history skills

A historical argument is a reasoned response to a question or statement which is supported by evidence from sources.

• true

• false

What is the name of the guide we use for helping us to analyse sources?

• OCTOPUS

• OVERTURE

• OCCY

• OCIPAM

When analysing and interpreting sources, historians try to identify the motivations, values and attitudes of the creator and society at the time.

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The P in our OCIPAM acronym stands for:

• person

• place

• perspective

• political

When using the "three C" strategy to analyse a political cartoon, we examine:

• character

• content

• comment

• choice

• context

When we are looking at the perspective of a source, we are looking for the point of view being demonstrated by the author/creator.

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Which 4 features of evidence are important for examining when we are trying to examine the usefulness of a source?

• type of source

• values

• origin of the source

• the purpose/motive for creating the source

• the content of the source

A source can be useful for:

• providing a particular perspective or insight into something

• predicting the future

• revealing the author's opinions and attitudes

• providing facts