Graphic Organiser: Source Analysis Interpretations Squares CCCJ for GCSE History

This great resource is designed to help students analyse historical interpretations for the AQA GCSE History specification. I have used this several time with my students and when its completed it provides them with an excellent writing frame or scaffold for producing high quality answers. Used overtime, this type of resource will help to embed good practice and help train students up with the thinking and analysis skills they will need to tackle this type of interpretation question.

As you can see in the preview, this is a single sheet resource with several squares. It is an evolution of the thinking skills reliability squares organiser that some of you may have come across before.

The first square gets students to comment on the message of the source, which worth a L1. The second square gets them to back this up with quotes, evidence and examples from the source. The third box gets students to analyse / explain the interpretation using outside knowledge, which would move them into a L3, whilst the forth square gets them to analyse / explain the reliability of the interpretation with reference to the origin, nature, purpose, audience, access to information and its intended impact, which would take them up to a high L3. The final box is designed to get them to link their analysis and come to a judgement to any other source being studied as part of the AQA GCSE History Syllabus.

Underpinning the graphic organiser is both PEEL and CCCJ.

P = Point
E = Example
E = Explain
L = Link

C = Comment
C = Content
C= Context (Source & Knowledge)
J = Judgement

If you would like a great resource which for further explaining these to your students then check out my PP on ‘How to use a source successfully at GCSE.’ This can also be printed off and laminated to make some great eye catching wall displays.

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Kind Regards

Roy