Click on a box to explore each topic.
Purpose
Students may consider:
• Why is this item important?
• How was it created?
• Where did it come from?
• What is the message?
• What can I learn from examining this?
Students may consider:
• Why did someone make this source?
• Who are they?
• What is the author’s perspective?
• How is perspective influenced by the author’s race, sex,
religious/political beliefs, occupation, age, etc?
• If someone made this today, what would be different?
• What did the author include? What was left out?
Students may consider:
• Who was the audience for this item?
• What was happening when the item was made?
• Is the item specific to a particular region?
• Was the item intended for someone personally or for the general public?