https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcmassbookdig.bestthingstobese00flin/?sp=200 Summarizing What type of artifact is it? What is the subject matter or purpose? Who is the author or creator? Who is the audience or user? Contextualizing When was the artifact created or used? Where was the artifact created or used? What was happening in that part of the world? What happened at the time the artifact was created or in the time period leading up to it? Inferring Whose perspectives or points of view does the artifact represent? Whose perspectives or points of view does the artifact leave out? What biases does the artifact represent? What else does the artifact tell you about the event/subject beyond the basic facts? How does this artifact emphasize an element of the event/subject that is relevant to issues today?

https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcmassbookdig.bestthingstobese00flin/?sp=200 Summarizing What type of artifact is it? What is the subject matter or purpose? Who is the author or creator? Who is the audience or user? Contextualizing When was the artifact created or used? Where was the artifact created or used? What was happening in that part of the world? What happened at the time the artifact was created or in the time period leading up to it? Inferring Whose perspectives or points of view does the artifact represent? Whose perspectives or points of view does the artifact leave out? What biases does the artifact represent? What else does the artifact tell you about the event/subject beyond the basic facts? How does this artifact emphasize an element of the event/subject that is relevant to issues today?