History · Grades 6–9
Comparing historical accounts · Revision card
Ask who created the account, when, for whom and for what purpose.
Understand the idea
Identify the source
Ask who created the account, when, for whom and for what purpose.
Corroborate carefully
Compare independent evidence rather than counting repeated copies as separate confirmation.
Perspective matters
Different positions can shape what a person notices or omits.
Worked examples
Which question investigates an account's purpose?
Purpose helps interpret emphasis and selection.
Why was this account created?
Why might a private diary and a public speech describe the same event differently?
Credit context, not an automatic claim that one is always truthful.
They may serve different audiences and purposes and present different levels of candour or emphasis.
Explain without looking
- Write one question that would help evaluate a translated historical account.
Further reading and review references
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