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Lesson One

Primary Source Analysis Sheet

  1. Give the title of your primary source and note its location in American Memory.


  2. What type of source is this? (Photograph, newspaper article, audio recoding, sheet music, film, manuscript, memoir, letter, speech, or specify other).


  3. Describe any unique physical qualities in the source.

     
  4. Identify the author or creator of the source.


  5. When was the source created?


  6. Record all possible observations about the source's content, images, text, and style.


  7. Based upon your knowledge of the World War I era, does the source represent a particular bias or point of view? Point to evidence in the source to explain your answer.


  8. Why do you think this source was created?


  9. What questions are left unanswered by this source?


  10. How does this source broaden or enrich your understanding of the World War I era?

 

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