Guide on Presenting Primary Sources PDF
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This document provides a guide on presenting primary sources. It outlines a series of questions to be answered when analyzing primary sources, such as identifying the author and the time period of the source. A thorough understanding of primary source analysis and presentation methods is also required.
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Guide on presenting Primary Sources: Present the answers to the following questions in the same sequence. 1. Who is the author/maker of the primary source? (Background of the person/s) How close was the author to the event being studied? 2. When was the account/primary source made? 3....
Guide on presenting Primary Sources: Present the answers to the following questions in the same sequence. 1. Who is the author/maker of the primary source? (Background of the person/s) How close was the author to the event being studied? 2. When was the account/primary source made? 3. What type of primary source is it? 4. What is the content of the account/primary source? (Limited only to what’s in the excerpt/pdf in the Daigler). Present in detail. 5. What is the main point the author is trying to make? 6. For what or whom was the account/primary source made? Why? 7. Does the text provide an author’s point of view, bias, or opinion? Are there biases to be accounted for? What are they? 8. Does informed common sense make the account probable? Explain. 9. Is the account/primary source corroborated by other accounts? How does the source stand in relation to other primary sources of the period? (Browse the other primary sources on the same pdf.) Please present with PPT slides. If you are having trouble understanding what the above questions are asking, read more about them on Reading Material: The Importance of Primary Sources from Topic 2 (Daigler). Use the PDF (REPORTING MATERIAL) provided in the Daigler as the basis of your answers. Except for question No. 4, please research for other information not provided by the PDF. The sequence of reporters presenting in the class will follow the sequence of primary sources indicated in the Reporting Material. If any of the questions above is not applicable or has no answer, please explain why not/none. Lastly, do not just simply read in front of the class. Rubrics: Accuracy of information 35 Clarity of presentation/delivery 35 Use of technology/creativity 20 Instruction followed 10 Total 100 End of the Document
