Transcript Jack the Ripper Assessment

• 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.
The background
• Read the information about the police. There are
7 reasons given about why Jack wasn’t 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
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.
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)
Sources
that say it
WAS the
Police’s
fault.
An illustration published in Punch
magazine on September 22nd 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.
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)
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 NOT
the Police’s
fault.
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.
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)
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 couldn’t really tell. He
seemed to be a little taller than the victim. He
looked to me like a foreigner, but it was dark so I’m
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.
Source
What does it show/say
about the Police?
Who wrote it? Can they be
trusted? Why/why not?
Why is the source limited?
What does it show/say
about the Police?
Who wrote it? Can they be
trusted? Why/why not?
Why is the source limited?
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B
C
Source
D
E
F
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?
Self assess
You can say why some
people think the Police were
to blame OR were not to
blame.
You can describe the two
different interpretations
using own knowledge.
You can explain the different
interpretations using own
knowledge and some
sources.
You can explain both
interpretations in detail
using sources, and make a
reasoned judgement.
You can explain both
interpretations in detail,
analyse all sources and
judge which interpretation
you agree with most.
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Level 7
To analyse you must
consider how reliable the
source is. (PANDA)
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.
You can describe the two
different interpretations
using own knowledge.
You can explain the different
interpretations using own
knowledge and some
sources.
You can explain both
interpretations in detail and
analyse all sources.
You can explain both
interpretations in detail,
analyse all sources and
judge which interpretation
you agree with most.
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
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…
Level 7
I believe that the sources do/not
support the interpretation because…