source question Flashcards
Para 1- intro
-provide one sentence of context for given topic
-outline overall LoA- how far could the historian use these sources to investigate given topic
e.g source 1 and 2 provide some/limited/significant use to a historian to investigate…
-Outline what insight the sources used together provide about given topic- e.g taken together, both sources…
-outline the limitations- however a historian could question utility of source 1 and 2 as…
Para 2- Evaluation of the CONTENT of both sources 1 and 2 with a focus on how useful they are together
For each source…
1. explain what the source claims about the given topic
e.g the source claims that… by stating…
- support the claims with quotes from the source
e.g the source further suggests that…For example it states… - Use knowledge of topic to SUPPORT/CHALLENGE sources claims.
e.g this of limited use to a historian as…
4.Explain whether this makes it useful to a historian- how much weight could a historian give the source.
5.outline your overall evaluation of how useful they are together.
e.g when considered together the sources are of limited/some/considerable use to a historian to investigate…