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Historians turn to primary sources to tell us about life in a certain place and time

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Historians turn to primary sources to tell us about life in a certain place and time. For this worksheet, you will identify a textual primary source from Chapter 4 (Colonial Society) of the assigned primary source reader (YAWP Reader). Please download the file of this worksheet, fill it out, and submit your worksheet to TurnItIn Use the primary source to answer ALL of the following questions: 1. Engaging with Primary Source A. What is the complete citation of your source? _______________, ______________. “____________________.” The American Yawp Reader: A Author Last Name Author First Name Primary Source Title Documentary Companion to the American Yawp. Volume 1: through 1876. Stanford University Press, 2019. Web. Available from _____________. Accessed __________________. Web Link Here Date Accessed Online B. What is this primary source? C. Who created this primary source? D. When was it created? E. Where does your eye go first? F. What do you see that you didn’t expect? G. What powerful words and ideas are expressed? H. What feelings and thoughts does the primary source trigger in you? I. What questions does it raise? J. What Course Theme(s) does this source address [See Module 1]? 2. Promoting Inquiry A. List three things that were happening during this time period (colonial America)? B. What was the creator’s purpose in making this primary source? C. What does the creator do to get his or her point across? D. Who was this primary source’s audience? E. What biases or stereotypes do you see? 3. Applying Critical Thinking and Analysis Skills (summarizing) A. What are your reasons and specific evidence to support your conclusions? B. Identify questions for further investigation.