The Shogunate Document Study Feedback

Multiple Choice Qs

• Generally great.

Q2, Q4, Q8 - Short answer

• Q2 – talk about Buddhist beliefs

• Q4 – what is a cultural art?• Q8 – marriages were a way

of forming alliances

Q11 Bushido

• Make sure you explicitly use Source A and B• Include some details from your own knowledge

not mentioned in the sources• Keep it relevant to the question• Use topic & concluding sentences

Q12 Reasons and Reliability

• Make sure you address both parts of the question

• Consider Torii’s different possible purposes• Have a balance in assessing reliability – reasons

it is and it isn’t reliable

Q13 Use of Source A

• Consider content• Consider perspective• Justify your answer

Q14 Impact of date on reliability

• Have a balance in assessing reliability – reasons it is and it isn’t reliable• Have a clear judgement• Think about how historians work – what did you

do when writing your Persian Wars essay last year?• Is translation an issue?• Manage your time

Points to remember

• When writing for tests/assignments– Avoid double negatives: “not less reliable” “I don’t

think that source D is slightly more unreliable than source C” more reliable

– Avoid: I, my, we, our historians think, it is likely that

– Avoid contractions: didn’t, would’ve did not, would have

• If you finish early– Edit your work– Read the criteria and self-assess your work

Overall

• Very impressed, you have all come a long way and improved in document studies since the first Vikings task.

• Read the feedback, if you cant understand it or want more feedback come and talk to me- if you apply this next time you can improve your mark

• If directly quoting using “ “ please use the exact words of the source and give a reference to the source (Source 1).

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