source question Flashcards

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Para 1- intro

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-provide one sentence of context for given topic

-outline overall LoA- how far could the historian use these sources to investigate given topic
e.g source 1 and 2 provide some/limited/significant use to a historian to investigate…

-Outline what insight the sources used together provide about given topic- e.g taken together, both sources…

-outline the limitations- however a historian could question utility of source 1 and 2 as…

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Para 2- Evaluation of the CONTENT of both sources 1 and 2 with a focus on how useful they are together

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For each source…
1. explain what the source claims about the given topic
e.g the source claims that… by stating…

  1. support the claims with quotes from the source
    e.g the source further suggests that…For example it states…
  2. Use knowledge of topic to SUPPORT/CHALLENGE sources claims.
    e.g this of limited use to a historian as…

4.Explain whether this makes it useful to a historian- how much weight could a historian give the source.

5.outline your overall evaluation of how useful they are together.
e.g when considered together the sources are of limited/some/considerable use to a historian to investigate…

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