Source Analysis

What does the O in COMPASS stand for?

• Original

• Origin

• Originated

• Orchestrate

What do the S in COMPASS stand for? (There are two answers!)

• Soundness

• Source

• Suffix

• Summation

What does the C in the COMPASS mnemonic stand for?

• Consider

• Creative

• Content

• Connotation

What should you cover in the Content section?

• What the source is about

• When the source was created

• Whether the source is reliable

• Why the source was created

What does the M in COMPASS stand for?

• Mnemonic

• Model

• Memory

• Motivation

What does the P in COMPASS stand for?

• Perspective

• Personal

• Persuasive

• Person

What should you cover in the Soundness section?

• What it sounds like

• What the source is about

• Whether the source is trustworthy

• Whether the source is biased

What does the A in COMPASS stand for?

• antonym

• argument

• analysis

• audience

Why do historians analyse sources?

• To learn about the past

• To understand how people used to live and think

• To learn from the past to help us in the present

• for fun

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