- Type of Document (Check one):
___ Newspaper
___ Memorandum
___ Report
___ Other
2. Document Markings
Letterhead_________________________________
Typed or Handwritten_________________________
Seals_____________________________________
Notations_________________________________
"Received" Stamp___________________________
Other things_________________________________
3. Date of Document___________________________________________________
4. Author (or creator) of Document_______________________________________
5. To whom was the document written?____________________________________
6. List three important things you can learn from the document.
7. Why do you think this document was written? What helps you to know why it was written?
8. Can you identify, from reading the document, what circumstances were present at the time it was written?
9. After reading this document, what questions do you have?
*Adapted from worksheets designed and developed by the staff of the Education Branch, Office of Public Programs, National Archives, Washington, D.C. 20408