Sunday, 6 November 2016

History Help - 2.11.16

Evaluating primary sources

  • Strengths/weaknesses
- Author
- Time
- Motivations
- Intended message
- Context
- Propaganda
- Purpose
- Bias (all biased)

Conclusions
  • Summary
  • Write first?
  • Reinforces and summarises argument
  • Nothing new
  • Reference previous points
  • Reach judgement
Historians
  • Use life for
- Motivations
- Context

Not narrating
  • Keep linking back to question 
  • Keep explanations brief - use to highlight/ back up points
  • Paraphrase historians rather than quote
Proof reading
  • Always ask yourself - Is it relevant to the question?

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