Instructions:
Please select one of the secondary articles from the units in the
Instructions:
Please select one of the secondary articles from the units in the modules. After carefully reading the article, please complete the secondary source analysis worksheet. Be sure to fully address each question; you will be graded on the depth of your answers and the accuracy of your analysis and interpretation. This worksheet is slightly different from Secondary Source Analysis Worksheet #1. It has two more questions at the end that require research. The secondary articles you can choose from are:
Brenda Stevenson, Distress and Discord in Slave Families (Unit 9).
Vincent Carretta, Phyllis Wheatley: An Eighteenth Century Genius in Bondage (Unit 5)This is the document you will be using!
Link to secondary article: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/phillis-wheat…
Primary sources to potentially use for last two questions: 1) http://slavenarrativeanthology.weebly.com/to-the-r… 2) https://www.masshist.org/database/viewer.php?item_… 3) https://history.hanover.edu/courses/excerpts/165ad… 4) https://encyclopediavirginia.org/primary-documents…
it all needs to be in Chicago style format!
Peter Kolchin, Antebellum Slavery: Slave Religion and Community (Unit 11).
Amy Crawford, Liberia’s Elusive Founding Document, (Unit 13).
Ira Berlin, Who Freed the Slaves? Emancipation and Its Meaning (Unit 15).
Here are the questions (Answer in Question Format not Essay Format):
ANALYZING A SECONDARY SOURCE
Who is this author and what are his/her credentials? (you may have to do a little research here)
Who are the key people in this article?
What are the key events?
What are the key subjects?
Name one primary source the historian uses and explain how he/she uses it
Does the historian use secondary sources? If so, name one secondary source the historian uses and explain how he/she uses it.
What is the main argument or thesis?
What is the most convincing aspect of the author’s argument? Why do you find it convincing?
How would you critique or question this argument?
Through research, please find a primary source document that would support this author’s conclusions in this article. Provide a link to this document.
web address of the document:
In a detailed answer at leas a paragraph in length, explain why you believe this document supports the author’s thesis.
*Remember, you will be graded on the depth of your analysis, the detail of your answers, and your research.
Rubric
CriteriaRatingsPts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Question 1: Level of DetailYour answer should provide detail about the author, reflecting research.
5 ptsFull Marks
0 ptsNo Marks
5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Question 2: Depth & Accuracy
10 ptsFull Marks
0 ptsNo Marks
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Question 3: Depth & Accuracy
10 ptsFull Marks
0 ptsNo Marks
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Question 4: Depth & Accuracy
10 ptsFull Marks
0 ptsNo Marks
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Question 5: Understanding of Primary Sources
15 ptsFull Marks
0 ptsNo Marks
15 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Question 6: Understanding of Secondary Sources
15 ptsFull Marks
0 ptsNo Marks
15 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Question 7: Accurately Identifies and Comprehends the Thesis
15 ptsFull Marks
0 ptsNo Marks
15 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Question 8: Identifies and Explains a Convincing Aspect of the Article
15 ptsFull Marks
0 ptsNo Marks
15 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Question 9: Poses a Thoughtful Question
5 ptsFull Marks
0 ptsNo Marks
5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Question 10: Research uncovered a related documentYour document is connected to the author’s thesis in a clear way.
20 ptsFull Marks
0 ptsNo Marks
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Question 11: Depth of Historical AnalysisYour paragraph should provide enough detail to connect your document to the author’s thesis in a clear and convincing way.
30 ptsFull Marks
0 ptsNo Marks
30 pts
Leave a Reply