Essay structures / sentence starters

Source inference - what is included ? (4)

Source inference - what is included ? (4)

2 x what can I infer ? ~ what is the source yelling you about an event or someone in history ?

2 x what details in the source tell me this ? ~ pick a quotation to support your evidence

Structure for 3x paragraphs (12)

Point - identify the issue/factor you’re raising , the starting sentence of the paragraphs should always use the words in the question

Evidence - describe in more detail , using your own knowledge to refer to key dates / key events / role of individuals / exact figures

Explain - consider the significance of this factor in relation to the question , what does the evidence suggest ?

What are the 3c's + L ?

Content - what is useful about what you read/see in the source . Use quotes/ detail to support

Context - explain , using your own knowledge , how you know the sources content is useful

Creator- using the caption , explain why the Creator of the source makes it useful or not , explaining who made it and what the source is .

Limitation - Why would the Creator or type or audience make it not useful

Sentence starters (8)

Source B is useful/ partially useful because …

In the source it states / shows …( / a quote/ describe what you can see to support your point)

This is accurate because at the time (back this quote up with knowledge of your own)

Source B was written by..(who) in …(date)…. This makes the source useful because (can this person be trusted /is it primary / what is their motive / is the source representative- explain your answers )

However a limitation of source B is that…(the questions of why it is useful can also be limitations)