Analyze: do something with the info (compare and contrast, socially, political , economic, (military), how and why?, long term vs. Short term reasons/effects/causes) “ It is better to abolish serfdom form above than to await the time when it will begin to abolish itself”
What’s the significance of this quote?
- What can it be used to prove?
- There would be a revolution from the bottom up, the end of autocracy,
- Should he be praised or critized?
- You can argue that, he did because he loved his people, he wanted to prevent bloodshed.
- Or that he didn’t care about his people, and that he was greedy, power hungry.
Facts – use them to show that you are right; use it in favor of your evaluation/judgment.
Persuasive arguments use back up facts. Show the sides of the story, but pick one side, and argue for it!
Analyzing a source:
Origin- It changes value and reception of a source. Ask: Where was it recorded or published? Who created it (complete background)?
Influenced it? What happened to the source: was it modernized or changed? What has value?
Purpose- Why was it created? Intended audience? PERSUASION (convincing you to agree with author) most of the time. Otherwise, it's INFORMING (scholar spreading knowledge)
Remember, we are looking at sources and history in hindsight. Can never have too much information on a source.
“ It is better to abolish serfdom form above than to await the time when it will begin to abolish itself”
What’s the significance of this quote?
- What can it be used to prove?
- There would be a revolution from the bottom up, the end of autocracy,
- Should he be praised or critized?
- You can argue that, he did because he loved his people, he wanted to prevent bloodshed.
- Or that he didn’t care about his people, and that he was greedy, power hungry.
Facts – use them to show that you are right; use it in favor of your evaluation/judgment.
Persuasive arguments use back up facts.
Show the sides of the story, but pick one side, and argue for it!
Analyzing a source:
Origin- It changes value and reception of a source. Ask: Where was it recorded or published? Who created it (complete background)?
Influenced it? What happened to the source: was it modernized or changed? What has value?
Purpose- Why was it created? Intended audience? PERSUASION (convincing you to agree with author) most of the time. Otherwise, it's INFORMING (scholar spreading knowledge)
Remember, we are looking at sources and history in hindsight.
Can never have too much information on a source.