Type of Question How to answer

What can you learn? (6 marks)e.g.What can you learn from Source A about the work of Joseph Lister?

Start the answer properlyLabel the sourceTwo mini-paragraphsTwo inferencesTwo supporting quotes, one per inference.

What was the impression? (8 marks)e.g.What impression of operations has been created by the display shown in Source B?Explain your answer, using Source B.

Start the answer properlyLabel the sourceWrite about the message in the source: What would it make others think about it?Support with quotes/features.Make answer a bit longer than first.

How far do the sources agree about something? (10 marks)e.g.How far do Sources B, C and D suggest that Lister’s ideas were accepted by othersurgeons? Explain your answer, using these sources.

Two main paragraphs, third smaller.One paragraph on where/why the sources agree, referring to provenance and content.One paragraph on where/why the sources disagree, referring to provenance and content.Small conclusion maximum 2 sentences.

How useful are the sources? (10 marks)e.g.Which of Sources D or E is more useful to the historian who is investigating surgicalpractice in the 1870s? Explain your answer, using Sources D and E.

Two main paragraphs, third smaller.One paragraph on the content of the source and how useful/not useful it is for a historian looking at the topic.One paragraph on the provenance of the source and how useful/not useful that makes it for a historian looking at topic.Small conclusion maximum 2 sentences.

Hypothesis (16 marks)e.g.‘Lister’s antiseptic methods changed surgical practice in a short period of time.’

How far do you agree with this statement? Use your own knowledge, Sources A, F andG and any other sources you find helpful to explain your answer.

One sentence into.One main paragraph on how and where the sources agree with hypothesis.One main paragraph on how and where sources disagree with hypothesis.Conclusion that picks key pieces of evidence from main body of argument.Include quotes/features of sources to support. Mention reliability once or twice.

Type of Question How to answer

What can you learn? (6 marks)e.g.What can you learn from Source A about the work of Joseph Lister?

Start the answer properlyLabel the sourceTwo mini-paragraphsTwo inferencesTwo supporting quotes, one per inference.

What was the impression? (8 marks)e.g.What impression of operations has been created by the display shown in Source B?Explain your answer, using Source B.

Start the answer properlyLabel the sourceWrite about the message in the source: What would it make others think about it?Support with quotes/features.Make answer a bit longer than first.

How far do the sources agree about something? (10 marks)e.g.How far do Sources B, C and D suggest that Lister’s ideas were accepted by othersurgeons? Explain your answer, using these sources.

Two main paragraphs, third smaller.One paragraph on where/why the sources agree, referring to provenance and content.One paragraph on where/why the sources disagree, referring to provenance and content.Small conclusion maximum 2 sentences.

How useful are the sources? (10 marks)e.g.Which of Sources D or E is more useful to the historian who is investigating surgicalpractice in the 1870s? Explain your answer, using Sources D and E.

Two main paragraphs, third smaller.One paragraph on the content of the source and how useful/not useful it is for a historian looking at the topic.One paragraph on the provenance of the source and how useful/not useful that makes it for a historian looking at topic.Small conclusion maximum 2 sentences.

Hypothesis (16 marks)e.g.‘Lister’s antiseptic methods changed surgical practice in a short period of time.’

How far do you agree with this statement? Use your own knowledge, Sources A, F andG and any other sources you find helpful to explain your answer.

One sentence into.One main paragraph on how and where the sources agree with hypothesis.One main paragraph on how and where sources disagree with hypothesis.Conclusion that picks key pieces of evidence from main body of argument.Include quotes/features of sources to support. Mention reliability once or twice.