Paper 2 Techniques Flashcards
How far do sources agree?
- two similarities
- two differences
- conclude - how far do they agree
How useful is this source for a Historian studying X
- how is it valuable
- what are its limitations (NOPAT)
- conclude (- source can be useful if unreliable)
How reliable is source X?
- how is it reliable/trustworthy - content which is accurate
- how is it unreliable/untrustworthy - content which is inaccurate
- conclude
Do you believe source X?
- how is it reliable/trustworthy - content which is accurate
- how is it unreliable/untrustworthy - content which is inaccurate
- conclude
Do you trust what X is saying?
- how is it reliable/trustworthy - content which is accurate
- how is it unreliable/untrustworthy - content which is inaccurate
- conclude
Which source is more reliable?
Source X - explain big message - reliability of content NOPAT then its limitations
Source Y - the same
Conclude - which is more
What can you learn from this source?
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What is the message?
- Explain overall message, what does the cartoonist think?
- Examine sub messages and smaller details of the source then compare to own knowledge and evaluate
How far does source X prove source Y is right?
- how does it
- how doesn’t it
- conclude - which more important
What can you learn from this source?
- key messages - two inferences what can we learn
- what is limiting - use own knowledge
- coclude what we can learn
Does source X make Y surprising?
- on the surface seems surprising - own knowledge examine content of sources, message
- Evaluate sources (NOPAT) - why is this actually not that surprising
- Conclude
Are you surprised by source X?
- big message - why surprising
- consider NOPAT explain why this isn’t actually surprising
- Conclusion
Why was this source published at the time?
- (L6: why published at this time) and then explain big message
- Explain fully purpose, context, audience + intended impact - context of the time
- Conclude
How far do these sources provide convincing evidence that x?
- sources that support (QUOTE + REFERENCE source directly)
- sources which challenge - quoting
- conclusion
Does source X prove Y wrong?
- on the surface it does - own knowledge examine content of sources, message
- Evaluate sources (NOPAT) - why is this actually not
- Conclude
What would the reaction of the author of source X be to source Y?
- on the surface suggests wrong own knowledge examine content of sources, message
- Evaluate sources (NOPAT) - why is this actually not actually wrong
- Conclude
Does source X mean C is lying?
- on the surface seems lying - own knowledge examine content of sources, message
- Evaluate sources (NOPAT) - why is this actually not lying
- Conclude
Why do these two sources differ about events in X?
- explain big messages of both briefly and how they differ
- contextual knowledge to explain why - different purposes, perspectives, intended impact
- conclude.
