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Using
all of the evidence available in this unit, explain whether
King John was a Good King or a Bad King.
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This
page offers some guidance about how you should go about answering
this question. Once you have planned your answer, following
the advice on this page, click on the link at the bottom of
the page. You can then type your answer. When you have completed
your answer you will have the opportunity to compare it with
one that has been entered earlier. You might see things in this
answer that help you to make improvements to your own work -
although the provided answer is NOT a perfect response to this
question and could be improved itself!
Before
you start writing an answer to a question like this it is a
good idea to check what information you will need to use in
your answer. For this question you should be using evidence
that suggests that John was a good king in some ways but a pretty
poor one in other ways.
Task
1
- open up this
worksheet (your teacher may have already provided you with
a paper copy of this).
Copy
and paste evidence from the sources
into the correct columns. Sources that suggest that John was
a Good King go into one column, those that suggest he is a Bad
king go into the other column. If you have a paper copy you
should make a note of the Source numbers in each column or copy
relevant sections of the sources into the correct column.
Task
2 -
Use the information on the sites listed in the Links
Page to add any further pieces of evidence that is relevant.
You could also use information from your textbook or a CD ROM
if you have these available.
Task
3- Now
you have identified the information that you require to answer
this question. Below is one way of structuring your answer.
Plan your response using
this structure. You will benefit from using further information
to help you answer this question. These
links may be of use.
| Headings |
What
goes in this part of my answer? |
| Introduction |
This
should be a short and simple summary of the interpretations
that you are going to discuss in your answer. |
| Ways
in which John can be seen as being a good king. |
This
should explain the strengths of John's reign and use some
of the source material to back up the theory that he was
quite a good King. |
| Ways
in which John can be seen as a bad King. |
You
should explain John's mistakes here and use some of the
source material to support your findings. |
| Evaluate
the strength of the two possibilities. |
Compare
the two different sets of evidence. What are the strengths
and weaknesses of each interpretation? Is it possible to
say that he was always good or always bad as a King? You
could refer to sources here to show that you really understand
what John's reign was like. |
| Conclusion. |
Sum up your findings. |
Done your
planning? ready to answer the question? Click
here to type your answer up.
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