Source Skills

Question 1

Message

Answer 1

• 5 mins
• Source 1
• 2 marks total
• 1 mark - Identifies the message
• 1 mark - explains the context surrounding the message - could use evidence including dates and people

Question 2

Context

Answer 2

• 10 mins
• Source 2
• 4 marks
• 1 mark identifies the focus of the source
• 1 mark explains the people involved
• 1 mark explains the events surrounding the focus of the source
• 1 mark identifies the ideas related to the focus of the source

Question 3

Perspective

Answer 3

• 15 mins
• Sources 3+4
• 6 marks total
• 1 mark identify the perspective of source 3
• 2 marks - 2 reasons for the perspective with evidence using time, place, bias, purpose, motive
• 1 mark identify the perspective of source 4
• 2 marks - 2 reasons for the perspective with evidence

Question 4

Evaluate the Extent

Answer 4

• 15 mins
• Sources 1-4
• 7 marks total
• 1 mark - identify an aspect of social change represented in the sources
• 1 mark - explain the significance of the change
• 1 mark - identify an aspect of political change represented in the sources
• 1 mark - explain the significance of the change
• 1 mark - identify an element of change that is not represented in the sources
• 1 mark - explain the significance of the change
• 1 mark - make an evaluative statement

Question 5

Social Changes

Answer 5

• Equality
• Lack of freedom and autonomy
• Policies of segregation

Question 6

Political Changes

Answer 6

• Land rights
• Pay rights
• Voting rights
• Housing rights

Question 7

Significance

Answer 7

• Limited
• Moderate
• High

Question 8

Elements of Perspective

Answer 8

• Time - When the source was created - the time of the author, impacts
• Place - Where the source was created, impacts
• Motive - Why the author has chosen to make the source, impact, the motive is ‘internal’ to the author – what are they thinking/feeling?
• Purpose - The outcome the author is hoping to achieve through the creation of the source, purpose is about the action that viewers of the source will take – it is ‘external’ to the author, impacts
• Bias - Circumstances of the author’s life that would encourage them to have a particular perspective, impacts (only use if there is specific historical knowledge of the author and their context/circumstances)