Walden University Female Combatants Essay

Introduction

For the next three primary source analyses, you will be given a document or image to review. The first step is confirm what kind of document or artifact you are working with, summarize the content, and then begin to analyze it’s meaning. This assignment is designed to be written out in full sentence and full paragraph format, in 1-2 pages in length (700 words). The first part of your submission will answer the first ten questions below, under “Working with Visual [or Written] Sources” below. You will also address questions 2 and 3 under the Specific Instructions. Keep in mind that these kinds of analysis help us contextualize documents and artifacts in their specific time and place as well as addressing who created them, and also help us empathize or better understand historical actors and actions.

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Document under Analysis for PSA 2:

In this 1776 engraving by an anonymous artist, Great Britain is depicted on the left as a staid, stern matron, while America, on the right, is shown as a half-dressed American Indian. Why do you think the artist depicted the two opposing sides this way?

Specific Instructions

For each of your three (3) analysis submissions, you should submit the following for full credit on the assignment:

Answers to all ten questions for either a written document or visual document (found below);
A brief discussion of the connections you make using this evidence: to what other things that you know or have learned can you link this source? This can be people, ideas, events, etc. Be as thorough as possible;
A brief reflection that answers what the source reveals to you personally about the past (that may be different from your analysis in parts 1 & 2), and if you recommend this evidence as critical to understanding – or not! – and why.
Each submission should be 1-2pages in length (approximately 700 words), typed, 12pt font, and should include the titleof the source you analyze. Follow this example at the top of your submission:

Author Last Name, Author First Name. “Title of source.” Title of Additional source in which the primary source is located or where you found it. Publishing location or publisher, date/year of publication.

Working with Visual Sources

Begin with the Basics – understanding:

When and where was the image/artifact created?
Who made the image or artifact? Who paid for or commissioned it? For what audience(s) was it intended?
Where was the original image/artifact originally displayed or used?

This information is generally found in the textbook or accompanying the image(s). If it is unclear and you use an outside source to assist you, you must cite the source.

Description – higher level understanding:

If the source is an image – who or what is depicted? What activities are shown? How might you describe the positioning of figures, their clothing, hairstyles, and other visual cues?
If the source is an object or building – how would you describe its major features?

Third Level – interpretation (based on context):

What likely purpose or function did the image or artifact serve?
What message(s) does it seek to convey?
How could it be interpreted differently depending on who viewed it or used it?
What are the meanings of any symbols or other abstract features in the visual source?
What can the image or artifact tell us about the society that produced it and the time period in which it was created?