Analyze the document “The Talented Tenth” using the guideline of questions below
What is the date of the document? Is this an original document? Was it republished in a secondary source?
What are the origins of the document? What was the place of publication? If it was reprinted, where and when?
Who was the author? Is there significant biographical background or details that influenced the document?
Who was the audience for the document? For whom is the author writing? What is the author’s main purpose in creating the document?
What is the tone of the document? What is the author’s perspective and attitude toward the work or subject?
Has the document been altered from the original? Has the document been edited? If so, how have various editions changed the content or substance?
Who is the sponsor or publisher? Does the document reflect the sponsorship or orthodoxy of any particular group?
What is the language? What are the distinctive words and phrases the author uses in the document? What words or details need additional definition or contextualization?
What is the context of the document? Describe the historical setting.
Briefly summarize the document’s content.
What is this significance of the document at the time of its original publication? How was it received?
What is the historical significance of the document?
How would you triangulate the document? What are the other sources that would help you make sense of the document?
What information is missing? What are the puzzles or gaps in the document which render it’ meaning incomplete or uncertain?
What additional comments or questions do you have about the document?