1. Write the title of the article and the author's name.

2. What is the author's main claim in this article?

3. What evidence did the author use to support his/her claim?

4. Was the author successful in supporting his/her claim? Do you agree with the author's claim? Why or why not?

Unraveling the history of the ugly holiday sweater by Emily Spivack

Explanation:

The main claim is how ugly christmas sweaters have become popular over the years and have become harder to find

The evidence used is the support the claim is that on eBay people have been biding on christmas sweater for an unreasonable amount of money and how thrift stores are running out of them

The authors claim was not very successful. An example would be how she stated that people were biding on eBay for she did not use times or dates and how she stated thrift stores were running out she did not showcases the number's dropping.