H.I.P.P.O. Worksheet |
H- Historical Context
I- Intended Audience
P- Point of View
P - Purpose
O - Outside Information
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
- What was going on when the author wrote this document?
- How does this help you better understand the document?
- Identify the person or the group the author expects to inform or influence.
- How does this impact the author’s message?
- Who is the author?
- How did the author’s background (race, gender, socioeconomic class) impact their written perspective?
- Why did the author create the source?
- How does that affect the content of the document?
- What specific historical information outside of the document can you connect to the document?
- How does it better help you understand this document?