Based on an article "Pot Legalization Backers Discuss Next Steps in California" By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,The article is about the Legalization of Drugs. Do the following questions.
Use the following strategies to guide you through the reading:
a. State the topic of the article, a few key words.
b. What is the Author' Purpose? (inform?, persuade?, or entertain?) Explain your choice in a few words.
c. Write a full complete sentence of the main idea of the article in your own words.
d. List 4-5 MAJOR SUPPORTING DETAILS important to the article. Remember, supporting details help the main idea.
e. Identify 2 organizational patterns that the author uses and give evidence to support your choices. (cause and effect, problem and solution, description, compare and contrast)
f. Summarize the article, starting with the citation and the author's purpose. (at least one paragraph in length, 7-9 sentences)
g. Find 1 fact in the article. Explain how the fact can be proven.
h. Find I opinion statement in the article. Explain how the opinion cannot be proven.
i. List at least 2 ideas that you learned from the article.
j. List 2 questions you have remaining about the topic?