Document Breakdown: H = HISTORICAL CONTENT/CONTEXT Point of the document What is the region from the document? Summary of the document What else is going on in the region/time period? What is the time period of the document? I = INTENDENDED AUDIENCE/AUTHORSHIP/FORMAT Who wrote it? Who was the source originally written for and why? What is the author’s position in society? What type of source is it? What are the limitations of the author? What’s the point of writing this source? P = PURPOSE Why did the writer create this document? Why has this document survived? What is the author trying to accomplish by writing this source? P = POINT OF VIEW What is the author’s point of view? What other or prior beliefs can you infer about this writer? What might limit the knowledge of the author?
Document Breakdown: H = HISTORICAL CONTENT/CONTEXT Point of the document Summary of the document What is the time period of the document? What is the region from the document? What else is going on in the region/time period? I = INTENDENDED AUDIENCE/AUTHORSHIP/FORMAT Who wrote it? What is the author’s position in society? What are the limitations of the author? Who was the source originally written for and why? What type of source is it? What’s the point of writing this source? P = PURPOSE Why did the writer create this document? Why has this document survived? What is the author trying to accomplish by writing this source? P = POINT OF VIEW What is the author’s point of view? What other or prior beliefs can you infer about this writer? What might limit the knowledge of the author?
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