1. Imperialist Era: Document Analysis
Ms. Hunt
RMS IB Middle School

2. Agenda: Thursday, January 19th, 2012
OBJ: To compare and contrast the thoughts and feelings of European and native peoples in regards to colonialism through document analysis.
1. Journal- “The White Man’s Burden”
2. What are primary vs. secondary documents?
3. SOAPSTone technique
Document Analysis
Presentations
HW: Review Colonialism and Independence notes for 15 minutes

3. Journal: January 19th, 2012 White Man’s Burden Reading and Response
Directions:
Read the passage entitled “The White Man’s Burden” then write an immediate 2 sentence response to the reading for today’s journal.
Class discussion- What does the poem mean? What is the writer referring to?
Read the passage entitled “KUA Poem.” When you are done, discuss with the class your thoughts, feelings, and concerns after having read both passages.
Following discussion, complete a second 2 sentence response on today’s journal sheet (following your first sentences).
Be sure to use complete sentences!

4. Documents for Journal The White Man’s Burden “KUA” Hymm
By: Rudyard Kipling
Take up the White man's burden –
Send forth the best ye breed –
Go bind your sons to exile
To serve your captives' need;
“KUA” Hymm
Kua Tribe, Africa
You Europeans are nothing but robbers--
Though you pretended you came to lead us.
Go away, go away, you Europeans,
The years that are past have been more than enough for us.

5. Primary vs. Secondary Document
Primary document- made at the time of the event, unaltered by people post the event
Example- Newspaper, census, birth certificate, diary
Secondary document- made after the event by someone who was not in attendance at the event or alive at the time period.
Example- textbook, biography, etc.

6. Review the following maps

8. Class Discussion What do these maps tell us about history?
Which map is more historically accurate? How do you know?
Which map is a primary source? Secondary source?
From your Unit 5 Pre Assessment- What do you think are some types of documents students and historians use to better understand history?

9. Types of Documents Photographs Journals Maps Newspapers Press Releases
Cartoons
Flyers
Memorandums
Advertisements
Diaries
Photos
Artifacts
Magazines
Census Report

10. SOAPSTone S- Speaker O- Occasion A- Audience P- Purpose S- Subject
Who is telling this story? What is the view point is the document using?
 O- Occasion
When and where was this document created? What caused the document to be written?
A- Audience
Who is the document meant for?
P- Purpose
What is the purpose or reason of the text? Why was it written? What for?
S- Subject
What is the topic of this document?
T- Tone
What is the author’s attitude towards the subject/ content?

11. Imperialist Era Document Analysis
Students will work in your assigned teams/ tables to analyze your assigned document.
Use your SOAPSTone worksheet to successful analyze the document.
In 20 minutes each team will present their document to the class using the SOAPSTone technique to summarize.
Your worksheet will be collect for a grade!

12. Document #1

13. Doc. #2

14. Document #3

15. Document #4

16. Document #5

17. Document #6