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Source and Interpretation Skills
Quick questions on Analysing historical interpretations - OCR A-Level History skills
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What is judge which is more convincing?Show answer
The essay ends with a judgement on which interpretation is more convincing as an explanation, justified by the historical evidence and context. This is not a preference: you argue that the evidence supports one interpretation more fully, while perhaps conceding what the other captures. The strongest answers often conclude that the interpretations interact or that one is more convincing for a specified reason.
What is q1?Show answer
Explain why two historians might reach different interpretations of the same events. [10 marks, AO3 style]
What is q2?Show answer
In an AO3 interpretations answer, what do you judge about each passage? [2 marks]
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