Document Investigation Activity
Description: Select a document on a topic from an assigned era and Investigate the document:
Era(s) to Hunt: (Assigned by teacher) _____________________________
Date and Source of Document _____________________________________
Title or Name of Document _______________________________________
Type of Document (advertisement, cartoon, diary or journal, drawing or painting, letter, map, newspaper article, photograph, etc.__________________________
Who created this document? ________________________________________
For whom was the document created?_________________________________
What was the purpose for creating the document?________________________
What might the person who created it have been trying to express?
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Name some things you can learn about this time period from this primary source.
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What further information would be helpful to complete this investigation?
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How could you find the information? ______________________________________________________________
