Questions to Guide Your Reading
Laura Lyons McLemore
Use these questions to read and analyze the documents in this anthology.
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What type of document is it? (e.g. letter, memorandum, report, newspaper, map, advertisement, etc.)
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What is the purpose of the document? What evidence in the document indicates why it was written? Quote an example.
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When was it written?
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By whom was it written? What is their title, if any?
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For what audience was this document written?
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In addition to the main subject, what other kinds of information can be obtained from the document?
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How does the information in this document relate to what you already know about the subject?
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What did the author say that you think is important?
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What question(s) does this document raise in your mind?
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What does this document tell you about American society at the time it was written?
