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Paragraph 1: Meet the Document and Observe its Parts
What type of document is it (letter, report, speech, newspaper article, etc.)?
Who wrote the document?
Who read/received the document?
When is the document from?
Where is the document from?
What additional information can you provide about the document that places it in historical context?
Paragraph 2: Analyze and Make Sense of the Document
What is the document talking about?
How can the document be summarized in two or three sentences?
Why did the author write the document?
What evidence from the document supports your conclusions?
What was happening at the time in history when the document was created?
Paragraph 3: Using the Document as Historical Evidence
What did you find out from this document that you did not learn anywhere else?
How does the document augment and add to the week’s assigned reading?
What other information from the document can be used to further historical understanding of the time period in question?
