Analyze and Evaluate Primary and Secondary Sources Essay
Write your own analysis and evaluation of the primary and secondary sources about the Vietnam War. For each piece summarize the main idea. Then Consider how credible, biased, or accurate each piece seems to be. Finally, assess the value of each piece as a primary or secondary source. Before your write you can take notes on a chart like the one below in your RWnotebook.
The War Escalates Excerpt from a Textbook
(Secondary Source)
Dear Folks by Kenneth Bagby (Primary Source)
from Declaration of Independence from the War in Vietnam by Martin Luther King Jr. (Primary Source)
Primary | Secondary |
Title: | Title: |
Analyze (Main ideas) | Analyze Main ideas) |
Evaluate (accuracy, reliability, bias) | Evaluate (accuracy, reliability, bias) |
Primary: | |
Title: | |
Analyze (Main Ideas) | |
Evaluate Accuracy |
Essay Structure
I Introductory Paragraph
1. Attention Grabber about Vietnam War and Points of View
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2. Define Primary and Secondary Sources
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3. Summarize main idea of The War Escalates
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4. Summarize Main idea of Dear Folks
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5. Summarize Main Idea of Declaration of Independence from the War in Vietnam
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6. Transition to Analysis_____________________________________________________________
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Body Paragraph I
Body Thesis/Claim on The War Escalates_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Concrete Detail #1______________________________________________________________________
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Commentary(MEAN)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Commentary( MATTER)__________________________________________________________
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Transition_______________________________________________________________________
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Body Paragraph 2
Body Thesis/Claim on Dear Folks________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Concrete Detail #1______________________________________________________________________
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Commentary(MEAN)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Commentary( MATTER)________________________________________________________
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Transition_______________________________________________________________________
Body Paragraph 3
Body Thesis/Claim on Declaration of Independence from the War in Vietnam __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Commentary(MEAN)___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Transition____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Conclusion
Restate your Thesis/Claim ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Commentary(MEAN)_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Conclusion ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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