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“H.I.P.P.O-ing” Documents: 4 Ways to Extend the Analysis of Primary & Secondary Documents H.istorical Context • Place the doc within broader trends that are contemporary to the source (specific historical events, circumstances of time & place, and/or broader regional, national, or global processes). I.ntended Audience • Who is the person or group the author expects to inform or influence in creating this document? How is this shown? P.urpose (Author’s) • What is the author’s goal in creating this document? This involves identifying the author’s endgame, what they hope to accomplish, & why they are writing the document. Explain why you came to this conclusion. P.oint of View (POV) • How did the author’s background shape the creation of this document? Identify an influence that may have shaped the author or source & explain how that particular influence specifically affected the content of the document. Use the doc’s source information as a starting point!
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“H.I.P.P.O-ing”Documents:4WaystoExtendtheAnalysisofPrimary&SecondaryDocuments
H.istoricalContext• Placethedocwithinbroadertrendsthatarecontemporarytothesource(specifichistoricalevents,circumstancesoftime&place,and/orbroaderregional,national,orglobalprocesses).
I.ntendedAudience• Whoisthepersonorgrouptheauthorexpectstoinformorinfluenceincreatingthisdocument?Howisthisshown?
P.urpose(Author’s)• Whatistheauthor’sgoalincreatingthisdocument?Thisinvolvesidentifyingtheauthor’sendgame,whattheyhopetoaccomplish,&whytheyarewritingthedocument.Explainwhyyoucametothisconclusion.
P.ointofView(POV)• Howdidtheauthor’sbackgroundshapethecreationofthisdocument?Identifyaninfluencethatmayhaveshapedtheauthororsource&explainhowthatparticularinfluencespecificallyaffectedthecontentofthedocument.Usethedoc’ssourceinformationasastartingpoint!
