidence final draft 1

Read a government/ U.S. current events related news article and answer the questions below. 

1

Copy over the title and full text of the article you are analyzing.

2

Before reading, based only on the title of the article, create a question you believe the article you posted for question a. will answer. This will be your guiding question for later. This cannot be a yes or no question.

3

Identify at least one main point of the article. Answers should be in either complete sentences or bullet points.

4

Identify two key groups or individuals involved in the issue discussed in the article. Explain their involvement in the issue.

5

What are the potential impacts of the issue discussed in the article? 

6

Identify any bias or potential bias in the article. Consider the following in evaluating bias: language used, the selection of facts, or the omission of certain perspectives.

7

Copy and paste two separate chunks of information from the article you posted in question b. that you believe would be good evidence. Explain how they are useful evidence in answering your guiding question.

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