6. Oliver Cromwell Hero or Villain? Plymstock School History Department

7. Aims: How we interpret the role of an individual in History? Using Describe Interpret Evaluate Skills

8. D I E - Describe Interpret Evaluate Describe – what are they studying (comprehension) e.g. is it a book, painting, biography etc Interpret – what is it saying about Oliver Cromwell? Is he a hero? Is he a villain? Is he both? (comprehension & inference) Evaluate – Marrying the Description and Interpretation together to come to a conclusion. Can a painting be trusted? Did the author know Cromwell? Was he writing after Cromwell’s death? (Analysis)

9. D I E - Describe Interpret Evaluation An Example ‘Oliver Cromwell was a lovely man, everything he did was for his country and everything he did was for his God’ Written by Cromwell’s wife just after his death