Question

1. identify the authors purpose

in each source, answer the questions why did the author write this text? what was their purpose or
look for persuasive or emotional phrases like \must\, should, \demand, \ \honor!\

1. highlight the authors claim.

. main argument or thesis statement
. label it with the word \claim\

1. underline evidence in pencil.

. label \evidence\

1. circle reasoning

. label
easoning\

1. underline in red vocabulary that you are unfamiliar with and define on the same page. you must do three per source.

Explanation:

This set of instructions guides on analyzing texts. It involves identifying the author's purpose by looking for persuasive language, highlighting the main claim or thesis, underlining evidence, circling reasoning, and underlining unfamiliar vocabulary to define. These steps help in a comprehensive understanding and critical - analysis of written sources.

Answer:

The steps are:

1. Identify the author's purpose by looking for persuasive or emotional language.
2. Highlight the author's claim (main argument or thesis statement) and label it "claim".
3. Underline evidence in pencil and label "Evidence".
4. Circle reasoning and label "Reasoning".
5. Underline in red unfamiliar vocabulary and define three per source on the same page.