Source analysis and evaluation

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine you find an old letter in your attic. Is it telling the truth? 📜

2. 2

   What does it mean to analyse a source?

3. 3

   Here's a source: a poster from 1914 saying 'Join the army!' 🎨

4. 4

   Let's evaluate this source together — a diary entry from a soldier in 1916. 📖

5. 5

   Now you try! Sort these questions into 'useful for reliability' or 'not useful'. 🧩

6. 6

   Which question helps you judge if a source is reliable?

7. 7

   A propaganda poster from 1939 shows happy soldiers. What's the main problem with this source?