History - Primary Scource Analysis

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1. TYPE OF DOCUMENT (Check one):

Newspaper

Letter

Patent

Memorandum

Map

Telegram

Press Release

Report

Advertisement

Congressional Record

Census Report

Other

Written Document Analysis Worksheet

2. UNIQUE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DOCUMENT (Check one or more):

Interesting Letterhead

Handwritten

Typed

Seals

Notations

"RECEIVED" stamp

Other

3. DATE(S) OF DOCUMENT:

4. AUTHOR (OR CREATOR) OF THE DOCUMENT:

POSITION (TITLE):

5. FOR WHAT AUDIENCE WAS THE DOCUMENT WRITTEN?

6. DOCUMENT INFORMATION (There are many possible ways to answer A-E.)

A. List three things the author said that you think are important:

B. Why do you think this document was written?

C. What evidence in the document helps you know why it was written? Quote from the document.

D. List two things the document tells you about life in the United States at the time it was written.

E. Write a question to the author that is left unanswered by the document:

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Washington, DC 20408

1.

TYPE OF DOCUMENT (Check one):

Newspaper

Newspaper

Letter

Letter

Patent

Patent

Memorandum

Memorandum

Map

Map

Telegram

Telegram

Press Release

Press Release

Report

Report

Advertisement

Advertisement

Congressional Record

Congressional Record

Census Report

Census Report

Other

Other

Written Document Analysis Worksheet

2.

UNIQUE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DOCUMENT (Check one or more):

Interesting Letterhead

Interesting Letterhead

Handwritten

Handwritten

Typed

Typed

Seals

Seals

Notations

Notations

"RECEIVED" stamp

"Received" stamp

Other

Other

3.

DATE(S) OF DOCUMENT:

4.

AUTHOR (OR CREATOR) OF THE DOCUMENT:

POSITION (TITLE):

5.

FOR WHAT AUDIENCE WAS THE DOCUMENT WRITTEN?

6.

DOCUMENT INFORMATION (There are many possible ways to answer A-E.)

A. List three things the author said that you think are important:

B. Why do you think this document was written?

C. What evidence in the document helps you know why it was written? Quote from the document.

D. List two things the document tells you about life in the United States at the time it was written.

E. Write a question to the author that is left unanswered by the document:

Designed and developed by the

Education Staff, National Archives and Records Administration,

Washington, DC 20408

Written Document Analysis Worksheet

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