John Lakers Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 I'm writing on the topic of Black Death and the flagellants, but I couldn't find any relevant primary sources online. If I choose to have no primary sources, but use secondary sources like books and websites, will I lose points on my EE? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monie3036354 Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 I would definitely try to find some primary sources. Otherwise you may be downgraded in criterion C. Perhaps ask your mentor, history teacher, or a local librarian? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrashmaster Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 I think you probably will be marked down if you don't have any. You definitely chose a hard topic for them (since it was so long ago), but surely there must be some translated journal or record you could find that talks about death counts or the experience of seeing the plague take its affect? Besides, even if it doesn't automatically get marks taken off, primary sources are valued partly because they are better sources. If you find a primary source, you might write a better essay anyway, and get more marks that way. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandwich Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Even just looking at Wikipedia's references I can find links to some potential primary sources:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death_in_England#cite_note-47Which you can buy quite cheaply here:http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/1170583148/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=newBasically I think it's a case of searching hard enough and you will find what you're after. Keep tracking things down until you strike gold is my advice. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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