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OPVL  Source  Analysis  

Source  Title:  

Origin   Purpose  
Who:   Goal/Why:  
   
What:    
  Format:  
When:    
   
Where:   Intended  Audience:  
 
Published  Info:  

Content  
Describe  the  central  ideas  of  the  source  in  your  own  words  [1  sentence  summary].    
 
 
 
 
Include  1  specific  concrete  detail  (a  sentence  or  short  phrase  quoted  from  the  document).    

Value  
What  value  does  this  source  have  for  your  understanding  of  the  topic?  
 
 
What  insights  can  we  gain  about  the  author/time  period  from  this  source?    

Limitation  
What  perspectives/parts  of  the  story  can  we  not  learn  about  from  this  source?  
 
 
What  elements  or  ideas  from  this  source  cannot  be  validated?  How  could  they  be  validated?