ANALYZING A PRIMARY SOURCE Focus Question: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Title of Source: _____________________________________ Author: ____________________ Genre (letter, cartoon, photo?): _________________ WHO WHEN & WHERE and Time: Where and When was it published? Author: Background, sex, race, social class, education; What is his/her perspective? Historical Context: What was going on during this event or era/period? Audience: Who is the intended audience? OBSERVATIONS DESCRIPTION OF SOURCE MEANING MESSAGE/ARGUMENT QUESTIONS What I see… What the objects, words, etc. mean The author is trying to tell me… I wonder… Evidence of... My reaction to the source is…
ANALYZING A PRIMARY SOURCE Focus Question: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Title of Source: _____________________________________ Author: ____________________ Genre (letter, cartoon, photo?): _________________ WHEN & WHERE and Time: Where and When was it published? Historical Context: What was going on during this event or era/period? WHO Author: Background, sex, race, social class, education; What is his/her perspective? Audience: Who is the intended audience? OBSERVATIONS DESCRIPTION OF SOURCE What I see… Evidence of... MEANING What the objects, words, etc. mean MESSAGE/ARGUMENT The author is trying to tell me… QUESTIONS I wonder… My reaction to the source is…