How to use the skills of SOAP and S3C to analyze primary sources and place them in historical context.

2. Primary Source-Any source created at the
time of an event. Ex. Diary, Letter, Photo.

3. Helps you figure out what you’re looking at
S.O.A.P.
Helps explain why the source is important
S3C

5. SOURCE-DESCRIBE WHAT YOU SEE
OCCASION-LOOK FOR A DATE, TIME,
AND/OR LOCATION
AUDIENCE-WHO MADE IT/USED IT/ETC.?
PURPOSE-WHY WAS IT CREATED?
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10. SOURCE-LIST YOUR SOURCE
CLOSE-READ-EXAMINE THE SOURCE FOR
DETAILS/HISTORICAL CLUES
CONTEXT-WHAT ELSE WAS GOING ON WHEN
THE SOURCE WAS CREATED?
CORROBORATION-DO OTHER THINGS BACK
UP YOUR SOURCE?
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11. SOURCE-Captain America Comic
CLOSE-READ-Bars, map, “Bucky,”
action on screen, $0.10
CONTEXT-US entered WWII in ’42, fear
of spies in US
CORROBORATION-Made after the US
joined the conflict, the US used
propaganda to promote certain
behaviors