Tuesday, December 7, 2010

SS11: notes from Tuesday, 07 December

Today, we looked at using the SPERM-G acronym (memory aide made up of initials).  The "G" can stand for government or geography - it depends what helps best with the question under discussion.  The key is that you take time to use the acronym to help during the pre-writing stage - please don't just start writing or you risk completing an unorganized and incomplete response.  We did a practice brain storm on the topic of "conscription."

We also examined the difference between primary, secondary and tertiary evidence/sources.  On your exam you can expect to be asked to interpret a primary document (a photo).  Follow these steps:
a) i.d. the source as primary or secondary (a stand alone photo on the test is considered a primary doc)
b) what is it and where is it from
c) what is it discussing/showing
d) what exactly do you read about or see (it's okay to give things you "suppose" or "logically conclude;" it's okay to say "Perhaps..."
e) what is the "so what?" for this piece - make connections.

We did a sample examination on a primary source (a photo) from the Battle of the Somme.


Your test is on Thursday - it will be 50 minutes long - STUDY, STUDY, AND STUDY.

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