How clearly you state your question, explain why your sources are relevant, and evaluate two of them.
- Stronger evidence
- A suitable question is clearly stated, source relevance is clearly explained, and two sources are analysed in detail, discussing value and limitations with reference to origin, purpose, and content.
- Early-stage evidence
- The question is stated and suitable sources are selected, but their relevance is barely explained and two sources are described rather than analysed.
How clearly organized and critically analytical the investigation is, and how well evidence and perspectives support a reasoned conclusion.
- Stronger evidence
- Clear, coherent, and well organized; well-developed critical analysis focused on the question; effective use of evidence; perspectives evaluated; a reasoned conclusion consistent with the evidence.
- Early-stage evidence
- Unclear and poorly organized, with little focus and little or no critical analysis; mostly generalizations; evidence is mentioned but not analysed.
How well you reflect on what the investigation showed you about historians' methods and their challenges.
- Stronger evidence
- A clear focus on historians' methods, clear awareness of their challenges or limits, and an explicit link to the investigation.
- Early-stage evidence
- Some discussion of what you learned about historians' methods, little awareness of their challenges or limits, and only an implied link to the investigation.