Primary Sources

Today we are going to look at few primary sources from your textbook.  You will need to SOAPTone one of them.

Tomorrow we will outline a Compare and Contrast Essay.  You will have to write this essay.  It will be due next Monday.

Thursday we will have a Unit 2 Test.

Good Luck this week!  Work Hard!



SOAP the Document:  Making Primary Source Documents
Come Clean!

Source

Who wrote the document?

What is the author’s background/point of view?

Whose point of view, given the topic, is
missing?

Do you consider the source a reliable one on this topic?  Why/why not?

Occasion

When was the document written?

What does the date of the document tell you about its content?

What other historical events were going on during this time?

Audience

To whom is the author writing?

What type of document is this (diary entry, personal letter, public speech,
etc.)?

Does the private/public nature of the document inform you about its content
(is the author sharing private thoughts, making a public pronouncement,
etc.)?

Purpose
Why was the document written?  What is the purpose of the document?

What is the document saying?

Tone

What is the attitude of the speaker?