“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!