This video is a tutorial on how to analyse and evaluate historical sources using The WIRE Method. The WIRE Method is a paragraph structure that is based on the History skills of AVARA's V9 of the national syllabus. The tutorial unpacks each stage of the structure/skills and contains three examples from the Ancient Egypt, Deep Time History of Australia and Japan under the Shoguns units. You can access the summary of the method here - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zPKzcoGgROuiKEsLFc9t8azWXiTeVkr4/view?usp=drive_link
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Smith, H. (2023, December 22). How to analyse and evaluate sources in History. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/3093/how-to-analyse-and-evaluate-sources-in-history/
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Smith, Harrison. "How to analyse and evaluate sources in History." World History Encyclopedia, December 22, 2023. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/3093/how-to-analyse-and-evaluate-sources-in-history/.
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Smith, Harrison. "How to analyse and evaluate sources in History." World History Encyclopedia, 22 Dec 2023, https://www.worldhistory.org/video/3093/how-to-analyse-and-evaluate-sources-in-history/.
