Social Studies Answering Format

Answering Skills SBQ for every qn with 3 paras, regarding time management: - do the first 2 first and come back later if have time - rmb LORMS u usually need to have done the first 2 paras damn well before the markers cares about the provenance 1. What can you infer/ what is the message of this Source? Inference/Message L1 - repeats from source (1m) L2 - inference, unsupported (2-3m) L3 - inference, supported (4-5m) 2. What is the purpose of this source? Purpose The source was created to (PURPOS VERB) (AUDIENCE) that (MESSAGE) so that (OUTCOME) give (INFER) (EVI) (EXP) for the inferred message 3. How similar are these Sources? 3. Will the person in Source A agree with Source B? Comparison (3 paras) 1 Both sources are similar in terms of/ Both sources talk about/ Both agree (CS) ’types of…, what contributes…, how they see…’ Source states that (INFER) (EVI) (EXP). Similarly, source states that (INFER) (EVI) (EXP) 2 However, the sources are different in terms of (CS) Source states that (INFER) (EVI) (EXP) while source states that (INFER) (EVI) (EXP) 3 Both sources are similar/different in their purposes S: They both aim to… D: Source aims to…(AMO) while source aims to…(AMO) IF PURPOSE IS MEANINGFUL Both sources differ in the treatment of issue (satire, exaggerate, mock, factual, explanatory) Both sources differ in tone (+/-) (EVI) (EXP)

4. Are you surprised by Source ? Surprise (2 para) 1 I am surprised by Source as… (what aspect of the source are you surprised by?) (why are you surprised?) eg I am surprised that the man is poor since I know that globalisation… which leads to job opportunities… (EVI) (EXP) cross ref: This view is contradicted by Source (INFER) (EVI) (EXP) 2 Overall, I am surprised by Source as it (provenance) (AMO) (if its meaningful (you can change from earlier stand) *flip the highlighted words for the opposite (not surprised) **tweak the words in blue depending on the question… 5. Does Source make you surprised by what Source says? Surprise + Comparison Hybrid (2-3 para) 1 Source makes me surprised by Source because they are different in telling me… (INFER). Source says that (INFER) (EVI) (EXP) while Source says (INFER) (EVI) (EXP) 2 Source makes me surprised by Source because Source is contradicted by Source which says that (INFER) (EVI) (EXP) Since contradicts Source and supports Source , I remain surprised. choose the more meaningful source to CR, it MUST be the same stand as your comparison 3 Overall, Source makes me surprised by Source because (provenance) (AMO) can talk about the origins of the sources, different countries different situations should be the provenance of the source u chose earlier to CR *flip the highlighted words for ‘I am not surprised’ **tweak words in blue depending on question

6. Can you believe Source ? Reliability (3 paras) Source is reliable because it tells me that (INFER) (EVI) (EXP) This is supported by Source which says (INFER) (EVI) (EXP) Since source is supported by source , it is reliable. Source is unreliable because it tells me that (INFER) (EVI) (EXP) This is contradicted by Source which says (INFER) (EVI) (EXP) Since source is contradicted by source , it is unreliable. Overall, Source is useful/not useful (Prov/AMO) IF PURPOSE IS MEANINGFUL TO IQ 7. How useful is Source in telling you… Utility (3 paras) Source is useful in teling me that (INFER) (EVI) (EXP) This is supported by Source which says (INFER) (EVI) (EXP) Since Source is supported by source , it is reliable and thus useful. Source is not useful because it does not tell me… eg (limitations, other impacts…) there is no inference/evi/exp because it’s not there This is evident in Source which says (INFER) (EVI) (EXP) NOTE: DO NOT CROSS REF TO CONTEXTUAL KNOWLEDGE. BI CAN THO Don’t reuse the same source to CR Overall, Source is useful/not useful (Prov/AMO) NOT if it’s reliable or not not meaningful purpose = dont bother

8. Using the sources in this case study, explain how far you would agree with this statement Assertion (5 paras) 1 2 Sources , , and agree with the statement that… Source agrees with the statement that… because (POINT). The source states that (EVIDENCE). This suggests that (EXPLANATION) (LINK). - At least 2 sources 3 4 Sources , , and disagree with the statement that… Source disagrees with the statement that… because (POINT). The source states that (EVIDENCE). This suggests that (EXPLANATION) (LINK). - At least 2 sources 5 BONUS 2 MARKS CHOOSE ONE - Contextual Knowledge (from TB) 1. state your stand 2. use knowledge to support stand - Reliability 1. state your stand 2. pick a source and evaluate reliability (provenance & AMO) - Balanced conclusion 1. highlight positive and negative arguments 2. evidence from one source (that you’ve written about) 3. balanced conclusion (thus…, overall…, however, …) 4. recommendation

SRQ 1. Give two impacts… 1. Give two ways… 1. Give two reasons… SRQ Part A - 7 marks (2 paras) I-dentify (point) D-escribe E-vidence (SG example) E-xplanation so do that twice L1 - describes topic L2 - describe factor 1 and/or 2 L3 - explains factor 1 and/or 2 L4 - L3 + explains which is more effective 2. Do you think is more important than ? SRQ Part B - 8 marks (3 paras) 1 is important because… *NOT MORE IMPORTANT Describe the given factor (what is it?) Provide a relevant example (textbook/outside knowledge) Explain the given factor by addressing the focus of the question (why important?) Link your point to the given issue 2 is also important because… Describe the given factor (what is it?) Provide a relevant example (textbook/outside knowledge) Explain the given factor by addressing the focus of the question (why important?) Link your point to the given issue 3 Conclusion - Pick 1 over the other or do balanced - long term/short term - scale of impact