TOPIC: CreATION IN DAY
HIS 100 Module Four Activity Template: Bias in Primary Sources



Locate an additional primary source relevant to your historical event. Use it and the primary source you identified in a previous module to answer the questions below. Replace the bracketed text with your responses.



Source One

Conduct source analysis on a primary source relevant to your historical event.



Attempt to write the APA style citation for your first primary source and include a link to it. You will not be penalized for incorrect format.

[Insert citation.]



Respond to the following questions:

Who authored or created the primary source?

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What was the author’s position in society at the time the primary source was created?

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When was the primary source created?

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Where was the primary source created, released, or publicized?

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Who was the intended audience for the primary source?

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Why was the primary source created?

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Whose perspective(s) is presented in the source?

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Source Two

Conduct a source analysis on a primary source relevant to your historical event.



Attempt to write the APA style citation for your second primary source and include a link to it. You will not be penalized for incorrect format.

[Insert citation.]



Respond to the following questions:

Who authored or created the primary source?

[Insert text.]



What was the author’s or creator’s position in society at the time the primary source was created?

[Insert text.]



When was the primary source created?

[Insert text.]



Where was the primary source created, released, or publicized?

[Insert text.]



Who was the intended audience for the primary source?

[Insert text.]



Why was the primary source created?

[Insert text.]



Whose perspective(s) is presented in the source?

[Insert text.]



Both Sources



Analyze the primary sources relevant to your historical event for the presence of bias.

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Compare how your historical event is represented in your primary sources.

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