SOURCE QUESTIONS PAPER 2

Question 1

Provenance: points to evaluate

Answer 1

political agendas and beliefs
relationship to subject
type of source: memoirs are to justify, biographies more reliable
DON’T TRUST POLITICIANS

Question 2

Content: points to evaluate

Answer 2

1. Accurate to events?
2. Complete/comprehensive?
3. Typical view at the time? Representative of public?
4. Objective? Trustworthy?

Question 3

Begin each paragraph by…

Answer 3

Addressing the question directly by using the language of question (e.g This source is trustworthy…)

Question 4

Evidence: key things to focus on

Answer 4

Give lots of data! Analyse many facets
Specific F&Fs
QUESTION SIX: explain all evidence fully and give YOK
COMPARISON QUESTION: min 4 pieces of evidence

Question 5

Evaluation

Answer 5

Compare overall points (e.g why did you say it is unreliable /vs why did you say it was?)
Source x is… because, although …, it is…
REFER BACK TO Q AT THE END

Question 6

Question 5: does one source prove another wrong?

Answer 6

• 2 similarities (does not prove)
• 2 differences (proves)
  State MMs
• conclusion - LONG!: compare MMs, purpose of source? Why do they disagree/agree? Which is more reliable? Therefore, x does/not profe y wrong…

Question 7

Purpose question

Answer 7

P, E, IA
Intended audience: use evaluative verb to state reaction it creates
V, YOK -> explain viewpoint by putting source in context

Question 8

Main message question

Answer 8

M, E, IA
V, YOK
state message in P1, explain in P2
Make message as detailed as possible

Question 9

Reliability questions (surprising/trustworthy?)

Answer 9

In each P: Point(content/provenance), evidence, YOK to explain it
P1: surprising
P2: unsurprising
Conclusion: directly address q: mainly what? in what way?

Question 10

Question 6

Answer 10

In each P: give evidence and explain fully why that agrees with statement
P1: group sources that agree
P2: “” disagree
Very brief conclusion: overall, this collection of sources mostly …
SPEND TIME CAREFULLY CATEGORISING EACH SOURCE

Question 11

Linking phrases: contrast

Answer 11

Whereas, however, In contrast, alternatively, on the other hand

Question 12

Linking phrases: similarities

Answer 12

Moreover, furthermore, additionally, In addition, similarly, in the same way

Question 13

Evaluative verbs

Answer 13

Warn, persuade, convince, alarm, alert, corroborates, supports, challenges, criticises

Question 14

Adjectives to describe sources

Answer 14

objective, subjective, biased, balanced, complete, comprehensive, representative, typical, accurate, emotive, guarded

Tone of source: ironic, cynical, sarcastic, honest, genuine, distrustful…