acronyms to remember

HIPPO / HIPP

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Document Analysis (for DBQs)

Use to analyze a document’s reliability and context.

• H: Historical Context

• I: Intended Audience

• P: Purpose

• P: Point of View
  (Sometimes “O” is added for Outside Evidence)

3. MEEC

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Body Paragraph Writing

Use for topic sentences or DBQ/LEQ paragraphs.

• M: Main Idea (claim)

• E: Evidence

• E: Explanation

• C: Context or Complexity

4. SOAPSTONE

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Source Analysis (especially primary sources)

• S: Speaker

• O: Occasion

• A: Audience

• P: Purpose

• S: Subject

• TONE: Tone of the piece

5. RAFT

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Thesis Writing Strategy

• R: Restate the question

• A: Answer all parts of the question

• F: Focus on historical thinking skill (change/continuity, cause/effect, etc.)

• T: Time frame