Source analysis

1. U3: Eastern Asian Countries in the Middle Ages

2. This Unit’s

Key Concept: Culture
Related Concept/s: Identity, Equity
Global Context: Scientific and technical innovation
Statement of Inquiry: People’s identity can be understood as a
product of a complex interaction of political systems,
social order and cultural background

3. Topic: Source Analysis

4. Lesson Objectives:

Students will be able to:
analyze sources by answering the questions
evaluate the relevance and accuracy of the source

5. Task 1:

Step 1: Let’s divide into 4 groups of 3or 4
•Group 1-Origin
•Group 2-Purpose
•Group 3-Value
•Group 4-Limitation
Step 2: Each group will be given the questions and the source/text
Step 3: Each group’s task is to analyze the source/text by answering the
questions that they are given
Step 4: Each group is supposed to present the result of analysis by
creating a poster/graph
WARNING: Do not reveal the questions that you answered to

6. Origin

1. Is it primary or secondary source?
2. Who created it?
3. Who is the author?
4. When was it created?
5. When was it published?
6. Where was it published?
7. Who is publishing it?
8. Is there anything we know about the author that is
relevant to our evaluation? (Expert in the particular field
or not)

7. Purpose

1. Why did the author create this piece of work?
2. What is the intent?
3. Why did the author choose this particular format?
4. Who is the intended audience?

8. Value

1.
What can we tell about the time period from the text?
2.
What can we tell about the author’s view from the text?
3.
How useful is this source?
4.
How will the source help you with your research?
5.
What questions has it answered?
6.
How can it be used in my project/ essay/ work/ presentation?
7.
Can you verify the information in another source (corroboration)?

9. Limitation

1.
What part of the story was missed in this document?
2.
How can we verify the content of the text?
3.
Does this text give any inaccurate information about the time period?
4.
What does the author leave out and why does he/she leave it out (if
you know)?

10. Pre-learning: What is OPVL?

OPVL-

11. Pre-learning: What is OPVL?

O - Origin
P- Purpose
V- Value
L-Limitation

12. But… Do you know…

◦what is the purpose of OPVL?
◦what for OPVL is used?

13. Let’s watch the video and find out the purpose of OPVL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxRHYvwmCq0

14. So..

What is the purpose of using OPVL?
How did you verify the relevance of sources
before?
What are other ways to evaluate the sources?

15. Task 3: Think, Pair and Share

Step 1: Individually: You will be given sources and you
have to analyze these sources using OPVL
Step 2:In pairs: Discuss with your peer your analysis
without making any changes.
Step 3: Whole Class: Share the results with the whole class
Note differences or similarity

16. As a result of analysis

Is the source relevant?
Would you use this source for your project/research?
What is the appropriate citation of the source in the reference?