Blog 5

First, go view many (if not all) of your classmate's Blog 4s.  Then write a blog commenting upon what you find...

First, I have to say that the Blog 4s were my absolute favorite blogs this term, and possibly the best thing that's happened to me in weeks... OK, months.  I live a sad life, ok?
What's really interesting is that you can immediately tell the difference between those who are analyzing their primary source and those who are trying to do a reenactment of their entire topic.  See the difference? If, as, for instance, Jeremy did, you are actually taking your primary source and twisting it, interpreting it, reimagining it, you probably have a good primary source.  If, instead, you are trying to create a collage of a topic, you know you don't have a primary source yet.
I'm excited to read Blog 5s and see if you all are making this connection.  I want you to choose primary sources that put YOU in the driver's seat.  You have this thing, this artifact (possibly a text, possibly not), and YOU have to analyze it, and see the things the average person won't see, and pull them out for us.  This is exciting work, once you figure out your approach.