- Make connections between the document and its times.
- Characterize the historical period (e.g., The early twentieth century was
characterized by the rise of professional expertise)
- Use words like "reflect" and "suggest" to connect the document to its times
(e.g., This document reflects the early twentieth- century rise of professional expertise.)
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- Study the historical period within which the document was
created in order to characterize the historical period with a few words
(e.g., The 1920s was a time of...)
- Connect the document to its times (This document reflects�)
- Learn about the technology that created the source and the strategies
for authoring and reading such sources.
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- Help students to consider historical trends and movements that
contextualize political and social interests evidenced in the sources.
- Help students consider the technology used to create the source (students could do this by creating
their own work in the same medium, for example: writing, painting, sculpture, photography, film).
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