WRITTEN DOCUMENT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET
1. Type of document (check one)
_____ Letter _____ Report to Congress
_____ Report _____ Map
_____ Newspaper _____ Political cartoon
_____ Speech or public address _____ Advertisement
Other (describe) ___________________________________________________
2. Date(s) of document _______________________________________________
3. Author __________________________________________________________
4. For what audience was the document written? ___________________________
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5. Document information
A. List important pieces of information presented in the document.
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B. Why was the document written?
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C. What evidence in the document helps you to determine why it was written?
Quote from the document.
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D. What historical event(s) does this document refer or pertain to?
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E. Write a question to the author that is left unanswered by the document.
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This worksheet is an adaptation of one designed and developed by the National Archives, Washington, D.C.