Written Document Analysis for
The Charter of Privileges
(Grades 3-5)
1. Who is the author and what is the title of the document?
2. When was this document created?
3. Who was this document created for?
4.
What was the PURPROSE of the document? (Remember the purpose explains WHY the
document was created so when looking at the charter try to ask yourself why William Penn
needed a Charter of Privileges)
5. List three things you learned after reading this document and why were those three things
important?
6. Write an example of something in the document that confused you and that you still have
questions about.