Zistory SBCS Cheat Sheet

zistory! Zistory Source Based Case Study Skills Upper Secondary Social Studies and History Cheat Sheet source based case study skills basics of source analysis work whenever we write our inferences from sources, we must be very thorough and complete in our inferences. to do so, we can refer to the SACR framework. SACR framework From Source A, I can infer that British rule was beneficial for Singapore as it enabled Singaporeans to achieve prosperity . ● S: Subject (who?) ● A: Aspect (what?) ● C: Claim (how?) ● R: Reason (why?) our inference will be incomplete (and likely a sub-message) if… common error 1: SAC only British rule was beneficial for Singapore. common error 2: SCR only The British were beneficial for Singapore as they enabled Singaporeans to achieve prosperity. common error 3: SAR only British rule enabled Singaporeans to achieve prosperity. conclusion is… SEE THE FULL PICTURE OF THE SOURCE! basic inference examples: ● what can you tell / learn / infer from the source about…? ● what does the source tell you about…? ● what information does the source reveal about…? PEEL framework ● point (SACR inference) ● evidence (quote RELEVANT evidence from the source, quality > quantity) ● explanation (explain the RELEVANCE of evidence / IMPACT of evidence) ● link (reiterate your point) 1 Telegram: https://t.me/zivstory Not for sale.

zistory! Zistory Source Based Case Study Skills Upper Secondary Social Studies and History Cheat Sheet inference – message example: ● what is the message of this source? PEEL framework ● point (SACR inference) ● evidence (quote RELEVANT evidence from the source, quality > quantity) ● explanation (explain the RELEVANCE of evidence / IMPACT of evidence) ● link (reiterate your point) inference – purpose examples: ● why was this source published? ● what is the purpose of this source? WAMEIO framework ● W: writer’s intent (action verb) ○ neutral: convince, persuade, remind ○ positive connotations: praise, applaud ○ negative connotations: warn, criticise, condemn ● A: audience (who is the source targeted at?) ○ be specific! ○ ❌ the public ✅ the German public ● M: message (SACR inference) ● E: evidence & explanation (quote RELEVANT evidence from the source, quality > quantity + explain the RELEVANCE of evidence) ● I: issue at hand (contextual knowledge, provenance, circumstance leading to publishing of source) ● O: outcome (what does the author want the audience to do after seeing the source? comparison examples: ● how similar/different are both sources? ● to what extent are both sources similar/different? ● how are both sources similar/different? ● in what ways are both sources similar/different? ● how far would both sources agree/disagree? 2 Telegram: https://t.me/zivstory Not for sale.

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