Ask yourself these questions about the article you select to build your own informed opinions and arguments:
Does your article raise questions you hadn't considered or make claims that shape your thinking? -Integrate these into your opinions and arguments about your topic to develop and focus them further
Does your article provide evidence for any of your opinions and arguments? -Integrate the relevant evidence or data into your own opinions and arguments and explain its significance
Does your article take a position counter to any of your opinions and arguments? -Strengthen your own opinions and arguments by explaining and providing evidence of why you disagree with them
What relationships do you see between your article and your textbook? -Integrate the arguments and evidence from both of these together to use them as building blocks for your own opinions and arguments
