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OPCVL Analysis Guide

This document provides guidance on evaluating primary and secondary sources by considering their origin, purpose, content, value, and limitations. It prompts the reader to consider questions about who created the source, when it was created and published, its intended audience and purpose, as well as what information and perspectives can be learned from it and what parts of the story it may not provide. Evaluating sources in this way helps understand their context and reliability.

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OPCVL Analysis Guide

This document provides guidance on evaluating primary and secondary sources by considering their origin, purpose, content, value, and limitations. It prompts the reader to consider questions about who created the source, when it was created and published, its intended audience and purpose, as well as what information and perspectives can be learned from it and what parts of the story it may not provide. Evaluating sources in this way helps understand their context and reliability.

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OPCVL

ORIGIN
 Primary source
Questions to consider:
• Who created it?  Secondary
• Who is the author? source
• When was it created?
• When/where / who published it?
• Is there anything we know about the author that is pertinent to our evaluation?

PURPOSE CONTENT/Context
Questions to consider: Questions to consider:
• Why does this document exist? • When does this take place?
• Who is the target audience and how can I tell? • Who is involved? People, Leaders, Nations
• Why did the author choose this format? • Where is this?
• What does the document “say”? • What impact/significance does this have and on who
• Can it tell you more than is on the surface? or what?
• Why did this take place/happen?
Remember: one-sided sources help us understand people’s
views

VALUE LIMITATIONS
Questions to consider: Questions to consider:
• What can you tell about the author from this piece? • What part of the story can we NOT tell from this
• What can you tell about the time period? document?
• Under what circumstances was this piece created and • How could we verify the content of the piece?
how does this piece reflect those circumstances • Does this piece inaccurately reflect anything about the
• Does the author represent a particular ‘side’ of a time period?
controversy or event? • What does the author leave out and why does he/she
leave it out (if you know)?
• What can we tell about the author’s perspectives from • What is purposely not addressed?
the piece?

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