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S.O.U.R.C.E SOURCE ANALYSIS

 Do now: Chilli Re-cap
Choose your level of spice!

Draw a feudal system pyramid with labels

Describe the relationship between two people in

the Feudal System

Explain who you would hate to be if you lived

during this time period. Use evidence and reasons.
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Today’s goals
Learning Intention:
Students will be able to use S.O.U.R.C.E to analyze a source(s) on Medieval
Life
Success Criteria:
All will understand the S.O.U.R.C.E questions and apply some to a Medieval
source
All will annotate a Medieval source, provided in class, using some parts of
S.O.U.R.C.E
Some will fully annotate a source correctly and locate a Medieval Source for
their upcoming Formative Assessment
S.O.U.R.C.E
In order to analyze a source correctly we need a framework. Right?
This framework is the SOURCE framework
We use this framework to analyze historical sources to determine their accuracy and
reliability.
Our focus this week, is to look at sources which show or tell us about different aspects of
Medieval Life.

THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOU WILL COMPLETE A FORMATIVE

ASSESSMENT ON SOURCE ANALYSIS USING SOURCE
S.O.U.R.C.E
Source
Objective and Message
Usefulness
Reliability
Context
Evidence
Source
Who? What? Where? When?
Objective and Message
What is the author trying to communicate to their
audience and what are they trying to achieve by
publishing this source?
Usefulness
How does it help you understand the period of
study?
Reliability
Is it trustworthy?
Why/why not? Primary/Secondary source? Can the perspective and bias of the author be
identified?
Does the author belong to a specific organisation?
Does the author look to gain anything from publishing this source?
Context
Describe the events, attitudes, perceptions and values
that existed during the time that the source was created.
What was happening politically, economically, socially,
and technologically at the time?
Evidence
What specific evidence within the source can be
used to support the objective and message of the
source?
Can and do other sources support or contest the
evidence within this source?
Let’s analyze one together!
 Reliability:
Activity The source appears to
1 S.O.U.R.C.E worked example show an accurate
reflection of the
Source: Who? What? Usefulness: relationship. It is a primary
Where? When? This is useful as it is a source from the time.
We know that this primary source, which Further information about
shows a Baron and Serf shows the relationship the author may make this
during the 6th century. between the two. question easier to answer.
This is probably from
England. This shows the Context: At the time...
relationship between The attitudes were…
the two groups. The values were…
Socially…
Economically…
Objective and
Message: The
objective is to show Evidence: Serf facial
the relationship expressions and posture
between Baron and showing that the labour is
Serfs. The message hard. This supports the
may be that the message and objective of
relationship is unfair, the source.
but this is not entirely
clear. Source 1: Baron and Serfs relationship during Medieval
Life
6th Century Artist
Activity
2 Your turn. Apply S.O.U.R.C.E to this
Medieval source

Source 2: God appoints the King: The Power of the Catholic Church. Unknown Author. 7th
Century Middle Ages
Activity
3
Locate a source to analyze
For your Formative Assessment you will be
required to choose a source.
That means you will find a source, annotate it
using S.O.U.R.C.E. More on this next lesson.
For now locate either a visual or written source
to analyze next lesson.
It must be based on Medieval life and on The
Church, Feudal System or Medieval Justice.

GO!!!
Source – Who? What? Where? When?
Objective and Message - What is the author trying to communicate to their audience and
what are they trying to achieve by publishing this source?
Usefulness - What is the author trying to communicate to their audience and what are they
trying to achieve by publishing this source?
Reliability - Is it trustworthy? Why/why not? Primary/Secondary source? Can the
perspective and bias of the author be identified?
Does the author belong to a specific organisation?
Does the author look to gain anything from publishing this source?
Context - Describe the events, attitudes, perceptions and values that existed during the
time that the source was created.
What was happening politically, economically, socially, and technologically at the time?
Evidence - What specific evidence within the source can be used to support the objective
and message of the source?
Can and do other sources support or contest the evidence within this source?
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Today’s goals
Learning Intention:
Students will be able to use ADAMANT to analyze a source(s) on Medieval
Life
Success Criteria:
All will understand the ADAMANT questions and apply some to a Medieval
source
All will annotate a Medieval source, provided in class, using some parts of
ADAMANT
Some will fully annotate a source correctly and locate a Medieval Source for
their upcoming Formative Assessment