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How Does It Read?Using the Scan - Examine - Analyze process, evaluate the two primary sources below, then compare them. For guides to help you evaluate each source, go to the links below. |
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Scan |
the document, performing a physical examination: its condition, any artwork, any extraneous markings or other clues to the document's context or history. |
| Examine | for information about the subject, audience, setting, and purpose of this primary source. Are there transcripts to help examine its contents? |
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Analyze |
the document, attempting to integrate factual observations, prior knowledge, and intuition to reconstruct the story behind this primary source. |
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Compare |
the two documents. Use all the information you have learned from each image to place them in context with each other. |
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