Allen Light's Sailor Protection Paper

8th Grade Document Analysis Sheet

Read Allen Light’s Sailor Protection Paper and answer the following questions:

1. Type of Document: (check one)

__Letter   __Advertisement   __Census Report

__Newspaper  __Telegram    __Map   

__Identification Certificate

2. Unique physical qualities of the document

__Interesting letterhead __Stamp    __Seal

__Handwritten  __Foreign Language   __Other

__Typed

3. Date of Document_______________________________________________

4. Author (or creator) of Document____________________________________

5. For what audience was the document written?_________________________

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6. What does it tell you about Allen Light in terms of:

__Date of birth   __Place of birth  __Ethnic background

__Occupation (job)    __Other Detail

7. Document information: (There are many possible answers for A-E)

1. List three things the author said that you think are important

1.__________________________________________________________

2.__________________________________________________________

3.__________________________________________________________

2. Why do you think Allen Light needed this document?

________________________________________________________________

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3. What evidence in the document helps you know why Allen Light needed it?

Quote from the document.

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D. List three things the document tells you about life in the United States at the time it was written:

1._____________________________________________________________

2._____________________________________________________________

3._____________________________________________________________