Discussion
Choose one of the primary source options from below, analyze it with annotations (see annotation help below), then compare that source with one of the other primary sources. Make sure that it is not the same primary source. Next, compare those primary sources with the questions below, and finally post your annotations and comparison. Now the waiting game. Be patient and then read a classmates post and use the reflection response questions to answer your viewing of your classmates post.
Choose 1 of the Primary Sources:
Option 1: Isabel de Guevara
Option 2: Manuel Trujillo Accuses Asencio Povia and Antonio Yuba of Sodomy, 1731
Option 3: Cabildo Letter to the Crown
Option 4: Catalina de Erauso, the Soldier Nun
Option 5: Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
Option 6: New Laws of the Indies
Option 7: Burial of an Archbishop – Viceroy, Mexico City, 1612
Annotate that primary source:
Here is a method developed to help: The SQUARE method. Annotate in Word or Google Docs
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- Summarize key historical events and ideas – (put these in parentheses)
- Put a Question mark ?? by ideas you do not understand or find confusing
- Underline key words that seem important and explain why
- Author’s assumptions and biases – highlight these
- Your Reactions and interpretations – (put these in parentheses)
- Identify and Explain the author’s main points/argument – bold these
The next part
Compare a different primary source from the provided list and reflect on the following questions (3-4 sentences long. Make sure to provide some examples to help with the reflection responses).
(Make sure you do not compare the same source you annotated)
- How are the sources similar and/or different?
- Why did you choose this source to compare?
- How do these sources help you understand this period of the Colonial Life in the Americas (North and South America)?
Now, post your Annotations and Comparison to the Discussion Board.
Wait and then read one of your classmates post
Reflect on your classmates annotations and answer the following annotation reflection questions as a response to their post
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- What did your classmate make note of?
- How did their annotations and comparison help you better understand this Time and Place?
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