PRIMARY DOCUMENT ANALYSIS

The 4 response will provide insightful analysis of the document by

• summarizing and insightfully analyzing the document’s main points
• selecting two highly significant short excerpts (3-10 words each) from the document, convincingly explaining why one is worth remembering
• insightfully commenting on the author’s point of view or bias, distinguishing points based on facts from points based on opinions
• insightfully making use of accurate outside knowledge to put document in historical context

The 3 response will provide thoughtful analysis of the document by

• summarizing and analyzing the document’s main points
• selecting two significant short excerpts (3-10 words each) from the document, with some explanation of why one is worth remembering
• thoughtfully commenting on the author’s point of view or bias, generally distinguishing points based on facts from points based on opinions
• generally making use of accurate outside knowledge to put document in historical context

The 2 response will provide some analysis by

• summarizing and providing some analysis of some of the document’s main points
• selecting at least one significant short excerpt (3-10 words each) from the document providing some commentary on the author’s point of view or bias, sometimes
• distinguishing points based on facts from points based on opinions
• sometimes making use of accurate outside knowledge to put document in historical context

The 1 response will provide minimal analysis by

• rarely or never summarizing and analyzing the document’s main points
• selecting only one or no significant short excerpts (3-10 words each) from the document
• providing little or no commentary on the author’s point of view or bias
• rarely or never making use of accurate outside knowledge to put document in historical context