Year 7 are learning that sources are arguments, not answers, through the death of William II, known as Rufus, killed by an arrow while hunting in the New Forest in August 1100. The teacher has built a branching Microsoft Form: each section shows a source, such as an extract from William of Malmesbury or Orderic Vitalis, a note on the writer, or a later account, and asks a decision question, such as whether the writer was there or repeating what he heard, and whether he had reason to favour Henry I, the brother who gained most from the king's death. Each answer routes the pair to a different next section, so by the end different pairs have followed different evidence trails and reached different verdicts on accident or murder. The plenary puts two pairs with opposite verdicts at the front to retrace their routes, which shows that the verdict depends on the reliability decisions made along the way.
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