Paper 2 question types - YK

Question 1

What three parts are relevant to answering any sourcework question?

Answer 1

“Answer the question”, “Use the source”, “Show own relevant knowledge”

Question 2

What aspects of a source should be considered to answer?

Answer 2

Purpose (why source was produced), Audience (for the source), Methods (used to convince audience), Attitudes (of creator, values and concerns), Tone (denying, mocking, criticising, supporting, …)

Question 3

What are the main types of sourcework questions?

Answer 3

Utility (usefulness, reliability, surprise), Cross Reference (prove, agree, disagree), Inference (message, purpose), Synthesis (final question)

Question 4

What structure can you use to answer an inference question?

Answer 4

MVDC: Message (clearly state message of the source), Viewpoint (is artist supportive or critical), Details (what in source proves message and viewpoint), Context (what relevant events could have influenced creator)

Question 5

What aspects of a source need to be compared in a cross reference question?

Answer 5

Sub-messages, big messages, and point of view (sources can agree on events but not on viewpoint)

Question 6

What structure can you use to answer a cross-reference question?

Answer 6

Explain and compare points of view, explain and compare purpose of sources (if relevant), explain and compare messages (including content)

Question 7

What should be included in an answer to a “usefulness” utility question?

Answer 7

How the source is useful (rejecting source doesn’t get full marks), what can be learned from its purpose + tone + content

Question 8

What should be included in an answer to a “reliability” utility question?

Answer 8

What is source reliable for, is author reliable, is tone emotive or biased, does content match own knowledge, cross-reference another source, “reliable as evidence of the image they wish to be portrayed”

Question 9

What structure should be used to answer a synthesis question?

Answer 9

First paragraph: explain each source supporting statement and whether each source is reliable
Second paragraph: same for each source not supporting the statement
Conclusion: choose which side seems more reliable and make a balanced conclusion answering the question

Question 10

What should you do before answering a synthesis question?

Answer 10

Write beside each source whether it supports the statement or not, and circle the relevant parts of the source

Question 11

How should you spend your 2 hours for the paper?

Answer 11

20mins reading + annotating; 2mins per mark for every following question