Exam technique How useful?

How useful is source A for anyone studying poverty in the early 1900s? Source A The man in the house is a labourer who currently earns 19 shillings a week. His wife takes in sewing and earns 2 shillings. They have six children and rent a small room with outdoor privvy shared with three other families. Source A is from an account by a surveyor on behalf of the Rowntree report, compiled in 1903.

To answer question you must begin by stating that the source is Very useful Then give reasons looking at: What kind of source it is SecondaryPrimaryOr Then use the content of the source The source tells us ………….. It also mentions……….. Then consider the accuracy of the information The source will probably be accurate because…….. OR The source may not be accurate because it may be biased because……

Ct C C A Source A is very useful for studying reasons for poverty because it is a primary source The source tells us that the man earned 19 shillings a week which was below the poverty line. The source also mentions that the family had six children and had to share a privvy or outside toilet. The source tells us that the man earned 19 shillings a week which was below the poverty line. The source also mentions that the family had six children and had to share a privvy or outside toilet. written at the time when people were living in extreme poverty. The source will probably be accurate as it was written by a reporter hired by Rowntree an independent surveyor of poverty. The source will probably be accurate as it was written by a reporter hired by Rowntree an independent surveyor of poverty.

Source A is very useful for studying reasons for poverty because it is a primary source written at the time when people were living in extreme poverty. The source tells us that the man earned 19 shillings a week which was below the poverty line. The source also mentions that the family had six children and had to share a privvy or outside toilet. The source will probably be accurate as it was written by a reporter hired by Rowntree an independent surveyor of poverty. We must then consider other factors such as The purpose This will depend on what you think the intention of the author of the source is Limitation Something important that is not in the source The purpose of the source is to record information about families in York for the purposes of Rowntrees survey about poverty. However the source is limited because it only informs about one family

Source A is very useful for studying reasons for poverty because it is a primary source written at the time when people were living in extreme poverty. The source tells us that the man earned 19 shillings a week which was below the poverty line. The source also mentions that the family had six children and had to share a privvy or outside toilet. The source will probably be accurate as it was written by a reporter hired by Rowntree an independent surveyor of poverty. The purpose of the source is to record information about families in York for the purposes of Rowntrees survey about poverty. However the source is limited because it only informs about one family and does not mention other factors about poverty such as poor could not afford doctor’s fees.