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Provenance of Sources

This page provides guidance on the skill of finding the provenance of sources. This can be referred to as the origin and purpose of sources. This page is best suited to students in either MYP 1 or MYP 2. The term 'provenance' refers to the background information about a particular source. Recognising the provenance of sources can sometimes be described as finding the origin and purpose - these are described below....

Tags: IB MYP History, MYP History, MYP History skills, provenance of sources, source provenance, historical sources, source analysis, origin and purpose, origin of a source, purpose of a source, analysing historical sources, primary sources, historical evidence, MYP source skills, MYP 1-2 History

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