1. What is an historical enquiry?
How do I carry out an historical enquiry?

2. What is an historical enquiry?
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At the end of your enquiry you will have added so much to your knowledge that you will be able to answer any questions with confidence.
This is the skill whereby you need to carry out an investigation into an event, change or an historical figure. This means you will need to carry out research, use sources and ask and answer specific questions.
You will act like a historical detective finding out information on a topic you knew little about or even extending the knowledge you already have.
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3. What are historical sources?
Decide how important the following sources are to historians
Letters
Coins
Houses
VERY USEFUL
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Music
Wikipedia
Statistics
NOT SO USEFUL
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Oral
accounts
Portraits
Diaries
Answers
Castles
Books by
historians
Photographs

4. What problems might exist with using the following sources?
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Internet sources
Anyone can put information
on the internet A
Information may not be
historically accurate B
Both of the above C
Choose one correct answer

5. What problems might exist with using the following sources?
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Diaries
Gives only one persons
opinion and my be biased A
The writing might be
difficulty to understand B
Might give details
of daily life C
Choose one correct answer

6. What problems might exist with using the following sources?
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Letters
Gives only one persons
opinion and maybe biased A
May only deal with one
aspect of life B
Both of the above C
Choose one correct answer

7. What problems might exist with using the following sources?
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Portraits
Can include
hidden messages A
The artist can change
the looks of the sitter B
They give information of
the clothing worn at the time C
Choose one correct answer

8. What problems might exist with using the following sources?
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Library
Has lots of books A
People use books helpful
to their enquiry B
Librarians can help people
find the books they need C
Choose one correct answer

9. How will I carry out my enquiry?
Record your ideas

10. You are now ready to carry out your enquiry.
What next?
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You are now ready to carry out your enquiry.
Next time you will start using sources. This will mean you will select and summarise information from sources and begin to evaluate them.
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