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Whenever students are assessed on criteria diii(3), they must know OPVL-here is the information to be analyzed to score that 8 out of 8 in the exam

Definitions[]

O- origin[]

Who created the source?

What is the source(news article, book, video,website, extract, etc)?

When and where was the source created?

What is the source type(Primary or secondary)?

P- Purpose[]

Why was it created? (related to type of document/audience)

Who is the intended audience?

What is the context(the awareness that the person/people who had created the source were living at a time which may have held opinions and beliefs that are very different to what we consider ‘normal’)?

V- value[]

Is the source useful?

Does it provide relevant and authentic information?

Is is reliable(trustworthy)?

L- limitation[]

What information does not come out clearly? (related to type of document/audience)

Is the source real or fake?

Is it trustworthy?

Is the source biased?

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