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OPVL

OPVL. Created By: Amy Strong North Mecklenburg High School International Baccalaureate. OPVL. What’s the point? All sources must be approached with caution

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OPVL

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  1. OPVL Created By: Amy Strong North Mecklenburg High School International Baccalaureate

  2. OPVL • What’s the point? • All sources must be approached with caution • When reading a source one must consider who wrote it, why they wrote it, what is included, what is left out, and how helpful this source will be to one’s investigation

  3. ORIGINS • Author • Date of original publication • Date of any additional additions • Location of publication • How might the time, place, and author of this work affect the work produced? • For example: George Washington writing about Valley Forge will have a different interpretation than General Cornwallis.

  4. PURPOSE Why did the author write/draw/compose this work? * Consider the audience * Does this author have something to hide? * Is he/she trying to convince anyone of something? * For example: Is this a textbook that is written to inform a high school student or a press conference given to reassure the American public?

  5. VALUE • How is this source useful to your investigation? • What is the author’s purpose and how can that perception aid your investigation? • Has this work been particularly well researched? • Is this a secondary source? If so, does that allow the author distance to create a subjective argument? • Is this a primary source? If so, does that allow the author to provide a viewpoint that no one else can (since they experienced it for themselves?)

  6. LIMITATIONS • What about this source hinders your investigation? • Does this author only present part of the story? • Is this a secondary source? If so, does the author deliver only part of the story? • Is this a primary source? If so, what viewpoint does the author present? What is missing from his/her side of the story?

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