Primary source analysis

Students will write a two- to three-page critical analysis of a primary source we have examined in class. Make sure you know what a primary source is! See "Reading Primary Sources" in Reading, Writing, and Researching for History for a guide to how to approach primary sources. You must address the purpose, argument, presuppositions, and epistemology of your chosen source. Do not aim to answer every question in this rubric, but use it as a general guide to approaching sources, and select the questions that are most relevant to your source. See Writing Requirements for requirements of formatting, style, and citation. Due Thursday, October 15. 20 points.

Sample primary source paper: Primary source paper example.pdf
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This paper is not perfect, but it received a very strong A-. It has more summary and not quite enough analysis, and it would be strengthened by analysis of more quotes from the primary source. It contains a few grammatical and stylistic errors, including not using Word's automatic footnote feature.