Note-Taking Guide

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For analyzing the US Constitution and the Great Law of Peace

Directions: As you read, use this note-taking guide to record and organize information about each document. Then, use the information to compare the Great Law of Peace and the US Constitution.
   

 The Document 
 Title and source of the document. 
 
 
 
 

 What type of document is it? 
 
 
 
 

 Point of View
 Who’s speaking in the document?   What can you tell about the speaker or  creator from the document?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 Information 
 What specific information do you draw  from the document about the similarities  between the Great Law of Peace and  the US Constitution? 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 Your Interpretation
 Based on the knowledge you already have, how  do you interpret the information in the  document?  How does it add to or change your  perspective?  Is it credible?  Why or why not?   What questions does it  raise?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 Using the Information
 How does the information you found in the  document help you to understand the  relationship  between the Great Law of Peace  and the US Constitution? 
 

This guide was adapted from a note-taking guide developed
for the American Memory Fellows Program.

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