Document Based Questions Resource Page

Analyzing a Photograph

Photo or Illustration Analysis Worksheet

This worksheet can be used to analyze any picture or photo.

MS Word Format (revised May 2003)

 

Photo Analysis Mini-Lesson

Guided Practice:Factory Children: This photo will be used as a whole class introduction to analyzing a photo.

Independent Practice: The History Place: Child Labor Photos This photo will be used by the class to practice in groups. Students can pick a photo or teacher can suggest one.

 

Extension Activity: Turn of the Century Child: This site has many photos that can be used for further photo analysis exploration.

 

Extension Activity: What Do You See?

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Analyzing a Poster

Poster Analysis Worksheet
This worksheet can be used to analyze any poster.

Word Format (revised May 2003)

 

Analyzing a Poster (Broadside) Mini-Lesson:

 

Guided Practice: Railroad Poster from NARA. This poster will be used as a whole class introduction to analyzing a poster.

 

Independent Practice: Erie Canal Poster, p. 45 from Consider the Source: Historical Records on the Classroom by NY State Ed Department, State Archives and Records Administration

 

Civil War Poster from the NY State Ed Department, State Archives and Records Administration

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Analyzing Text

Text Analysis Worksheet

MS Word Format

This worksheet can be used to analyze a variety of textual documents such as journal entries, letters, and other historical records other than posters or pictures.

Guided Practice: Civil War Letter from Union Nurse

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Analyzing a Cartoon

Cartoon Analysis Worksheet

MS Word Format

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Analyzing a Graphic  

Analyzing a Map, Chart, Graph or other Graphic Worksheet

MS Word Format

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Analyzing Artifacts

Analyzing artifacts

MS Word Format

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Primary Source Documents

• The Avalon Project : Articles of Confederation
• National Archives: Teaching with Documents
• USA: Waldo's Diary
• Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death
• American Revolution Primary Source Texts
• No Taxation without Representation
• Spy Letters of the American Revolution -- From the Collections of the Clements Library, Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Stamps required by Stamp Act, 1765
• Don Mabry's Historical Text Archive:

 

 

 

Tools to Help Analyze Photos and other Primary Source Documents

• Worksheet: Objective Observation
• Photographjournalism: a Record of War
• The Mathew Brady Bunch - Photographic Analysis Form
• Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? introduction
• Turn-of-the-Century Child: Examine their Faces

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    These resources were compiled by:

   

• Ciaran Cormican (Sousa School 4th Grade)
• Kim DeStefano (Sousa School Librarian),
• Adrienne Fernan (Sousa School 5th Grade)
• Liz Frangides (Sousa School 5th Grade),
• Jennifer Giraldo (Sousa School 5th Grade)
• Maryann Livanos (Guggenheim Librarian),
• Regina McLean (Technology Staff Developer),
• Suzanne Mody (Daly School Librarian)
• Heather Schneider (Guggenheim School 5th Grade)
• Diana Staccone (Sousa School 4th Grade)

  Port Washington School District, New York

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last updated November 2003

this page was originally created as part of a collegial circle August 2001 and May 2003