Contested Interpretations and Building the 25-Mark Extended Response

What this note covers

1. Historiography begins with the archive
2. Name the precise problem with each source
3. Build a contested interpretation as a testable model
4. Engineer a thesis that can survive 1000 words
5. Build paragraphs that prove rather than accumulate
6. Counterargument, debate and historical judgement
7. Plan and write the 45-minute response
8. A final evidence and argument audit

8 sections · 10 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes