1) I want you to write a short analysis of a primary document of your choosing from any of the assigned documents in your text book (these are the documents at the end of each chapter on which you have often been quizzed , we have heard that we are in “unprecedented times.”  For the first part of this paper I want you to write a 2-3 page analysis of the primary source document. Briefly summarize the source and then explain how a historian would find value in this source.  What perspective is shared in your source? Who is the author? What is the potential bias of the source? How does this source shed light on one of the major topics or themes of our course? This section of your paper should be written in analytic format with a thesis statement, introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. (Worth 50 points)

2) Secondly, I want you to demonstrate your understanding of the importance of primary source documents by creating your own 1-2 page primary source document.  I want you to write in the first person about what you have witnessed from March 2021 to March 2022 that you think would be of historical value for future historians.  In this section of the paper, you may write in first person.  You should include information that you think would be historically relevant. I do respect your privacy so you may either write an account of what you have observed and/or you can share your own experiences that you think might shed light into the historical era.  Create your own source in the format of one of the following types of sources: 1) a diary entry 2) a letter to a friend or 3) an article written for an imagined media source, like a newspaper or magazine. (Worth 50 points)