In this module, we learned about analyzing primary source documents using the HAPPY Analysis. For this assignment, you will complete a HAPPY Analysis for one of the primary source documents from the reader for this module or the next.
Instructions:
Step 1: Pick a document to analyze:
- Primary Source: Song about life in Virginia
- Primary Source: Recruiting Settlers to Carolina, 1666
- Primary Source: Recruiting Settlers to Carolina, 1666
- Primary Source: Francis Daniel Pastorius Describes His Ocean Voyage, 1684
- Primary Source: Olaudah Equiano Describes the Middle Passage, 1789
- Primary Source: Jonathan Edwards revives Northampton, Massachusetts, 1741
- Primary Source: Eliza Lucas Letters, 1740-1741
- Primary Source: Extracts from Gibson Clough’s War Journal, 1759
- Primary Source: Pontiac Calls for War, 1763
- Primary Source: The Social Contract, 1763
- Primary Source: A Treatise on Tolerance, 1763
- Primary Source: Alibamo Mingo, Choctaw Leader, Reflects on the British and French, 1765
Step 2: Fill out the HAPPY Analysis Chart for the document you chose. Remember to do a careful, close reading of your source document and fill out the HAPPY analysis in detail.
H |
Historical Context |
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A |
Audience |
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P |
Purpose |
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P |
Point of View |
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Y |
Why? (Significance) |
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STEP 3: Submit your completed chart.
Assignment Grading Rubric:
Criteria | Poor | Good | Excellent | |
Historical Context | The response is off-topic, incomplete, superficial, or lacking in analysis or critique. | Provides an accurate response to the prompt, but the information delivered is limited or lacking in analysis. | Provides a thoughtful and clear response to this component of the HAPPY Analysis. The response corresponds to specific pieces from the reading. | __/2 |
Audience | The response is off-topic, incomplete, superficial, or lacking in analysis or critique. | Provides an accurate response to the prompt, but the information delivered is limited or lacking in analysis. | Provides a thoughtful and clear response to this component of the HAPPY Analysis. The response corresponds to specific pieces from the reading. | __/2 |
Purpose | The response is off-topic, incomplete, superficial, or lacking in analysis or critique. | Provides an accurate response to the prompt, but the information delivered is limited or lacking in analysis. | Provides a thoughtful and clear response to this component of the HAPPY Analysis. The response corresponds to specific pieces from the reading. | __/2 |
Point of View | The response is off-topic, incomplete, superficial, or lacking in analysis or critique. | Provides an accurate response to the prompt, but the information delivered is limited or lacking in analysis. | Provides a thoughtful and clear response to this component of the HAPPY Analysis. The response corresponds to specific pieces from the reading. | __/2 |
Why? (Significance) | The response is off-topic, incomplete, superficial, or lacking in analysis or critique. | Provides an accurate response to the prompt, but the information delivered is limited or lacking in analysis. | Provides a thoughtful and clear response to this component of the HAPPY Analysis. The response corresponds to specific pieces from the reading. | __/2 |
Total | __/10 |