Sources practice
Sentence starters for value:
⁃ Source A has considerable value to the historian by giving insights into…
⁃ Source A’s value lies in what it reveals of…
⁃ The central value of this source to a historian investigating _____ is the emphasis that it places
on…..
⁃ The source also has a further value, which lies in the way in which…
⁃ Source A is particularly valuable for a historian investigating _____ for it correctly identi es
(e.g. a key turning points/ argument/ reason)…
⁃ Source A has value for the enquiry as it correctly describes the ways in which…
⁃ Source A has particular value for revealing…
⁃ Source A is valuable in what it reveals of…
⁃ Source A’s main value lies in the information it reveals about…
⁃ Source A is valuable for the enquiry as it o ers further evidence that ____ because of….
⁃ Source A is valuable for explaining ____ as it o ers an analysis of…
⁃ The source has value for the enquiry because it accurately suggests/ correctly notes/ rightly
argues/ clearly reveals
⁃ The source further reveals another dimension to this enquiry…
⁃ The source’s value lies in its clear attention to…
Sentence starters for deploying own knowledge for value:
⁃ This perspective correctly aligns with contemporary events…
⁃ This is evident when the context of these claims is examined…
⁃ There is certainly some truth to the claim that…
⁃ This ____ was indeed…
Sentence starters for using provenance to explain value:
⁃ Source A is able to present this case as it was a…
⁃ The fact that the source is taken from ____ explains the point of view that…
⁃ An examination of the events at this time justi es this view
⁃ This focus is unsurprising given that…
⁃ This valuable perspective can be attributed to…
Sentence starters for limitation:
⁃ Source A, however, does have some limitations for this enquiry…
⁃ However, there are signi cant limitations in the account o ered in Source A, principally the
way in which…
⁃ However, the source has limitations for the enquiry as it is (speculative, inaccurate etc. ) in its
suggestion that…
⁃ However, the account arguably misjudges and underestimates…
⁃ However, the source has limitations, principally in the way…
Sentence starters for deploying own knowledge for limitation:
⁃ This interpretation o ered in Source A does not fully align the historical context…
⁃ These concerning limitations are a result of…
⁃ Whilst the author of Source A suggests ____, in reality…
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Sentence starters for value:
⁃ Source A has considerable value to the historian by giving insights into…
⁃ Source A’s value lies in what it reveals of…
⁃ The central value of this source to a historian investigating _____ is the emphasis that it places
on…..
⁃ The source also has a further value, which lies in the way in which…
⁃ Source A is particularly valuable for a historian investigating _____ for it correctly identi es
(e.g. a key turning points/ argument/ reason)…
⁃ Source A has value for the enquiry as it correctly describes the ways in which…
⁃ Source A has particular value for revealing…
⁃ Source A is valuable in what it reveals of…
⁃ Source A’s main value lies in the information it reveals about…
⁃ Source A is valuable for the enquiry as it o ers further evidence that ____ because of….
⁃ Source A is valuable for explaining ____ as it o ers an analysis of…
⁃ The source has value for the enquiry because it accurately suggests/ correctly notes/ rightly
argues/ clearly reveals
⁃ The source further reveals another dimension to this enquiry…
⁃ The source’s value lies in its clear attention to…
Sentence starters for deploying own knowledge for value:
⁃ This perspective correctly aligns with contemporary events…
⁃ This is evident when the context of these claims is examined…
⁃ There is certainly some truth to the claim that…
⁃ This ____ was indeed…
Sentence starters for using provenance to explain value:
⁃ Source A is able to present this case as it was a…
⁃ The fact that the source is taken from ____ explains the point of view that…
⁃ An examination of the events at this time justi es this view
⁃ This focus is unsurprising given that…
⁃ This valuable perspective can be attributed to…
Sentence starters for limitation:
⁃ Source A, however, does have some limitations for this enquiry…
⁃ However, there are signi cant limitations in the account o ered in Source A, principally the
way in which…
⁃ However, the source has limitations for the enquiry as it is (speculative, inaccurate etc. ) in its
suggestion that…
⁃ However, the account arguably misjudges and underestimates…
⁃ However, the source has limitations, principally in the way…
Sentence starters for deploying own knowledge for limitation:
⁃ This interpretation o ered in Source A does not fully align the historical context…
⁃ These concerning limitations are a result of…
⁃ Whilst the author of Source A suggests ____, in reality…
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