St Patricks School S4 Social Studies Notes

PREPARED BY: THE HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT, ST. PATRICK’S SCHOOL 1 St. Patrick’s School Secondary 4 Social Studies Notes 2023 Name: ______________________ Class: Sec ______ Date: ____________ Source-based Case Study Skills • ANSWER THE QUESTION. [ATQ] • Highlight the important words in the OVERARCHING QUESTION. • Look out for the CONTEXT in the background information. • Highlight KEY WORDS / PHRASES in the question and the sources. • ANNOTATE your sources → WHAT DO THE KEY WORDS / PHRASES TELL YOU? → INFERENCE • Paragraph your points ( 1point = 1 paragraph)

PREPARED BY: THE HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT, ST. PATRICK’S SCHOOL 2 The Skill of Inference Simple Inference Message Purpose

PREPARED BY: THE HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT, ST. PATRICK’S SCHOOL 3 1. The Skill of Inference General Tips: a. Inference must be YOUR OWN WORDS b. You must explain the evidence Question types: 1. Study Source A. What does Source A tell you about the policy of working from home? Explain your answer. 2. Study Source A What can you learn from Source A about the policy of working from home? Explain your answer. 3. Study Source A. What can you infer from Source A about the policy of working from home? Explain your answer. 4. Study Source A. What does Source A say about the policy of working from home? Explain your answer. How to answer the question: Question Study Source A. What does Source A tell you about the policy of working from home? Explain your answer. Answer the question Source A tells me that the policy of working from home ____________________________________________ [INFER] Give evidence to support the inference I know this because Source A states “___________________________” [QUOTE] OR I know this because Source A is a cartoon that shows ______________________________ [DESCRIBES SOURCE] Explain the evidence This shows _______________________________________________ [EXPLAIN EVIDENCE] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PREPARED BY: THE HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT, ST. PATRICK’S SCHOOL 4 2. Inferring Message Question types: 1. Study Source A. What is the message of Source A? Explain your answer. How to answer the question: Question Study Source A. What is the message of Source A? Explain your answer. Answer the question The message of Source A is ______________________________ [HOLISTIC INFERENCE / AUTHOR’s ATTITUDE about the issue] Give evidence to support the inference I know this because Source A states “___________________________” [QUOTE] OR I know this because Source A is a cartoon that shows ______________________________ [DESCRIBES SOURCE] Explain the evidence This shows _______________________________________________ [EXPLAIN EVIDENCE] Tips: 1. Detect author’s feelings about the issue. →