HIPPO

#1 Name/Description of
Document:____________________________________________________________________________________

Historical Context
What is the context of the
doc? What was occurring in
time period & location?

Intended Audience
What audience did the
author intend doc. for?
How does it affect the
subject matter?

Point of View
What is the point of view
of the author?
What information gets
hidden or obscured by the
author’s POV? Who acts?
Who doesn’t act?

Purpose
Why was doc. created?
What is author trying to
convince reader?

Outside
information/Organi
zation
What outside specific
factual information comes
to mind when you read this
document? How could you
use doc. in argument/
essay?
 HIPPO
#2 Name/Description of
Document:____________________________________________________________________________________

Historical Context
What is the context of the
doc? What was occurring in
time period & location?

Intended Audience
What audience did the
author intend doc. for?
How does it affect the
subject matter?

Point of View
What is the point of view
of the author?
What information gets
hidden or obscured by the
author’s POV? Who acts?
Who doesn’t act?

Purpose
Why was doc. created?
What is author trying to
convince reader?

Outside
information/Organi
zation
What outside specific
factual information comes
to mind when you read this
document? How could you
use doc. in argument/
essay?
 HIPPO
#3 Name/Description of
Document:____________________________________________________________________________________

Historical Context
What is the context of the
doc? What was occurring in
time period & location?

Intended Audience
What audience did the
author intend doc. for?
How does it affect the
subject matter?

Point of View
What is the point of view
of the author?
What information gets
hidden or obscured by the
author’s POV? Who acts?
Who doesn’t act?

Purpose
Why was doc. created?
What is author trying to
convince reader?

Outside
information/Organi
zation
What outside specific
factual information comes
to mind when you read this
document? How could you
use doc. in argument/
essay?