HIS 100 Module Four Activity Template: Bias in Primary Sources
Locate an additional primary source relevant to your historical event. Use it and the primary source you identified in a previous module to answer the questions below. Replace the bracketed text with your responses.
Source One
Conduct source analysis on a primary source relevant to your historical event.
Attempt to write the APA style citation for your first primary source and include a link to it. You will not be penalized for incorrect format.
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Respond to the following questions:
Who authored or created the primary source?
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What was the author’s position in society at the time the primary source was created?
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When was the primary source created?
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Where was the primary source created, released, or publicized?
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Who was the intended audience for the primary source?
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Why was the primary source created?
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Whose perspective(s) is presented in the source?
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Source Two
Conduct a source analysis on a primary source relevant to your historical event.
Attempt to write the APA style citation for your second primary source and include a link to it. You will not be penalized for incorrect format.
[Insert citation.]
Respond to the following questions:
Who authored or created the primary source?
[Insert text.]
What was the author’s or creator’s position in society at the time the primary source was created?
[Insert text.]
When was the primary source created?
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Where was the primary source created, released, or publicized?
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Who was the intended audience for the primary source?
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Why was the primary source created?
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Whose perspective(s) is presented in the source?
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Both Sources
Analyze the primary sources relevant to your historical event for the presence of bias.
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Compare how your historical event is represented in your primary sources.
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