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Resource: History Standard 2 - Grades 6-8

 

Analytic Worksheet

Document or Artifact

(identify it in the space below)

Author or Creator?

 

Date of Creation

 

Purpose

· For what reason was this artifact or document created? What did you observe in or about this artifact or document that revealed its purpose?

 

 

Point of View

· Did the author or creator of this artifact or document reveal a particular point of view? If so, explain.

 

 

Perspective

· What appears to be the author's or creator's perspective? Explain. · Are there other perspectives that one ought to be aware of when evaluating the value of this document or artifact? If so, describe.

 

 

 

Credibility

· Is the artifact or document trustworthy? Does it appear to present an accurate account of its subject or what "probably" happened? Explain why or why not.

 

 

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