Sometimes the sentences are separated from each other. This question may well have been answered in the first step, by checking the notes. Use this stop to expand your grasp of the evidence. Writers of articles rarely tackle big topics. There isn't enough room to write a history of the world or discuss big issues.
Articles generally focus on a particular event, change, person, phenomenon, or idea.
It may be further limited by a narrow geographic focus, a limited period, or being restricted to a particular group of people. Note what limits the author places on the article. Note what you learn about the author's point of view. Keep reading but watch what the author is doing. This step requires that you read the article to gain an understanding of how the author presents the evidence and makes it fit into the argument.