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.