Primary Source Template
While participating in this unit, students must actively analyze primary documents involving the Heimlich-Finley at Rutgers University, including letters, newspaper articles, pamphlets, photographs and cartoons.
Document Analysis Worksheet:
Created and copyrighted by the National Archives and Records Administration’s Education Staff, this Document Analysis Worksheet serves as a helpful template for students reviewing primary sources.
It is available from the NARA’s Digital Classroom site at:
http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/analysis_worksheets/worksheets.html
Written Document Analysis Worksheet
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TYPE OF DOCUMENT (Check one):
___ Newspaper
___ Letter
___ Patent
___ Memorandum |
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___ Map
___ Telegram
___ Press release
___ Report |
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___ Advertisement
___ Congressional record
___ Census report
___ Other |
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UNIQUE PHYSICAL QUALITIES OF THE DOCUMENT (Check
one or more):
___ Interesting letterhead
___ Handwritten
___ Typed
___ Seals |
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___ Notations
___ "RECEIVED" stamp
___ Other |
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DATE(S) OF DOCUMENT:
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AUTHOR (OR CREATOR) OF THE DOCUMENT:
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POSITION (TITLE):
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FOR WHAT AUDIENCE WAS THE DOCUMENT WRITTEN?
___________________________________________________________________________ |
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DOCUMENT INFORMATION (There are many possible
ways to answer A-E.)
A. List three things the author said that you think are important:
___________________________________________________________________________
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B. Why do you think this document was written?
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C. What evidence in the document helps you know why it was
written? Quote from the document.
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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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Designed and developed by the Education Staff,
National Archives and Records Administration,Washington,
DC20408. |
