Students will be asked to read two primary documents per chapter from the supplemental primary reader American Yawp. Students will be expected to address questions about the documents. The questions will be consistent each week.

Primary Documents are historical artifacts that allow later generations to understand the experiences of people who lived during various historical times.  Primary documents represent evidence.  However, they are not exclusive to all who lived during a time period. 

Students will be asked to read two primary documents per chapter from the supplemental primary reader American Yawp.  Students will be expected to address questions about the documents.  The questions will be consistent each week.  However, students will need to thoroughly address the questions based on reading the documents.  The answers to the questions will determine students understanding of the content.  Students will receive a zero for work that is copy and pasted, plagiarized, as well as shared with classmates, or other students.  Each chapter primary document analysis is worth 10 points.  There are 17 chapters that students will be expected to complete the document analysis.  With the points for each of the document analyses compiled, students can earn a total of 170 points for this assignment by the close of the term.  This assignment offers the opportunity for students to earn extra credit and miss a few without their overall grades suffering.

1. Content– What is the main idea? Describe in detail what you see
2. Citation– When was this created?
3. Context– What is going on in the world, the country, the region, or the locality when this was created?
4. Who is the author or creator?
5. What biases or assumptions may have influenced the author or creator?
6. Who was the intended audience?

Please provide answers to all of the first six questions for both documents. 

*Half-points will be deducted for missed questions. 

7. Are there similarities in the selected documents point of view?
8. What are the similarities?
9. Are the authors offering counterpoints to one another?
10. In what ways do they disagree?

Grading Rubric

Original Answer 10-7 points -All of the required questions with detail and displays college grammar with minimal to no errors.

6-4 points-Addresses some of the questions but misses a few relevant points or displays errors in grammar or spelling. 

3-1 points-Barely addresses the questions, answers are unclear, and/or display poor grammar or spelling

0 points-Repeats points that others have already addressed, contains poor grammar or spelling, uses material from outside sources (other than the textbook or document introduction), contains plagiarized content, appears to be identical to the work of another student, off topic answers.

Students must click on the document title from the table of Contents and immediately will be taken to the document. 

Chapter 32

The 9/11 Commission Report, Reflecting on a Generational Challenge (2004) p286-288

George W. Bush on the Post 9/11 World (2002) p289-291