Interpretation is your opinion, supported by evidence. In
history, almost all events are interpreted in different ways. As
long as you can argue why you have decided on your interpretation,
you will succeed in this area.
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The background Read the information about the police. There are
7 reasons given about why Jack wasnt caught. Highlight anything
that suggests it was their fault in one colour. Highlight anything
that suggests it was not their fault in another colour. Read the
information about the police. There are 7 reasons given about why
Jack wasnt caught. Highlight anything that suggests it was their
fault in one colour. Highlight anything that suggests it was not
their fault in another colour. 5 minutes
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Source evidence In your essay, you need to say why some people
argue that the Police did a bad job AND why some people argue they
did a good job. You will now be given 6 sources to help you support
these two opinions with evidence. You will be choosing 4 sources, 2
from either side of the argument. You must decide which 2 sources
give the best argument to say why the Police did a bad job, and
which 2 sources give the best argument to say why the Police did a
good job. Use the tables you are given to say WHAT THE SOURCE SHOWS
ABOUT THE POLICE and IF YOU CAN TRUST THE AUTHOR TO TELL THE
TRUTH.
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POLICE NOTICE TO THE OCCUPIER On the morning of Friday 31st
August, Saturday 8th and Sunday 30th September, 1888, women were
murdered in or near Whitechapel, supposed by someone residing in
the neighbourhood. Should you know of any person to whom suspicion
is attached, you are earnestly requested to communicate at once
with the nearest Police station. A leaflet appealing for help,
delivered by the police to every home in Whitechapel after the
murders of Elizabeth Stride and Kate Eddowes. (September 1888) What
does it tell us? Is it suggesting the Police did a good/bad job or
both? Think about PANDA, is this important? Does it convince
you?
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The first ideas for catching the Ripper were quite ordinary
just increase the number of police in London's East End. While
there, the constables, who had no reliable description of the
killer, spent a lot of time in cheap lodging houses and pubs
seeking anyone that looked "suspicious". In the early stages they
arrested and questioned countless men. When this failed, they
became reluctant to check people who actually WERE suspicious
persons. And so the Ripper went on killing. Edited from John
Holliday, an historian writing in his book, Jack the Ripper, the
Green River Killer and the Police (1990) An illustration published
in Punch magazine on September 22 nd 1888. It was drawn by Tenniel,
one of the most famous artists of the time, and was accompanied by
a poem making fun of the police. Near the body of Catherine Eddowes
a bloody piece of her apron was found. Above it was scrawled a
message in chalk, thought to be written by Jack the Ripper. Great
debate was caused by the decision of the Metropolitan Police
commissioner, Sir Charles Warren, to erase this message. He thought
it might start a riot when people saw it. Edited from Stewart Evans
and Keith Skinner, two of the world's leading experts on Jack the
Ripper, writing in their book, Jack the Ripper and the Whitechapel
Murders (2002) Sources that say it WAS the Polices fault.
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It is unfair to blame the police for not capturing Jack the
Ripper. It is hard to recognise now how little in the way of
scientific evidence the police would have been able to collect. It
would be another fourteen years before the first finger-print
conviction. You had no blood-groups, no DNA. In 1888 they could not
even tell the difference between human and animal blood. Donald
Rumbelow, an historian, speaking in the BBC television documentary,
Jack the Ripper: An Ongoing Mystery (2000) Police photographs of a
few of the men who were suspected of being Jack the Ripper. These
and many others were interviewed under suspicion of being the
serial killer. He had dark skin and was wearing a hat. I think he
was wearing a dark coat but I cannot be sure. He was a man over
forty but I couldnt really tell. He seemed to be a little taller
than the victim. He looked to me like a foreigner, but it was dark
so Im not sure. Elizabeth Long, giving evidence at the inquest into
the death of Annie Chapman in September 1888. She was describing a
man seen talking to Chapman before the murder. Sources that say it
WAS NOT the Polices fault.
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Source What does it show/say about the Police? Who wrote it?
Can they be trusted? Why/why not? Why is the source limited? A B C
Source What does it show/say about the Police? Who wrote it? Can
they be trusted? Why/why not? Why is the source limited? D E F
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Interpretation Assessment: The reason Jack the Ripper was never
caught was because the Police did a bad job. How much do your
sources agree with this view? You can say why some people think the
Police were to blame OR were not to blame. Level 3 You can describe
the two different interpretations using own knowledge. Level 4 You
can explain the different interpretations using own knowledge and
some sources. Level 5 You can explain both interpretations in
detail using sources, and make a reasoned judgement. Level 6 You
can explain both interpretations in detail, analyse all sources and
judge which interpretation you agree with most. Level 7 Self assess
Level www Ebi Signed To analyse you must consider how reliable the
source is. (PANDA)
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Interpretation Assessment: The reason Jack the Ripper was never
caught was because the Police did a bad job. How much do your
sources agree with this view? You can say why some people think the
Police were to blame OR were not to blame. Level 3 You can describe
the two different interpretations using own knowledge. Level 4 You
can explain the different interpretations using own knowledge and
some sources. Level 5 You can explain both interpretations in
detail and analyse all sources. Level 6 You can explain both
interpretations in detail, analyse all sources and judge which
interpretation you agree with most. Level 7 One source that
supports the interpretation that the police were to blame is source
_ which suggests. However, the source is limited because In my
opinion this source is/not reliable because Another source that
supports However one source that rejects the interpretation is I
believe that the sources do/not support the interpretation
because
