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Digging Deeper
Enduring Understanding:
Analyzing text at a deeper level allows readers to see the complexities of various genres of writing, enables them to
appreciate these genres more, and increases the understanding of them.

Essential Question:
How does using the dimensions of Depth and Complexity help you analyze and gain greater understanding?

Directions:
Use the graphic organizer below to help you analyze the article you have chosen at a deeper level.
Answer each question and use details from the article to support your responses.

What language did you find that was related to the discipline discussed in the article?
What language did you notice that is associated with the discipline of journalism?

What are the most important details of the article? What are the least important?

Write the order of events/ideas that are covered in the article.

What patterns do you notice?

What factors have influence the events/ideas within this article? What are the results
of these influences? (Political, Economic, Social, Scientific, Geographical)

How have rules affected the events/ideas covered in this article? What generalization
can you make?
 What are the opposing viewpoints covered in this article?

What dilemmas or controversies are involved in this article?

(Right and Wrong, Prejudice, Discrimination, Bias)

How have the ideas covered in this article changed from the past to the present?
How do you think these ideas will be interpreted in the future?

How do the ideas/topics/concepts of this article relate to other disciplines?

In what ways is the information in this article incomplete or lacking in explanation?

What overarching statement or truism best describes the ideas within this article?

How does using the dimensions of Depth and Complexity help you analyze and gain greater
understanding?
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