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D OPVL Document Analysis


STATE Worksheet
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Document:
Directions: Using the document provided by your teacher, use your OPVL guidelines to analyze
the document. First, read and annotate the document. Then write your observations about
Origin, Purpose, Value and Limitation in the appropriate sections below.

O: Origin: Where did the source come from? Who did it come from? When did it come from? Is it a
primary or secondary source?
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P: Purpose: What do you think they were trying to communicate to readers? What ideas/feelings
were they trying to express/evoke?
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V: Value: What value does this source have? What does it show about society? What does it show
about the thinking at that time?
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L: Limitation: What problems could make this source less valuable? Was it mistranslated? How
is it affected by biases?
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Comm Reading Standards for Informational Text


9. Analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical significance, including how they address related
on themes and concepts.
Core Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies
Standa 1. Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary or secondary sources…
2. Determine the central ideas of information of a primary or secondary source…
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