Any topic (writer’s choice)

1.Authors purpose : Write a short paragraph (about 50 words) in which you
state why the author wrote the article. (Was it primarily to inform [give
facts], to interpret, to explore some new theory, or a combination of any or
all of these? Was it to question an older interpretation and offer a new one?
Was it to evaluate the writings of several historians about an event or
movement? Was it to examine aspects of an event or movement not studied
by other historians? Was it to tell a story never told before? Was it for some
other purpose?)
2.Summary of the article: State in about 100 words the points covered in the
article (major facts, themes, interpretations, etc.)
3.If the article and textbook both deal with the subject, state how the
facts and interpretations in the article relate to the facts and
interpretations found in the text. Write no more than 100 words.