Name: _______________________

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Primary Source Analysis Worksheet
Sourcing:
Who is the author?
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Close Reading:
What is the topic and the message?
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Contextualizing:
When was the document written?
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When did the events discussed in the document take place?

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What relevant or significant events came before or after?

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Who was the intended audience?

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Why do you think the document was written? (Cite examples from the text for support)
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Corroborating:
Where do the texts agree with each other?
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Where do they disagree?

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What can you know about the topic, given these various accounts?
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