Source A is partly useful as evidence of the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany between 1933-1939. The source was written by modern historians in 2000, so it benefits from hindsight and more available evidence. However, it omits some key details, such as the impact on Jewish women and the use of propaganda posters to spread anti-Semitism. While it provides some accurate information on events like Kristallnacht and the sending of Jews to concentration camps, the source's usefulness is limited by these omissions.

1. Evaluate the usefulness
Questions

2. Today’s lesson
Today we are developing our knowledge and
understanding of how to answer National 5 level
questions.
By the end of today’s lesson I will be able to:
Create a model 5 mark Source Evaluation
Answer
This lesson will involve:
1) Creating a model answer.
2) Attempting a 5 mark Source Evaluation
Question

3. Source Evaluation Questions
Source Evaluation Questions is the last question type
you need to know for National 5 History.
They are sometimes known as ‘Evaluate the usefulness’
questions.
In these questions you are given a source and asked
how useful the source is about a certain topic.
They are always worth 5 marks and you will get two in
the exam.

4. Structure
For these question(s) you will use the 5W approach. This consists
of:
1) Who – Who made the source? Why is this important? (1
MARK)
2) When – When was the source produced? Why is this
important? What else is happening? (1 MARK)
3) Why – Why did the person/people make this source? (1
MARK)
4) What – What does the source tell us about the topic? (2
MARKS) Summarise then quote.
5) What’s missing? – What does the source tell us? (2 MARKS)
Source evaluation are
always 5 marks and you
can get up to 7 or 8
marks available
After every point you must state whether or not
the source is useful or note and explain your
answer.
You need to include a short sentence at the
state stating: ‘Source ___ is useful/not
useful/partly useful as evidence of (Insert topic
name)

5. Example source
Source A is from a textbook written by modern historians,
published in 2000
The murder of a Nazi diplomat in Paris on the 7th November
1938 by a Jew sparked an episode of violent persecution in
Germany. Propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels encouraged an
attack on Jewish shops, homes and synagogues. This became
known as Kristallnacht (Crystal Night) because of the all the
class strewn across the pavements and streets of German
towns and cities. Around 100 Jews were murdered during the
violence. A further 20,000 were sent to concentration camps.
After Kristallnacht the Nazis introduced new measures to
protect the Jews.

6. Formula
Who – Who made the source? Why is this important? (1 MARK)
When – When was the source produced? Why is this important?
What else is happening? (1 MARK)
Why – Why did the person/people make this source? (1 MARK)
What – What does the source tell us about the topic? (2 MARKS)
Summarise then quote.
What’s missing? – What does the source tell us? (2 MARKS)

7. Model Answer
Source A is partly useful as evidence of the treatment of the Jews in Nazi Germany
between 1933 – 1939.
Source A is written by modern historians which makes it useful because these people have
studied and are very knowledgeable on the topic. (1 Mark)
The Source was published in 2000 making it a secondary source. This makes it useful
because the authors have had the benefit or hindsight and more evidence about how the
Jews were treated in Nazi Germany. (1 Mark)
The Source is a textbook which suggests that it is designed to inform people about the
events. This makes it useful because it is very unlikely to contain any exaggeration or bias.
(1 Mark)
The Source tells us many pieces of information. The Source informs us that many Jews
were sent to concentration camps. The source states: ‘A further 20,000 were sent to
concentration camps.’ This makes it useful because this information is accurate as overall 6
million Jews died in the concentration camps. (1 Mark)

8. The Source also informs us that after Kristallnacht the Nazi party introduced a
variety of anti-Jewish policies. The source states: ‘After Kristallnacht the Nazis
introduced new measures to persecute the Jews.’ However this does not make
the source useful as it does not go into detail on what these policies were such
as stripping Jews of their citizenship. (1 Mark)
The Source also omits other key pieces of information. The Source fails to
mention the treatment of Jewish Women who were stripped of their
citizenship and not allowed to marry. This does not make it useful as Jewish
women were heavily impacted by Nazi Policies (1 Mark)
The Source also fails to mention the use of Propaganda posters. The Nazi Party
used propaganda posters to spread anti-Semitism by using exaggerated images
of Jewish men. This does not make the source useful as this was a key way
Jews were treated badly in Germany (1 Mark)

9. Second example Source
Source A is from a textbook written by a modern historian, published in 2013.
On buses and park benches, Jews had to sit on seats marked for then.
Children at German schools were taught anti-semitic ideas. Jewish children
were ridiculed by teachers. Bullying of Jews in the playground by other pupils
went unpunished. If Jewish children chose not to go to school, the Nazis
claimed this proved that Jewish children were lazy and could not be bothered
with school.
Evaluate the usefulness of Source A as evidence of the treatment of Jews
in Nazi Germany