Download presentation
Presentation is loading. Please wait.
Published byAvis Walters Modified over 9 years ago
1
READING FOR INFORMATION Text p. 528 - 532
2
Textbook Article Treatment – should not have bias, should be neutral (but an American textbook would probably be different from a Vietnamese textbook – each would have bias); secondary source; writers tone is formal Scope – general, a series of topics Organization – CHRONOLOGICAL ! Paragraphs, pictures, maps, charts; titles and subtitles
3
Public Document – Joint Resolution Treatment – primary source; document from Congress; published to inform the public; formal tone; no bias; Scope – very specific; Gulf of Tonkin Resolution; Organization – first paragraphs are the reasons or events that lead to the resolution; 2 nd half was the effect of these causes – cause –effect organization
4
Letter from Congress Treatment – primary source; reveals the writers thoughts; a lot of BIAS! Expresses that he wishes the war would end; Scope – (intended for a specific person) about the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution– this letter is a response to a veteran's letter to his Congressman – specific to the veteran’s letter Organization – formal letter format with header and all letter format parts
Similar presentations
© 2025 SlidePlayer.com. Inc.
All rights reserved.