The Peterloo Massacre Parts of the Essay Your essay should be divided into 5 parts It should contain a n introduction nature section origin section purpose section conclusion Introduction ID: 258565
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Primary Sources Essay
The
Peterloo
MassacreSlide2
Parts of the Essay
Your essay should be divided into 5 parts. It should contain a/
n
:
introduction
nature section
origin section
purpose section
conclusionSlide3
Introduction
Your introduction must talk about primary sources in general, and contain a thesis which introduces your sources.
Thesis:
When evaluating
a primary
source
, one must take into account its
nature
, origin and purpose. This point can be illustrated by analysing to of the eyewitness accounts of the
Peterloo
Massacre on page 48 of the text. Slide4
Nature
You must say what the source
is
(pamphlet, letter, etc) and briefly describe it. This includes describing any events it might relate to.
For example:
If it is a picture, say so and then describe it.
If it is a letter, say so and then tell what it is about
If it is an eyewitness account of an event, describe the event and the way it is portrayed in the account.
Use quotes selectively. explain what they mean and why you have used them.Slide5
Origin
You must give
important historical information about the authors of the
source.
For example:
If the source is about the Gordon Riots, tell who the person was and what their point of view may have been (e.g. Was he Catholic? Was he a rioter? If so why was he rioting?)Slide6
Purpose
You
must tell what the purpose of the source was—especially in terms of reliability.
For example, why was it written?
To inform?
To persuade?
To keep an official record (e.g. a tax record)?
To entertain?Slide7
Conclusion
You must weigh up all of the points you made in the essay.
Talk about the ways the information in the source is:
reliable
unreliable
useful for historians Slide8
Use
P.E.E.
in the
Nature
part of your essay:
P
oint
E
vidence
E
xplanationSlide9
Step 1-
P
oint
Make a point (tell what the source is and who the author is).
For
example:
Source
C is the event as it was described by John Saxton, a radical reformer. Slide10
Step 2-
E
vidence
Tell what the source is about. Include words and phrases from the source—use only quotes which would show bias or lack of bias. Use quote marks.
For
example:
In his account he states that around 150,00 people were there “without any sign of disorder occurring” when the Manchester Yeomanry appeared “ready for action”. He described the scene that followed using words like “murder” and “bloodshed” and the yeomanry as “monsters” and “hair-brained assassins”. Slide11
Step 3-
E
xplanation
Describe what these quotes show about what the author thinks.
For example:
His
language thus portrays the protesters as completely innocent victims of the yeomanry
who killed defenceless
women and children for no apparent reason.Slide12
Source
C is the event as it was described by John Saxton, a radical reformer.
In his account he states that around 150,00 people were there “without any sign of disorder occurring” when the Manchester Yeomanry appeared “ready for action”. He described the scene that followed using words like “murder” and “bloodshed” and the yeomanry as “monsters” and “hair-brained assassins”.
His language thus portrays the protesters as completely innocent victims of the yeomanry
who killed defenceless
women and children for no apparent reason.
point
evidence
explanationSlide13
The End
Now you try!