1. TYPE OF DOCUMENT (Check one):
___ Letter | ___ Passenger List | ___ Passport / Transit Pass |
___ Memorandum | ___ Prisoner List | ___ Report |
___ Death Records | ___Other |
2. UNIQUE PHYSICAL QUALITIES OF THE DOCUMENT (Check one or more):
___ Interesting letterhead | ___ Notations |
___ Handwritten | ___ "RECEIVED" stamp |
___ Typed | ___ "SECRET" stamp |
___ Seals | ___ Other |
3. DATE(S) OF DOCUMENT: _________________________________________
4. AUTHOR (OR CREATOR) OF THE DOCUMENT (IF KNOWN): _______________________
POSITION OR TITLE (IF KNOWN): _____________________________________________
5. FOR WHAT AUDIENCE WAS THE DOCUMENT WRITTEN? ______________
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6. DOCUMENT INFORMATION (There are many possible ways to answer Questions A-E.)
A. List three things the author said that you think are important:
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2.______________________________________________________________
3.______________________________________________________________
B. Why do you think this document was written?
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C. What evidence in the document helps you know why it was written? Quote from the document.
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D. List two things the document tells you about the experiences of refugees in Europe at the time it was written:
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E. Write a question to the author that is left unanswered by the document:
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Adapted from the Written Document Analysis Worksheet of the National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC 20408.