Categories: All - significance - values - perspective - communication

by Taya Kostyleva 3 years ago

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Europe ~ Sam, Ahmed, Taya

When analyzing a primary source, several critical questions must be addressed to understand its context and significance. Determining who authored the document and their motivations provides insight into its purpose and biases.

Europe ~ Sam, Ahmed, Taya

Europe ~ Sam, Ahmed, Taya

Primary Source Questions

Which questions can this source help me answer? Which can it not?
Whose perspectives are omitted/questioned/challenged?
Whose perspective does it reflect?
What ideas are left out?
What are the big ideas?
How does the author communicate ideas?
Who wri]ote it? Why?
What does it look like?

Historical Significance

What does it reveal about the values and beliefs of the past?
Did it result in change?