- Identify the topic of the text.
- Explain the writer’s choices in relation to the genre of the text.
- Describe the writer’s purpose.
- Explain the writer’s choices in relation to the audience, purpose, and/or subject of the text.
- Determine the historical and/or cultural context of the text.
- Articulate the core idea of the text.
- Summarize details of the text that are relevant to the core idea.
- Support your analysis of the core idea with evidence from the text.
- Include at least one quote from the text.
- Explain how this evidence supports the core idea.
