Sourcing a Document HAPPY Document Analysis Primary vs

Primary vs. Secondary • A primary source provides direct or firsthand evidence about an

H- Historical Context • Causation: Can you bring into the open connections between the

A-Audience • For whom was the source created, and how might this affect the

P-Purpose • WHY or FOR WHAT REASON was the source produced at the time

P- Point of View • Can you identify an important aspect of WHO the

Y-wh. Y • How does the document impact/shape/reflect popular arguments on the subject? •

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Sourcing a Document “HAPPY” Document Analysis

Primary vs. Secondary • A primary source provides direct or firsthand evidence about an event, object, person, or work of art. Primary sources include historical and legal documents, eyewitness accounts, results of experiments, statistical data, pieces of creative writing, audio and video recordings, speeches, and art objects. Interviews, surveys, fieldwork, and Internet communications via email, blogs, listservs, and newsgroups are also primary sources. • Secondary sources describe, discuss, interpret, comment upon, analyze, evaluate, summarize, and process primary sources. Secondary source materials can be articles in newspapers or popular magazines, book or movie reviews, or articles found in scholarly journals

H- Historical Context • Causation: Can you bring into the open connections between the Document and Historical Facts? • Chronology: Can you place the Primary Source within its appropriate place in the Historical Narrative or Timeline? • PRIOR KNOWLEDGE: What do you know that would help you further understand the Primary Source?

A-Audience • For whom was the source created, and how might this affect the reliability or accuracy of the source?

P-Purpose • WHY or FOR WHAT REASON was the source produced at the time it was produced? What was the author’s GOAL?

P- Point of View • Can you identify an important aspect of WHO the author is, and explain HOW this might have impacted what they wrote? • Can you identify an influence that shaped the author or source, and EXPLAIN HOW THAT INFLUENCE specifically affected the document’s content?

Y-wh. Y • How does the document impact/shape/reflect popular arguments on the subject? • How does the document reflect ‘continuity or change over time? • What are the limitations of the document?