Homework: Draft Analytical Essay on a Primary Source
In this 2 pages draft Analytical Essay on a Primary Source, you will analyze the primary source "anonymous, A Woman's Cahier (1789)" This is just a draft that will later need to be turned into a more complete, 4 to 5 pages version of this same paper "so this homework will lead into another homework I will post after this one is done).
You begin this homework by reading or viewing the primary source you chose and analyze its meaning by making notes on your answers to the questions below:
a. What kind of primary source is it?
b. Who is the author or creator (if known)?
c. Can you tell why was it written or created?
d. Can you tell who the intended audience was?
e. What is the primary source's tone? What words and phrases (and/or scenes and visual perspectives) convey it?
f. What are the author's or creator's values and assumptions are? Is there visible bias? Explain your answers.
g. What information does it relate? Did the author or creator have first-hand knowledge of the subject or did s/he report what others saw and heard?
h. What issues does it address?
i. What is your overall assessment of the primary source and its usefulness/significance for the historical study of your topic?
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.