Primary Source Worksheet

Read article then fill out worksheet, thank you
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/business/remote-work-spiritual-consultants.html

What kind of document is this (letter, diary, memoir, journal, autobiography, court document, newspaper story, song lyric, poem, advertisement, etc.)?
Take stock of what it is:
Who wrote or created it?
For whom was it written/created?
When was it written/created?
Where was it written/created?
Make sense of its contents:
How is it organized?
What is it about?
Write one sentence summarizing the document.
Why did the author write it?
Quote evidence from the document that tells you this.
What was happening at the time and place this document was created that might help you to understand it?
Make sense of why you read it:
What does this document have to do with the larger issue of American Christianities?
What did you find out from this document that you might not learn anywhere else?
What other documents or evidence that you have seen in this course can you connect to this document to bring out its significance for thinking about American Christianities?

Sample Solution