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lesson 1 - assessing source reliability using the tadpole method
lesson 1 - assessing source reliability using the tadpole method
to know - analysing sources in history
to know - analysing sources in history
To be able to - assess the reliability of sources using the tadpole method
To be able to - assess the reliability of sources using the tadpole method
what is tadpole?
what is tadpole?
TADPOLE is an acronym developed by Julie Hennesy (Brisbane Girls Grammar School) used to assess how reliable a source is.
TADPOLE is an acronym developed by Julie Hennesy (Brisbane Girls Grammar School) used to assess how reliable a source is.
T - Type of Source (Primary or Secondary)
T - Type of Source (Primary or Secondary)
A - Author (Who created the source? Do they have specialised knowledge on the subject? How well positioned was the author to record the event? Were they there?)
A - Author (Who created the source? Do they have specialised knowledge on the subject? How well positioned was the author to record the event? Were they there?)
O - Opinion or Fact? (Does the source contain facts or opinions?)
O - Opinion or Fact? (Does the source contain facts or opinions?)
L - Language (Does the author use neutral or emotive words with positive or negative connotations? Does the language change your mind?)
L - Language (Does the author use neutral or emotive words with positive or negative connotations? Does the language change your mind?)
E - Evidence (Does the source have evidence to support it? Is this source supported by other sources? Does it match other sources?)
E - Evidence (Does the source have evidence to support it? Is this source supported by other sources? Does it match other sources?)
Task 1 - Complete a Tadpole analysis for each of the sources below
Task 1 - Complete a Tadpole analysis for each of the sources below
Copy and complete the table in your book for each source. You don't have to copy the subheading questions.
Copy and complete the table in your book for each source. You don't have to copy the subheading questions.
SOURCE 1 - A POSTER CREATED BY THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY IN 1909 OF SOCIALISM REPRESENTED AS A BEAST CHOKING BRITAIN
SOURCE 1 - A POSTER CREATED BY THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY IN 1909 OF SOCIALISM REPRESENTED AS A BEAST CHOKING BRITAIN
Source - Conservative Party (Public Domain)
SOURCE 2 - A GRAPH SHOWING THE UNITED KINGDOM'S CARBON EMISSIONS FROM 1751 TO 1912
SOURCE 2 - A GRAPH SHOWING THE UNITED KINGDOM'S CARBON EMISSIONS FROM 1751 TO 1912
SOURCE 3 - A CARTOON DRAWN BY CRUIKSHANK IN 1808 OF JENNER AND HIS TWO COLLEAGUES SEEING OFF THREE ANTI-VACCERS
SOURCE 3 - A CARTOON DRAWN BY CRUIKSHANK IN 1808 OF JENNER AND HIS TWO COLLEAGUES SEEING OFF THREE ANTI-VACCERS
Click on the image to see the bigger version. You will need to see some of the language used on the cartoon to detect any bias.
Click on the image to see the bigger version. You will need to see some of the language used on the cartoon to detect any bias.
Source - I. Cruikshank (Public Domain)
kahoot on tadpole source reliability
kahoot on tadpole source reliability
lesson 2 - source activities to assess the reliability of sources
lesson 2 - source activities to assess the reliability of sources
become a tadpole master!
become a tadpole master!
Copy and complete the table in your book for each source. You don't have to copy the subheading questions.
Copy and complete the table in your book for each source. You don't have to copy the subheading questions.
Source 1 - AN EXTRACT FROM T S ASHTON'S 1924 BOOK IRON AND STEEL IN THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. THIS EXTRACT DISCUSSES THE WAGES AND WORKING CONDITIONS OF MEN AND CHILDREN.
Source 1 - AN EXTRACT FROM T S ASHTON'S 1924 BOOK IRON AND STEEL IN THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. THIS EXTRACT DISCUSSES THE WAGES AND WORKING CONDITIONS OF MEN AND CHILDREN.
Source - T S Ashton (Public Domain)
SOURCE 2 - A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN BY LEWIS HINE IN 1911 OF THREE BREAKER BOYS.
SOURCE 2 - A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN BY LEWIS HINE IN 1911 OF THREE BREAKER BOYS.
Source - Lewis Hine (Public Domain)
SOURCE 3 - A CARTOON DRAWN BY AN UNKNOWN ARTIST IN 1912 REPRESENTING THE CHILD LABOUR FORCE SUPPORTING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
SOURCE 3 - A CARTOON DRAWN BY AN UNKNOWN ARTIST IN 1912 REPRESENTING THE CHILD LABOUR FORCE SUPPORTING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Source - Author Unknown (Public Domain)
Source 4 - the cartoon Faraday Giving His Card to Father Thames created by john leech in 1885. The cartoon was published in punch magazine in july of the same year.
Source 4 - the cartoon Faraday Giving His Card to Father Thames created by john leech in 1885. The cartoon was published in punch magazine in july of the same year.
Source - John Leech (Public Domain)
Source 5 - A diagram of a puddling furnace created in 1911 by an unknown source. The diagram can be found in Encyclopædia Britannica volume 14.
Source 5 - A diagram of a puddling furnace created in 1911 by an unknown source. The diagram can be found in Encyclopædia Britannica volume 14.
Source - Unknown Author (Public Domain)
kahoot on tadpole source analysis and a summary of our learning on the industrial revolution
kahoot on tadpole source analysis and a summary of our learning on the industrial revolution
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