Steps For Question 1

Question 1

Steps

Answer 1

(Intro)
Content and tones
Knowledge
DAC
Conclusion

Question 2

Intro

Answer 2

The sources have great/some/limited value in understanding…(topic)… Together they give an indication of… (summary of contents)…

Question 3

Content and tone

Answer 3

They refer to… (main issue)…
This shows… (e.g)…
This is of value as it refers to… (knowledge of content)…
The tone of the source is… which shows…
However there is no mention of… (knowledge of issue content doesn’t mention)… which would be of value for understanding… (knowledge)…

{Repeat}

Question 4

Connect sources in content and tone

Answer 4

This led to… which is mentioned in source A/B/C

Question 5

Knowledge

Answer 5

A historian would be aware of other aspects relevant to understanding… (topic)… which are not commented on and so the value of the sources is limited. For example… (2 e.g)…

Question 6

Date

Answer 6

Sources are of value as they cover a… (number)… year period and so highlight causes/reaction/impact of …(topic)…
Source A/B/C produced in… so will reflect…
Source A/B/C is most useful…
However sources not valuable as all produced before… less likely to show….
Source A/B/C is least valuable…

Question 7

Author

Answer 7

Sources give a range of perspectives about…
The author of A/B/C is valuable as it gives perspective of…
However attitudes of… not represented which would be valuable to a historian in showing…

(Author affected by bias…..)

Question 8

Circumstance

Answer 8

Source A/B/C made/aimed/ refers to…. which shows…

However source A/B/C shows bias/is one-sided/doesn’t represent…

Question 9

Conclusion

Answer 9

Together these sources are of value to a historian researching… (topic)…
The most valuable source is…
However, sources would be of more value if cross-referenced with others about…