What is the author’s purpose? (What are they trying to accomplish? Change
minds? Change behavior? Etc.)
Who is the intended audience (be specific)
How did you figure out who the audience was (what rhetorical elements did
you use? Ex. Style, where it was published, how the argument was directed
etc)
Did you pick one or more of the following?
How and why the text makes you think differently as you compare it with your
own experience
How and why the text confirms ideas you’ve already thought about or
experienced
How and why the text may teach you something you hope to apply in the
future
How and why the text may make you question preconceived notions about the
topic because your own experiences differ