Imagine you were reading a journal written by a woman during the time of the American Civil War. If you wanted to use this as historical evidence, you should first find out the writer's point of view. How would you do this?

A. Find out more information on the writing level: Is it well written or poorly written?
B. Find out more information about the journal's publication: How was it published?
C. Find out more information on the writer: Did she support a particular side in the conflict?
D. Find out more information about the source: Has it been widely read?

Question

Imagine you were reading a journal written by a woman during the time of the American Civil War. If you wanted to use this as historical evidence, you should first find out the writer's point of view. How would you do this?

	A.	Find out more information on the writing level: Is it well written or poorly written?
 		B.	Find out more information about the journal's publication: How was it published?
 		C.	Find out more information on the writer: Did she support a particular side in the conflict?
 		D.	Find out more information about the source: Has it been widely read?

elisaneedshelp · Answer

Which ones could you eliminate or which one do you think might be the answer?

wcrmelissa2001 · Answer

Note: you want to find out her POINT OF VIEW. AKA her stance on the issue, what she thinks about it. See which options point towards taking a stance, etc.