Historical sources and contextual evaluation
| English | 中文 | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|
| provenance/ˈpruːvnəns/ | 来源背景 | lái yuán bèi jǐng |
| corroboration/kəˌrɒbəˈreɪʃn/ | 相互印证 | xiāng hù yìn zhèng |
A decision you can investigate
- A private letter and a public announcement describe the same event differently.
- Neither is automatically truthful or useless because of its genre.
Build the explanation
- A source's value depends on the inquiry question. Origin, purpose and content can explain what it reveals and what it cannot establish.
- Source comparison identifies a precise agreement or difference, then supports it with evidence from both.
Match the terms to their precise meanings.
Use these definitions in the particular context of Historical sources and contextual evaluation.
Work through the evidence
- A contemporary announcement can show the official explanation offered to an audience. A private letter can show one person's response.
- Neither alone establishes the event's impact on everyone; compare with independent evidence and context.
What can an official announcement establish most directly?
A contemporary announcement can show the official explanation offered to an audience. A private letter can show one person's response. Neither alone establishes the event's impact on everyone; compare with independent evidence and context.
Test the limits
- Do not write primary sources are reliable as a universal rule.
- Use the actual prescribed case studies, dates and actors selected by the school; this skills lesson is not case-study coverage.
Which caution belongs to this particular task?
Do not write primary sources are reliable as a universal rule. Use the actual prescribed case studies, dates and actors selected by the school; this skills lesson is not case-study coverage.
The explanation in this lesson makes a conditional claim; relevant context and evidence still matter.
Use the actual prescribed case studies, dates and actors selected by the school; this skills lesson is not case-study coverage.
Apply and explain your answer
- What can an official announcement establish most directly?
- The public explanation offered by its issuing authority.
Choose the two statements supported by this lesson.
The concept and worked evidence support these claims; the stated limits rule out the universal shortcut.
Use the terms precisely
- provenance 来源背景: A source's origin and circumstances of production.
- corroboration 相互印证: Comparing independent evidence to test a claim.
A contemporary announcement can show the official explanation offered to an audience. A private letter can show one person's response. Neither alone establishes the event's impact on everyone; compare with independent evidence and context.
Do not write primary sources are reliable as a universal rule. Use the actual prescribed case studies, dates and actors selected by the school; this skills lesson is not case-study coverage.
A source's value depends on the inquiry question. Origin, purpose and content can explain what it reveals and what it cannot establish.