Using Primary Sources 

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1. Identify
   1. Author/creator
   2. Audience
   3. Purpose
2. Analysis
   1. Tone/word choice
   2. Summary
   3. Author’s claim
   4. Inferences 
   5. Biases
3. Context/Connections
   1. Historic – events/ideas/people/background information/etc. (What is information/background info is needed for students to understand the source)
   2. Relate to previously learned history (from class?)
   3. Reinterpret previously drawn conclusions, if applicable 
   4. Connection: compare to other events/ideas/etc.