How to Answer Source Questions Flashcards
How many marks are Evaluate the Usefulness questions worth?
12 Marks
How are the marks divided in an Evaluate the Usefulness Question?
Up to 3 marks for Provenance ( author purpose timing)
Up to 3 marks for Interpretation (accurate facts from source)
Maximum 5 marks between provenance and interpretation
Up to 5 marks for own knowledge ( facts omitted from source or context for facts in source.)
Up to 2 marks Historiography ( Historians views)
What should you always state in an Evaluate the Usefulness question?
For each Issue state:
‘Fact from Source’. This is/is not useful because…
Make sure the point links to the questions topic.
How to quote from a source?
Explain exactly why the quote is relevant to the question.
State that the source is useful and accurate
What sub headings come under Provenance.
When the source was made.
Why the source was made.
Who made the source. (Author)
Type of source.
How many marks are How much questions worth?
16 marks
What method may you use to help you answer the question?
A-I-D
Answer - Answer the question discussing how the source agree or disagree about the questions topic.
Includes - Include facts from the sources and show how they are relevant
Doesn’t Include - You must include relevant facts the source doesn’t include ( Including Historiography)
How are the marks allocated in a How Much question?
Up to 6 marks for Identifying relevant facts from the Source ( 3 marks per source)
Up to 8 marks for Identifying relevant facts from your own knowledge.
Up to 2 marks Explaining Historians Views
What can happen with the Recall? Vary between sources
You could have 6 points of recall relevant to one source and only 2 for the other.
How to quote from sources?
Explain exactly why the quote is relevant to the question.
One way is by giving a relevant quote and then showing what this proves, in terms of the overall question.
What must the Historiography be?
Relevant to the sources or question.
How many marks are How Fully Questions worth?
12 marks
What method could you use to answer a How Fully Question?
A-I-D
Answer
Includes
Doesn’t Include
How are the marks allocated in a How Fully question?
Up to 3 marks for Identifying Facts from the Source. ( quote and state relevancy)
Up to 7 marks for relevant facts from your own knowledge which are not included in the source
Up to 2 marks for Historians views on these issues.
What is the first sentence in the How Fully question no matter what topic it is on?
Source ‘X’ partly explains the reasons for ….. Reword Question….., although fails to include some key factors.
