HistoryYears 10–11Historical Skills

Judgement

Reach and sustain a substantiated historical judgement weighing evidence and counter-arguments

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Judgement in history means making a smart decision about whether a source is trustworthy or not.

  2. 2

    What does 'judgement' mean in history?

  3. 3

    Imagine a photo from 1945 of soldiers smiling. Is it a reliable source for how they really felt?

  4. 4

    Let's judge a source together: a diary entry from a soldier in 1916.

  5. 5

    Now you judge: a newspaper from 1939 saying 'War is good for the country.'

  6. 6

    Which of these is a good reason to doubt a source?

  7. 7

    What should you do after making a judgement about a source?

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