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Skills. Inferring Comparing and Contrasting Evaluating Reliability Evaluating Usefulness. Inference. INTERPRETATION. CONTEXTUAL KNOWLEDGE. CK is important to help me understand the source correctly. DETAILS. Cartoon.

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  1. Skills Inferring Comparing and Contrasting Evaluating Reliability Evaluating Usefulness

  2. Inference INTERPRETATION CONTEXTUAL KNOWLEDGE CK is important to help me understand the source correctly. DETAILS

  3. Cartoon • Drawn usually with symbols that are universally understood, e.g. dove=peace • Sometimes exaggerates to make a point

  4. Cartoon • Identify the symbol(s) • What are the universal ideas associated with the symbol(s)? • How does it relate to the real world context or issue raised by the cartoonist?

  5. Cartoon

  6. Types of Inference Questions • Content – What is the source saying…? • Partiality – Is the author a supporter or opponent…? • Purpose – Why did the author….?

  7. PURPOSE What the author / cartoonist / photographer wants to achieve as an outcome

  8. Action Taken Audience (role/function/abilities) Anticipated Outcome • E.g. • persuade • propagate • blame • accuse • criticise • E.g. • public, • soldiers, • voters, • media, • international • community, • parliament • E.g. • change in opinion, • stop criticism, • calm things down, • raise morale, • pressurise government for change Purpose

  9. Source Type • What/Medium e.g. speech • Helps in identifying target audience • Provenance • Who said or produced source • What is his role • When source was produced • Content • What words are used • What is the point made in the source • Contextual • Knowledge • Background knowledge about event/person • Tone • Emotion • Mental Attitude CLUES TO INFER PURPOSE

  10. COMPARE & CONTRAST Source Type Provenance Content Tone Purpose

  11. COMPARE & CONTRAST Source Type Provenance Content Tone Purpose

  12. COMPARE & CONTRAST Source Type Provenance Content Tone Purpose

  13. COMPARE & CONTRAST Source Type Provenance Usually low mark because less demanding to compare Content Tone Purpose

  14. Basic factor to compare COMPARE & CONTRAST Source Type Provenance Content Tone Purpose

  15. Emotional State or Mental Attitude Supported by Content COMPARE & CONTRAST Source Type Provenance Content Tone Purpose

  16. What the author wants to achieve as an outcome COMPARE & CONTRAST Source Type Provenance Content Tone Purpose

  17. e.g. persuade, propagate, blame, accuse e.g. public, soldiers, voters, media e.g. change in opinion, stop criticism, calm things down, raise morale, pressurise government for change COMPARE & CONTRAST Purpose Action Taken Audience Anticipated Outcome

  18. Usually highest mark because of demanding process COMPARE & CONTRAST Source Type Provenance Content Tone Purpose

  19. COMMON WEAKNESSES • Mere description of the two sources, but with NO comparison made. • No BUT or SIMILARLY • Description/Inference of only one source. Without examining the other source, there is no comparison being made. • Issue for comparison not common

  20. IN YOUR ANSWER… Content • State the issue for comparison (for comparison to work, it must be a common issue/topic) • Infer what each source says on the issue • Support with evidence

  21. IN YOUR ANSWER… Use existing content to link as support to TONE/PURPOSE

  22. a) State the issue for comparison (for comparison to work, it must be a common issue/topic) Sources B & C are similar/different in their view of ………….

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