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The three countries which they Vikings came from are

D_ _ _ _ _ _ , S_ _ _ _ _ and
N _ _ _ _ _ _.

The three countries which they Vikings came from are

Denmark, Sweden and
Norway.
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issing
words!
Test your kn
owledge of
Primary and
sources! Secondary
Primary or
Secondary?
 Learning Intent
Write all
of this
down!

To understand how to evaluate sources using PARB and

to understand the way of life for Vikings.

To be able to:
•Deconstruct a source using PARB
•Recall three facts about Viking way of life

Vocabulary: PARB, evaluation

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EVALUATE judged

examined

hated
The teacher evaluated the students uniform.

Justin Bieber’s actions are evaluated by the whole

world.

Write a quick definition of this word from these

sentences:

To draw conclusions from examining; to assess.

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d o C mp u
How s is a co rated?
w t h i e
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s ec o n
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source What
el s e?

The We just evaluated

Vikin
hund gs live this source. We
reds d
ye ar of looked at it,
wo u s a go
ld th – examined, asked
had e
acce y have questions and
supp ss to art reached a
lies?
conclusion.
Evaluation Tools
PARB
 Evaluating Snorri I DO
Evaluation Tool Source 1 - Snorri

P • Created to show modern day people what Vikings

might have looked like

Purpose
• Produced to show what weapons Vikings used

• Produced to show what c_ _ _ _ _ _ Vikings wore

Authenticity
R

Reliable
Relevance
B

Bias
 Viking helmets
had no horns. Vikings wore
They were round and woollen tunics with
made of leather with sleeves
metal reinforcing
Viking shields were
Vikings neatly combed round and edged with
their beards and their metal
hair

Vikings wore long

cloth trousers
Vikings carried
axes rather than swords
as swords were Vikings wore soft
expensive to make leather shoes or
long boots. However,
Snorri’s shoes are not
Vikings always wore historically accurate
a knife on their belt

Snorriisishistorically
Snorri historicallyinaccurate
accurate because…
because…
 Evaluating Snorri WE
DO
Evaluation Tool Meaning Source 1 - Snorri

P What reason was this • Created to show modern day people what
source created for?
Vikings might have looked like

Purpose
• Produced to show what weapons Vikings
used

• Produced to show what c_ _ _ _ _ _ Vikings

wore
A Is this genuine (real)? Not authentic
Does it show the
•No horns on helmet
truth?

Authenticity •Helmet made of leather, not metal

•Clothes not suited for climate

•Coloured shield and clothing

R Is this source Not reliable

Reliable
trustworthy? Is this
•No source details
source to be
believed?

Is this connected to Might be relevant content wise – but no date

Relevance the topic? Is it the

right date?

B Does it only show one • No bias can be seen

side of the story or
 What was life like for the
Vikings?
0 Read Source 2
0 Complete the PARB table for this source
0 Respond to the questions in your workbooks.
0 Use full sentences, including capital letters, commas,
full stops and correct spelling.

0Read source 2 and complete a

PARB table
 Response to Source - Step 1
Evaluation Tool Meaning Source 2

P What reason was

Purpose
this source created
for?

A Is this genuine

Authenticity (real)? Does it show

the truth?

R Is this source

Reliable
trustworthy? Is this
source to be
believed?

Is this connected to

Relevance the topic? Is it the

right date?

B Does it only show

Bias
one side of the story
or one person’s
ideas?
 Response to Source – Step 2
1. What was the most common way for a Vikings to live?
Provide a excerpt of the source to support your response.
1. The most common way to live for Vikings was…

2. List three items that Viking had or grew on their farms.

1. Three items that Vikings had on their farms were…

3. The source states that “farmers killed some animals

because there was not enough to feed them in the
winter.” What does this say about the crops in the
winter?

4. The author states that Vikings used “cess-pits holes” for

toilet waste. Would you be inclined to believe this
source? Explain your answer.
 Review

P = Purpose
A = Authenticity
R = Reliable, relevance
B = Bias
 Review
List three facts about Viking life you have learned
today!

1.

2.

3.
 Learning Intent
To understand how to evaluate sources using PARB and
to understand the way of life for Vikings.

To be able to:
•Deconstruct a source using PARB
•Recall three facts about Viking way of life

Vocabulary: PARB, evaluation