Origin, purpose and context of sources

What this note covers

1. Why examiners test origin, purpose and context
2. Origin: who produced a source and when
3. Purpose: what a source is trying to do
4. Context: the circumstances surrounding a source
5. Worked example: reading a constructed source
6. Source types that recur in the Section One booklet
7. How this is examined and what separates a top response

7 sections · 12 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes