Kinch Course = Primary Source Evaluation and Discussion Lead

The Primary Source Evaluation assignment consists of historically questioning and evaluating an array of historical primary sources and presenting your findings in class.  You will be in charge of leading class discussion that day, focusing on the documents and your findings.  Everyone will be required to participate in those discussions.

 
35-40 minutes total:

10 min. - Present Documents: 
                The evaluation should consist of the following concepts and questions.  Use them as a guide in your attempt to analyze the documents’                     meanings and historical context. 

·         Who crafted the document?

·         What is the document?

·          Why was the document crafted?

·         Who or what was the intended audience?

·         How does the document fit within the period?

 15 min. - Discussion Lead (Breakout Rooms):                   "What does it tell us?"
            Each member of the group will lead a segment of the discussion and must:
                     -Read the primary sources multiple times.
                         -Complete all the associated textbook and other helpful readings for context.
                         -Compose at least 5 questions on the documents and be ready to both ask and answer them.
                                    =Questions should be probing and help understand the historical time period.                    
                  
                          -Documents should be divided up evenly among members of the group.
                            

  10 min. - Wrap Up:
                    Each Member of the group will then present their Breakout Room's insight and/or sum up the important points to the rest of the class.

   -Failure to attend class on the day of your presentation because of an unexcused absence will result in a zero for the assignment.

Non-presenters:

++ When not presenting, you should still use the above questions to guide your analysis and prepare to answer the discussion questions.  Failure to participate in the discussions will hurt your grade.

    ++A sub-par class discussion concerning the primary source documents will result in these assignments becoming written exercises for that particular week's discussion, as well as the next week.  ALL students except those presenting will then be required to submit a typed page of historical analysis addressing the questions above for EACH primary source document.  This is your only warning.