Guidelines for Primary Analyses
The primary source analyses (PSA) should be at least 500 words (that is, roughly 2 pages if you have 1” margins, 12 font, Times New Roman, and double-spaced). All psa should be written in paragraph form.
The primary sources students analyze SHOULD be one of these primary sources.
Primary Sources
What do you do in a primary source analysis? Glad you asked. Each primary source analysis should explain to the reader for example:
Who was the author[s], date and/or origins of the primary source?
To whom was document directed?
What was the main idea and/or argument of the primary source?
What was its political, religious, and/or social message?
How does it relate to the era it originated or what does it teach us about the society where it originated?