Chart for using historical documents
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Identify the document and put it into context
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Type of document
- Letter
- Speech
- Article
- Report…
- Date, place where it was created and place where the document was received
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Author(s)
- Who was he?
- What do we know about him?
- What was his title, his position?
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Audience
- Who was the document's target audience? What do we know about him?
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Historical context
- What is the context surrounding this document? Does the context help us to better understand the document? How?
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Analysis of the text
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Objective
- According to the student, why was this document written? What was the author's objective (describe, convince, make official…)?
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Impact
- Long and short term? On the author, the audience?
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Concept
- Is it possible to draw parallels with concepts seen in class? Which ones, how?
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Contribution and interest
- Is the document still news?