Year 12 Modern History Topic 1 Source Based

Year 12 Modern History Topic 1: Source Based Study: World War One (1914 -1919)

Source Analysis Lesson Goal: Refresh our knowledge of primary and secondary sources and how to analyse them What I’m looking for: To be able to identify a source and to identify its usefulness and reliability

What are PRIMARY Sources? A primary source is any evidence that is contemporary to the event in question. Therefore, they are created/produced by an individual or a group of people with first hand experience of an event. Primary sources can come in a variety of forms, these include; • Audio—oral histories or memoirs, interviews, music • Images—photographs, videos, film, fine art • Objects—clothing (fashion or uniforms), tools, pottery, gravestones, inventions, weapons, memorabilia • Statistics—census data, population statistics, weather records • Text—letters, diaries, original documents, legal agreements, treaties, maps, laws, advertisements, recipes, genealogical information, sermons/lectures

What are SECONDARY Sources? A secondary source is evidence that is produced after the event in which it is describing. Secondary sources also come in a range of forms; For example: • • • Biographies Histories Literary Criticism Book, Art, and Theatre Reviews Newspaper articles that interpret past events

Usefulness and Reliability Usefulness: The source is helpful when explaining something you are investigating. Reliability: the degree to which a source can be considered accurate.

Our Source Mantra Every source is useful but no source is reliable.

When analysing sources we need to remember to be ADAMANT!

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