The first question will see you tackle analysing a single source.
Example:
What can this (extract/data/object/picture/photograph) tell us about...?
You will need to refer to what you can learn from the source AND also use your own knowledge to develop what you are saying.
For instance, if you were asked what a Nazi radio broadcast would suggest about Nazi use of propaganda, your own knowledge might take the form of explaining about different forms of propaganda employed by the Nazi party.
This question is worth seven marks out of 40, so don’t spend too long on it!
Tips:
Make sure you focus your writing on the source. Using your own knowledge can help develop this further, but the source must be at the centre.
Don’t just take sources at face value. Make sure that you think about what it suggests or infers. Are there any hidden messages within the source?
What do you know about the topic – how does this support or challenge what the source is suggesting?
Consider the limitations of sources; do we need to be wary of them in any way? You could consider the author, when it was written, why it was written etc.
