Guide to “Created Equal” Essays
You must write one essay for EACH primary resource.
Each essay must be one page long.
 In the first paragraph, describe your primary resource.
Answer the questions: “who, what, where, when and why”.
Is it a photograph? Who is in it? Where are they? Who took the photo?
Is it a poem? What is the title? Who wrote it? Why did they write it?
Start this way…….
This primary resource is a (treaty, poem, speech??) ________________________
__________________________________________________________etc…
 In the second paragraph, tell how the primary resource relates to the struggle for
equality. Give any related background.
Answer the questions: Does it relate to the denial of equal rights? Does it ensure
equal rights? Does it show the fight for equal rights?
How does it show that relationship?
Start this way…….
This primary resource relates to the struggle for equality because it shows the
(denial, ensuring, fight ??) of equal rights. It shows this relationship by _____________
___________________________________________________________etc…
This should demonstrate how well you researched and analyzed the resource!
 In the third paragraph, give a personal analysis of the primary resource.
Answer the questions: Why you chose it? How do you feel about it?
Relate the primary resource to your own personal experience or prior knowledge.
Start this way…….
I chose this primary resource because ___________________________________
_____________________________________________________________etc…