riph module 3

refers to the conditions that form the

setting for an event, statement, work or

idea and in terms understood and

assessed.

It is the historical condition (political,

social, ideological, cultural, and

economic) in which the document was

produced.

What do we know about him,

her, or them?

What kind of views did the

author advocate?

Whom did the author have in

mind to read the source?

What kind of reaction does the

writer expect?

Is it a speech, a poem, a textbook, an

official monument?

Is it official or unofficial?

Events that were happening at the

time it was produced

The political, cultural or social factors

that could have affected the author.

The distance in time from the events

described to the creation of the source

The culture of the people

Consider geographical factors

Is it for private use, for a certain group of

people, for a particular person, for enemies

or for friends, for everyone?

refers to the topic or matter discussed in

a source, particularly a written source.

It is what is in the source.

The information that can be found in the

source.

It is the meaning of the source based on

to its historical context.