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Hearth Learning

Pick a source to fill in its details, or print it blank for any source. Answers to “Before you read” are in the source page's History tab.

Source worksheet

Name Date

Source

Made by

When Where

Language Collection

Before you read

  1. Who made this source, and what was their job or place in society?
  2. Who was it made for, and why?
  3. How close was the maker to what they describe: did they see it, hear about it, or read about it?

While you read

  1. Write down three details that stand out to you.
  2. Copy one sentence that shows what the maker thought or felt.
  3. Find one word or idea that is new to you. What do you think it means? Check the notes.

After you read

  1. What can this source tell us about its time and place?
  2. What can it not tell us? Whose view is missing?
  3. How far would you trust it, and why? What other source would you check it against?

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