Selective in the use of facts Learning Intention: To develop skills in detecting selectivity Success Criteria: Complete practise question

What is selectivity? Selectivity means that some facts have been chosen (selected) from the sources which are supportive of the view while others have been omitted (not selected) since they do not support the view. Basically, you must work out which parts of the statement are correct or incorrect. The purpose is to identify evidence for and against a statement.

Selective in the use of facts questions The language used will be SUPPORT and OPPOSE. All the question is asking you to do is: Identify the parts of the sources that support the statement, and show that some parts of it are true (not being selective) Identify the parts of the sources that oppose the statement and show that some parts of it are false. (being selective)

Questions in the exam You will have three sources of information. You must use all three. Question will be worth 8 marks Marks are awarded for relevant information and synthesis – this means backing up evidence that you give with facts from a different source. You must link sources.

How to answer the question There is evidence to support/oppose (insert name) when he/she says (insert quote) Followed by evidence from two sources to back up your point. Then, you should write a few lines at the end of each paragraph to summarise each point (not necessary for the final exam but you must do it in your Unit Assessment).

How to remember this... Use this structure to ‘SEEL’ in your answer. Statement – In your first statement say whether this is a paragraph that supports/opposes the source and refer to the statement. Evidence – Refer to your first piece of source evidence here. Source 1/2/3 says that ‘……’ Evidence – Refer to your second piece of source evidence here. This is backed up in Source 1/2/3 where says that ‘….’ Link – Explain the evidence in your own words and link it to the words of the statement. Remember that the last point is not needed in the final exam but is good practise as you must do this to pass your Unit Assessment.

REMEMBER! To achieve full marks, you MUST include evidence in your answer that supports the view AND evidence that doesn’t support the view. If you only include one type of evidence you cannot get any more than six marks. HINT – Link written sources to statistical sources!

TASK Read the question and highlight anything that you think is relevant to support or oppose the view Highlight support in one colour and oppose in another

Next step Synthesis – can you link points of information within and between sources e.g. two bits of info that support can come from one source, as long as in your answer you have used all of the sources

Intermediate 2 (2009) Source 1 Link to source 2 Link to source 3 Link to source 3

Link to source 1 Link to source 1

First part of your answer Evidence to support the statement (S) “The Campaign to end the tolls on the Fourth and Tay Bridges was successful and had the support of the people in Scotland” made by Diana Jones can be supported because in Source 1 (E) it says “NAAT members took part in a campaign to have the bridge tolls removed”. Evidence to back this up can be found in Source 3 (E) where it says “some 20,000 of you added your signatures to the campaign in the first month, another 10,000 backed an online poll”. This shows that the people of Scotland supported the end of tolls and backs up Diana Jones’ view. (L)

Checklist Complete the rest on your own. Make sure: You have used all of the sources You have four points You have backed up each point with information from another source, or information within the same source.

Peer Assessment You should have four paragraphs. Award up to three marks for each argument depending on the relevance, and development of the evidence. For full marks a candidate must refer to all three sources. Award a maximum of six marks if only two sources are used and a maximum of four if only one source is used. Swap jotters and mark.