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Why the source is useful (it's ALWAYS useful, never say a source isn't useful.)
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Comment on who created it (e.g. stretcher-bearer, captain etc)
3.
Comment on where it was produced it (e.g. official logs, diary, letter home, commissioned painting)
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Comment on when it was produced (e.g. produced 1915 during the battle of the somme)
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Comment on the content of the source (what it says and why this makes it useful to the question)
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Use a direct quote from the source - just copy whatever you think links to the question asked.
2.
ask a relevant question
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Use a specific source! Don't be vague, go into detail (e.g. diary of an officer serving on the frontlines during the third battle of Ypres.)
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Link this back to the question (using my prior example, saying the question I chose was did the conditions effect the warfare, I could say 'It would show what a man fighting in the actual battle was thinking whilst fighting, showing if the weather impacted how they fought.'
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Detail in source A that I would follow up:
'At 5am the first batch of wounded began coming down the communication trench'
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Question I would ask:
Would stretcher-bearers usually work at all hours?
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What type of source I could use:
Medical records from Regimental Aid Posts of what times casualties were brought to them.
(yes, I did make it that specific. Better to be cautious.)
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How this might help answer my question:
It would show when people were brought to medical attention, showing if they worked all hours or not.
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