1. Source Analysis 2016

2. Source Analysis
Compare and contrast the messages of Source 1 and Source 2
Describe the message and tone of Source 3
Evaluate the usefulness, in terms of strengths and weaknesses, of source 1 and source 2 as representations of…..
Explain the historical context of Source 3
Identify and account for the author’s perspective in source 3 and 4 regarding…
Identify and discuss why source 3 and source 4 are contestable.
Evaluate the extent to which the four sources give an accurate insight into…
Using your knowledge of the whole period, evaluate the importance of the themes, ideas and / or events represented in the 4 sources.

3. Compare and contrast the messages of Source 1 and Source 2
What is the message of Source 1?
What is the message of Source 2?
How are they similar? (Compare)
How are they different? (Contrast)

4. Describe the message and tone of Source 3
Describe the message of Source 3
Describe the tone of Source 3:
Tone = the overall sense you get from the source – the manner of expression or mood created by the language or images within the source.
enlightened, positive, sarcastic, disgruntled, angry, cautious, religious, supportive, alarmed…

5. Evaluate the usefulness, in terms of strengths and weaknesses, of source 1 and source 2 as representations of…..
How is source 1 useful as a representation of…
How is source 1 limited as a representation of…
How is source 2 useful as a representation of…
How is source 2 limited as a representation of…
Evaluate how both sources, when combined are useful as representations of…

6. Evaluate the usefulness, in terms of strengths and weaknesses, of source 1 and source 2 as representations of…..

7. Explain the historical context of Source 3
What is the focus of the source?
What event, issue, figure…is the source about?
What lead to or caused the focus of the source?
Explain what you know about the focus of the source.

9. Identify and account for the author’s perspective in source 3 and 4 regarding…
What is the author’s perspective about…?
How do you know that is the author’s perspective?
What elements of the source indicate this?
Why might someone have this perspective at the time?

10. Identify and account for the author’s perspective in source 3 and 4 regarding…

11. Identify and discuss why source 3 and source 4 are contestable.
What elements of the source are contestable?
What might people have different points of view about?
Why are they contestable?
Why might people have different points of view?

12. Evaluate the extent to which the four sources give an accurate insight into…
Mini-essay?
Thesis statement addressing the question in one sentence.
How well do the sources actually give an accurate insight into…
What important aspects of…_______…have been omitted and aren’t included in the four sources?
Evaluation
So, overall, do the four sources give an accurate / inaccurate / limited insight into…

13. Evaluate the extent to which the four sources give an accurate insight into…

14. Using your knowledge of the whole period, evaluate the importance of the themes, ideas and / or events represented in the 4 sources.
Mini-essay?
Thesis statement addressing the question.
What themes, ideas and/or events are represented in the sources?
AND
How important are those themes, ideas and/or events to an understanding of what occurred?
Explain / elaborate on your thesis statement:
Explain the historical context of the themes, ideas and/or events.
Evaluate their importance
Are there any other themes, ideas and/or events which are also important? More important?

15. Using your knowledge of the whole period, evaluate the importance of the themes, ideas and / or events represented in the 4 sources.