The Elizabethan Age (1558-1603) - Exam Skills Flashcards
How do you answer Q1 What can be learnt from Sources A and B about…?
Source A tells me that…this was important because…
Source B tells me that…this was important because…
Source A and B both tell me that…this was important because…
4 marks
How do you answer Q2 To what extent does the source accurately reflect…?
The content is accurate…quote + own knowledge
The author increases the accuracy because…
However the content limits the accuracy because…
The author also limits the accuracy because… (purpose/ agenda)
Overall the source is mainly accurate in reflecting…because (own knowledge).
Always letter designed to persuade reader
8 marks
How do you answer Q3 Why was… significant in dealing with…?
Own knowledge 4 marks + Judgement set within context 8 marks = 12 marks
3 x
Reason something was important (Point)
Prove with own knowledge (Evidence)
Explain and analyse importance e.g as/ because
+ Judgement set within context
How do you answer Q4 Explain the connection between 2 of the following that are to do with…?
There are several connections between… and…
Explain first event and how it links to Q
Explain how it links to 2nd issue
Repeat steps 2 and 3 for 2nd factor
10 marks
How do you answer Q5 How far do you agree with this interpretation that…?
19 marks -> 16 marks + 3 SPAG
Introduction to discuss author, context and interpretation, discuss audience and book title
x2 agree + why?
x2 disagree + why?
Judgement - part of a wider historical debate on…
