Object or Document:
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Observation
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What do you see in the object? Describe everything you can
about it-content, imagery, text, style, craftsmanship.
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Analysis
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| Creator |
Who created the object? What can you infer
from the object about the purpose for which it was created?
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| Audience |
Who was the object for? What can you infer
from the object about its intended use?
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| African Americans |
What specific information about African Americans
and their lives does the object convey?
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| Interpretation |
Based on the evidence of this object or document,
what was it like to be African American in the years during and after the
Civil War? How do you make sense of this document’s testimony alongside
the other evidence you have?
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Questions
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What questions do you have? What other kinds
of information would you like to see in order to understand the context
more thoroughly? Whose voices would you like to hear?
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