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Western Civilization I
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What kind of a document is this? What sort of information does it contain? To whom is it addressed?
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Summarize in your own words the basic argument. What is the author trying to communicate? Is the author persuasive? Are you convinced?
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What is the historical significance of this document? What can we as students of history
learn from it?
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| 4) | Choose a
brief passage that you feel sums up most concisely the author’s
point (don’t just cut and paste).
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What are some substantive questions might you ask the author if he or she were around to answer them?
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