1. How to complete a Critical Reading successfully!

2. Step 1
Write your key terms around the border of your paper. You can repeat key terms if you wish. You can also make the border colorful if you wish
When you get your white piece of paper, begin creating a page border using the KEY TERMS you highlighted.
No sentences!

3. Step 2 Think of a creative title for your project.
If you were given $10,000 to name this article, what would you call it?
Write your topic down in big letters at the top of your paper.

4. Step 3 Summary: 1st sentence This article was about ____
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Summary: 1st sentence
This article was about ____
______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________ .
Tell me what your article was about? What did you just read?

5. Step 4 Summary: 2nd sentence According to the article, __
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Summary: 2nd sentence
According to the article, __
______________________ ______write your 1st_____
____important quote_____
_________here________ .
Pick a sentence from the article that you really like. Copy it word for word. Make sure you start and end it with “quotation marks”

6. Step 5 Tell me what your quote means! Summary: 3rd sentence
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Summary: 3rd sentence
This quote means that____
______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________ .
Tell me what your quote means!

7. Step 6 Summary: 4th sentence The article also said that __
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Summary: 4th sentence
The article also said that __
______________________ _____write your 2nd _____
____important quote_____
_________here________ .
Pick a sentence from the article that you really like. Copy it word for word. Make sure you start and end it with “quotation marks”

8. Step 7 Tell me what your quote means! Summary: 5th sentence
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Summary: 5th sentence
This quote means that____
______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________ .
Tell me what your quote means!

9. Step 8 1st Original Question
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1st Original Question
Something I would like to learn more about this
topic is: _______________
____Write your first_____
________original________ ___question here___ .
Based on the article, what is something you want more information about?

10. Step 9 2nd Original Question
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2nd Original Question
I would also like to learn: ______________________
___Write your second____
________original________ ___question here___ .
Based on the article, what is something you want more information about?

11. Step 10 Draw 3 pictures that reflect what the article was about.
Color your 1 Page Project with at least 4 different colors.
Congratulations! You are done!