Source Analysis
What is the difference between Primary and Secondary Sources?
The difference is one being created at the time and the other after the time.
What is the first part of the TXXXC structure?
Topic Sentence
What does the key verb "identify" ask you to do?
Recognise and name
Define Trench warfare
Due to the growth in technology and weaponry, soldiers in WW1 faced many new weapons which lead to armies "digging in", complex arrangements of trenches formed, soldiers lived in the trenches and occasionally "went over the top"
Define slavery
Forcibly detaining and controlling humans, usually for work
How would you determine whether a source is primary or secondary?
Date relative to period of study, author
What do good topic sentences include?
Matter of fact language, what the verb is asking you to do, an answer to the question.
What does the key verb "outline" ask you to do?
Sketch in general terms; indicate the main features of
Name 3 challenges for soldiers in the trenches
Unsafe conditions, under fire, weather, food, sanitary
What were the 3 groups of people which were moving at this time period
Free settlers, slaves and convicts
What is the difference between a fact and an opinion?
A fact usually has impersonal language.
Opinion can have bias and usually is overly positive or negative
Name the three 'X's in the structure
Extend, Explain and Example
What does the key verb "describe" ask you to do?
Provide characteristics and features
What is the place bettwen two trenches called?
No mans land
Where did the Transatlantic Slave trade take place?
Between Africa, America and Europe
How might you assess the usefulness of a source?
Consider the content, perspective, source type or origins.
When do you need to implement the TXXXC structure with a source example?
Usually for questions that include verbs such as discuss and evaluate, or questions which ask you to refer to sources.
What does the key verb "discuss" ask you to do?
Identify issues and provide points for and/or against
Explain how WW1 or WW2 impacted the world?
Population changes, changes in gender roles, country borders
What challenges did people face when NSW was first settled?
Controlling convicts, frontier wars, resources and transport
Explain how sources can support, contradict or corroborate each other?
Support - they might suggest a similiar idea
Corroborate - might confirm a historians theory
Contradict - provides evidence which suggests the opposite to the other sources
How does the TXXXC structure fit into an extended response?
It is used for the body paragraphs which should follow an introduction and finis with a conclusion
What does the key verb "evaluate" ask you to do?
Make a judgement based on criteria; determine the value of
Photo, diary entry, list of medical conditions, daily routine
How has the movement of Convicts, settlers or Slaves still have an impact on the world?
BLM movement in the US, Shady history of Australia, ongoing discrimination in both countries