Answering Question With Sources Flashcards
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How to answer a question including sources
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Include:
- Inferences
- Purpose of the Source
- Usefulness
- Nature
- Origin
- How do all these things put together affect how useful the source/was at the time and why
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Q
Inferences:
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If you are asked about what you can learn from a source, remember to think about what is inferred by it - i.e. what it implies or suggests, not just what information it tells you.
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Purpose Of Source:
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If asked about this, think about why the person that created the source did so. What did he or she want people to think when they saw/heard it? What reaction did they want?
(Why was it created? What was it trying to achieve?)
4
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Usefulness:
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If asked about how useful a source is, remember to use its content (what it tells us) but also the nature, origin and purpose of it.
5
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Nature:
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What is it? Photo? Speech? Newspaper report?
6
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Origin:
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Who made it? When was it made?
