VCHHC099
Analyse and corroborate sources and ask questions about their accuracy, usefulness and reliability
Elaborations
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differentiating between primary sources (those from the time of the event/person/site being investigated) and secondary sources (those that represent later interpretation).
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organising historical sources into artefacts, visual, written, audio
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asking questions of sources when identify origin, content, explaining context, and analysing reliability the usefulness about the historical context
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discussing the difficulties in identifying the origin and purpose of some sources
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creating categories with which to organise information obtained from sources. Identifying features and symbols in primary source
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creating an annotated visual concept map using historical sources to explain the changes brought to Europe during the Renaissance
VCHHC099 | The Humanities | History | Levels 7 and 8 | Historical Concepts and Skills | Historical sources as evidence