1. APPARTS Marking Up Documents
Author
Place and Time
Prior Knowledge
Audience
Reason
The Main Idea
Significance

2. A.P.P.A.R.T.S. For marking up documents
Author
Place and Time
Prior Knowledge
Audience
Reason
The Main Idea
Significance

3. A.P.P.A.R.T.S. Author Place and Time Prior Knowledge Audience Reason
Who created the document?
What do you know about the author?
What is the author’s point of view?
Place and Time
Where and when was the document produced?
How might this affect the meaning of the document?
Prior Knowledge
What prior knowledge do you have that would help you further understand the document?
Audience
For whom was the document created and how might this affect the reliability of the document?
Reason
Why was the document produced and how might this affect the reliability of the document?
The Main Idea
What point is the document trying to convey?
Significance
Why is this document important?