Source Analysis Questions - VCE-Revolutions

							Source Analysis Questions

        Skills Session
  Comprehension Questions
•These    questions require you to work at a lower
skill level (they are easy, so don’t be tricked) –
they ask ‘what’, ‘list’, ‘name’, ‘identify’, etc.
•Avoid using the question in your responses: try to
get straight to the answer – dot points are fine.
•Your answer must be drawn directly from the
source, do not include any further understandings
for these answers.
•It is ok to quote directly from the source, but
where possible, try to use your own words - this
demonstrates a stronger understanding.
Short Answer Analysis Questions
 Question C
 •Use strong topic sentence, which answers the
 questions directly and succinctly, before you
 elaborate with evidence.
 •This asks you to draw on your own knowledge,
 as well as the extract/representation.
 •You must quote/paraphrase/refer to the source
 – you should be using this as evidence to
 support your answer, eg. “as mentioned in the
 extract...”
Short Answer Analysis Questions
 Question D
 •This is where you are required to assess the reliability of the
 source.
 •Read the question carefully to determine what aspect of the
 document you are required to address.
 •You need to evaluate the document carefully: assess what is
 there and what is not there.
 •Make comparisons between this source and other sources
 relating to the same period/event/ideology
 •A discussion of historiography is required in this response –
 discuss whether or not the document supports the view of
 specific historians or historical schools.
 •Use quotes from historians as evidence or examples of ideas
 that contradict the ideas in the source.