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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!