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Surgery Technique Guide

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Bottisham Village College

This document provides guidance on answering questions about sources in a history exam. It outlines 5 key question types and what students should do for each type. The question types are: 1) making inferences from sources, 2) recognizing how information is portrayed, 3) judging source reliability, 4) cross-referencing multiple sources, and 5) making a judgement on a historical question. For each type, it provides example question phrases and describes what pupils should do to correctly answer the question.

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Surgery Technique Guide Question Ability being tested Key question phrases What pupils need to do number 1 Inference from What can you tell from Make an inference about the subject and sources this source about explain how the details of the source helped them make that inference 2-4 Recognition of how How has the artist/writer Look at the language of the source information has been shown that carefully portrayed How can you tell that x Consider why the author has chosen that thinks that material to include Consider why the author has chosen to present their view in that way Show awareness that they recognise this view has been deliberately created 2-4 Judging the reliability How far can we trust Comment on how much knowledge the of a source How reliable author had of the situation they are Can we rely on writing about Is x more reliable than Pick up on any clear exaggeration in the y source Comment on when and why the source was produced Assess the strengths/weaknesses of this particular source (no generic statements!) 2-4 Cross referencing of How far does x agree Establish the message of the one source sources with y that and state it By looking at a, b and c, Cross reference with all sources how far can we trust x mentioned, referring to precise details Top students should consider the extent of the difference 2-4 Judging utility How useful is this source Decide how much a source would help a for historian in their work Is x more useful than y Consider the relevance of the content of for the source Consider the reliability of the sources author in providing the truth for the historian 5 Making a judgement How far do you agree Write at length on a historical that Answer the question clearly and question To what extent explicitly .. . How far Use both source and own knowledge as do you agree with this required by question- if it tells you to use statement? certain sources then theyre probably useful ones Top students should plan essay round their own knowledge and build in sources as supporting evidence Dont go through sources one at a time.

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Surgery Technique Guide

  • 1. Surgery Technique Guide Question Ability being tested Key question phrases What pupils need to do number 1 Inference from What can you tell from Make an inference about the subject and sources this source about explain how the details of the source helped them make that inference 2-4 Recognition of how How has the artist/writer Look at the language of the source information has been shown that carefully portrayed How can you tell that x Consider why the author has chosen that thinks that material to include Consider why the author has chosen to present their view in that way Show awareness that they recognise this view has been deliberately created 2-4 Judging the reliability How far can we trust Comment on how much knowledge the of a source How reliable author had of the situation they are Can we rely on writing about Is x more reliable than Pick up on any clear exaggeration in the y source Comment on when and why the source was produced Assess the strengths/weaknesses of this particular source (no generic statements!) 2-4 Cross referencing of How far does x agree Establish the message of the one source sources with y that and state it By looking at a, b and c, Cross reference with all sources how far can we trust x mentioned, referring to precise details Top students should consider the extent of the difference 2-4 Judging utility How useful is this source Decide how much a source would help a for historian in their work Is x more useful than y Consider the relevance of the content of for the source Consider the reliability of the sources author in providing the truth for the historian 5 Making a judgement How far do you agree Write at length on a historical that Answer the question clearly and question To what extent explicitly .. . How far Use both source and own knowledge as do you agree with this required by question- if it tells you to use statement? certain sources then theyre probably useful ones Top students should plan essay round their own knowledge and build in sources as supporting evidence Dont go through sources one at a time.