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The Mid Tudors A level Evaluation and enquiry questions

The Mid Tudors A level Evaluation and enquiry questions. There will be one question and four sources: Using these four sources in their historical context, assess how far they support the view that…. Evaluation and the Enquiries Element. From the board.

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The Mid Tudors A level Evaluation and enquiry questions

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  1. The Mid TudorsA level Evaluation and enquiry questions There will be one question and four sources: Using these four sources in their historical context, assess how far they support the view that….

  2. Evaluation and the Enquiries Element From the board. “Evaluation is the application of own knowledge to a source in order to judge the validity of the view of the source about an issue. The knowledge may either support or challenge the view in the source.”

  3. Overview guidance

  4. Skills for the enquiries at AS standard A helpful mnemonic… C – Context O – Origin P – Purpose

  5. C – Context • Is the date significant ? • You really need to know what was happening when the source was produced. • How does this impact on the source’s utility ? • How typical is this source ?

  6. O – Origin • Where was the source made, and by whom ? • Here the religion or politics of the author might be important. • Do these inform the opinions being given.

  7. P – Purpose • What is the source (is this significant) ? • Why was the source produced ? • Is there emotive language ?

  8. Skills for the enquiries at A levelin examiner speak… You will be required to: • Interpret the source • Explain the view of the source about the issue in the question • Consider the provenance of the sources • Apply contextual knowledge to the source to judge its validity • Analyse the source in relation to the question • Evaluate the sources

  9. Mark Scheme for your source work In order to score well answers must: • Focus on the question (key terms) • Evaluate all the sources, using both provenance and own knowledge • Reach a judgement about the issue in the question by evaluating the sources

  10. Structure Introduction Key terms / arguments for and against Two source-led paragraphs to support the statement C-O-P Two source-led paragraphs to challenge the statement C-O-P Sustained conclusion Which view best supported ?

  11. The three stages of source evaluation for your source work… • Group the sources for and against the statement in the question. • Annotate each source with an evaluation of its provenance (C-O-P). • How typical is the source ? What could we add to support or challenge it?

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