Teacher Commentary
For this text, it can be a little confusing for 6th graders to determine who the author is versus the historian who is the subject of the article. To help students figure this out, I record all of the different ideas on the board and ask students to discuss which idea makes the most sense. Only a few students in the room will say the wrong name, but most will be able to identify that the author is the newspaper reporter who interviewed the historian. The majority can usually easily persuade the others so that everyone is clear on who the author is.