WHP / WHP AP Sourcing Tool
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT/ ACTIVITY SOURCING TOOL1Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “SourcingTool”, OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/Process:Answer each of the questions below. If you are sourcing more than one document, provide responses for each.Name of document and/or source:Author’s name:Loca5on and date source was wri8en:Historical ContextWhat about the author’s loca3on may have influenced the source’s loca3on (for example, the loca3on’s geography, demography, or the region’s poli3cal situa3on, religious influences, or industry)?What events might have influenced the source’s crea3on?What other informa3on helps you understand this source?AudienceWho was the source created for (that is, was this wriAen for anyone to read or was it private, for one specific person or group)?What were the readers of this source supposed to do or think once they read it?
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT/ ACTIVITYSOURCING TOOL2PurposeWhat was the author’s goal, and what evidence supports your answer?POV(Point of View)Can you iden3fy anything about the author that might explain why they wrote this? For example, does their economic class, occupa3on, religion, na3onality, poli3cal group, ethnic group, or gender help explain why they wrote this?WhY(Importance)What is the main idea of the source?What parts of this document are most valuable and why?What are the limita3ons of this document? In other words, where does it fall short?