Why was it significant?
How do we judge an event's importance?
Judge historical significance using reach, duration and the difference made, while acknowledging missing evidence.
Use a detail. Explain what it supports.
Start with what you know
Is famous the same as significant?
Name an action that changed something.
Keep your first ranking; you may revise it.
Words that help
| REACH | DIFFERENCE |
|---|---|
| who was affected. Duration: how long it mattered. | what changed. Judgement: a reasoned decision. |
A source is a starting point
Watch a worked example
| WEAK REASON | STRONGER REASON |
|---|---|
| It was important because everyone knows it. | The boycott changed who could get bus-crew jobs. |
Try one together
Compare Source B and Source R.
Which gives clear evidence of a changed rule?
What evidence about lasting effects is missing?
Choose, then explain
Which judgement uses evidence?
A. The event was famous, so it mattered most.
B. B shows a barrier to jobs was removed.
Choose and name the test.
Now it is your turn
| YOUR TASK | EXPLAIN |
|---|---|
| Apply all three significance tests. Choose one event and give a judgement. | Use unknown where the card gives no evidence. |
Make the reasoning visible
Point to one detail you used.
Say how it helped your answer.
Name one thing it cannot show.
Keep your first answer for the check.
Check the reasoning
Reveal the checks after pupils have kept their first response.
Reveal the model
| A VALID JUDGEMENT | A VALID LIMIT |
|---|---|
| B changed recruitment to bus-crew jobs. | The card does not measure every later outcome. |
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Choose one idea to share, or pass.
Your listener tells you what they heard.
Keep or change your idea; give a reason.
Tell us what would help you next time.
Before you go
Name one test of significance.
Give one judgement and one limit.
Show one detail that helped.
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