Paper 1 source skills — Political and economic transitions
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What does Paper 1 Question 1 test, and how many marks?
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The content of TWO named sources — how specific details from each help answer the inquiry question. Worth 6 marks.
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What does Paper 1 Question 2 test, and how many marks?
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The context (origin and purpose) of ONE named source, and how that shapes its value and limitation. Worth 6 marks.
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What does Paper 1 Question 3 test, and how many marks?
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The perspectives across ALL the sources — where they agree, disagree, and why — used to answer the inquiry question. Worth 12 marks.
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What does OPVL stand for?
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Origin, Purpose, Value, Limitation — the method for analysing a source's context in Q2.
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Is 'perspective' the same as 'bias'?
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No. A perspective is a position shaped by who someone is; it is evidence to use, not automatically a flaw to dismiss.
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In Q1, how many content points should you make per source?
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Two per source (four total across the two named sources), each linked clearly to the inquiry question.
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Example: a 1868 Meiji government notice announcing the Shogunate's end — what content point does it give for Q1?
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It shows the political transition happened fast and from the top, directly answering 'what caused the transition?'
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Example: Yeltsin's October 1993 televised address — what is its main Q2 limitation?
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As the president under political attack, he had reason to downplay the violence and present his actions as necessary, limiting its objectivity.
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Why do value and limitation often come from the same fact about a source?
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The same origin/purpose (e.g. 'written by the person involved') usually explains BOTH why it's useful (inside knowledge) and why it's limited (motive to justify).
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What should a strong Q3 answer do when two sources disagree?
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Explain the disagreement using each source's perspective, then use that disagreement to help answer the inquiry question — not just describe it.
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Compare Q1 and Q2: what is the key difference in what they assess?
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Q1 assesses WHAT a source says (content); Q2 assesses WHO made it and WHY (context) and its resulting value/limitation.
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Name the two examples in the 'Political and economic transitions' focused study.
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The Meiji Restoration (1853-1894) in Japan, and the Russian Federation (1985-1999).
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