Source Analysis
As we move through history we are always evaluating the values and limitations of our sources. This is a valuable life skill as it helps you be an informed learner. We always should know where a resource comes from and why and for whom it was produced. Here are some tools to help you in your quest to better evaluate a source.
A great OPCVL website
Check out this video!
Check out this video!
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Helpful Resources
Helpful Resources
- Here is a link to our OPCVL Rubric
- Reading a political cartoon website
Sample Source Analysis from our Columbus DBQ
Sample Source Analysis from our Columbus DBQ
Sample Paragraph Form
Sample Paragraph Form
Joel Barlow, an American diplomat and historian published The Vision of Columbus, in 1787. The source is valuable because Barlow is a credible source and his views represented to the views of Americans in the late 1700’s. The source is limited because Barlow being a diplomat was trying to push America to define a hero.
Joel Barlow, an American diplomat and historian published The Vision of Columbus, in 1787. The source is valuable because Barlow is a credible source and his views represented to the views of Americans in the late 1700’s. The source is limited because Barlow being a diplomat was trying to push America to define a hero.
The purpose of the source is valuable because it was intended as a national epic for the United States it was popular with the reading public for a few years, and was compared with Homer, Virgil and Milton, but it is limited since it has been for the most part dismissed as an overblown and tedious failure.
The purpose of the source is valuable because it was intended as a national epic for the United States it was popular with the reading public for a few years, and was compared with Homer, Virgil and Milton, but it is limited since it has been for the most part dismissed as an overblown and tedious failure.
The contents main ideas shows Columbus is great because he found, civilized and helped dignify the new world. It is valuable because it gives a clear facts that explain the works and life of Columbus. It is limited because it only focuses on the good works for Europe.
The contents main ideas shows Columbus is great because he found, civilized and helped dignify the new world. It is valuable because it gives a clear facts that explain the works and life of Columbus. It is limited because it only focuses on the good works for Europe.