Source Sentence starters

Question 1

Identify and explain the message of the source

Answer 1

The message of the source is that….
This is evident by…
This is further evident…

Question 2

Identify and explain the historical context of the source

Answer 2

The focus of the source is… Who, what, when, where and why

Question 3

identify and account for the aurthors perspective in the source

Answer 3

the authors perspective towards… is…
This can be accounted for by through…
Bias/motive/time/place

Question 4

discuss how the source are reliable for a historian learning about the chosen topic

Answer 4

Source (#) can be considered (judgement) reliable
A strength of this source…
A weakness of this source…
overall the source can be considered… because…

Question 5

Using all three sources, assess the impacts of (force/idea/event/individual)

Answer 5

the overall impact of… can be considered (judgment)
(F/I/E/I) had a (judgement) impact because…
This impact resulted in…

Question 6

Using your knowledge of the period, and with reference to the sources, evaluate the imapct (/F/I?E?I)

Answer 6

overall ( ) had a (judgment) impact of the period of study
This is because…
Mini essay…