APPARTS

=**[Use the following acronym to guide your students in analyzing primary source documents.] **=

=Author = =Place and Time = =Prior Knowledge = =Audience = =Reason = =The Main Idea = =Significance =
 * Who created the source?
 * What do you know about the author?
 * What is the author's point of view?
 * Where and when was the source produced?
 * How might this affect the meaning of the source?
 * Beyond information about the author and the context of its creation, what do you know that would help you further understand the primary source? For example: Do you recognize any symbols and recall what they represent?
 * For whom was the source created?
 * How might this affect the reliability of the source?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Why was this source produced at the time it was produced?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">What point is the source trying to convey?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Why is this source important? What inferences can you draw from this document? Ask yourself, "So what?" in relation to the question asked.