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YEAR 10 GCSE INFORMATION EVENING. HISTORY GCSE SYLLABUS AQA B. COURSE OVERVIEW. 2 LINEAR EXAMS IN SUMMER TERM OF Y11 PAPER 1 CONTENT STUDIED IN Y10 PAPER 2 CONTENT STUDIED IN Y11 CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT AUTUMN TERM Y11. PAPER 1. THE ORIGINS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR
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YEAR 10 GCSE INFORMATION EVENING HISTORY GCSE SYLLABUS AQA B
COURSE OVERVIEW • 2 LINEAR EXAMS IN SUMMER TERM OF Y11 • PAPER 1 CONTENT STUDIED IN Y10 • PAPER 2 CONTENT STUDIED IN Y11 • CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT AUTUMN TERM Y11
PAPER 1 • THE ORIGINS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR • PEACE MAKING 1918-1919 AND THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS • HITLER’S FOREIGN POLICY / ORIGINS OF WW2 • 37.5% OF THE OVERALL MARK
PAPER 2 • THE ROARING TWENTIES USA 1919-1929 • THE VIETNAM WAR • NAZI GERMANY 1933-39 37.5% OF THE OVERALL MARK
CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS • ALL COURSEWORK WILL BE COMPLETED IN THE AUTUMNTERM OF Y11 • COURSEWORK IS WORTH 25% OF THE OVERALL MARK • PUPILS WILL ANSWER TWO QUESTIONS, ONE UTILITY QUESTION AND ONE INTERPRETATION QUESTION, BOTH TOTALING 2000 WORDS
THE COURSEWORK TOPIC SELECTED FOR STUDY IS: • BRITAIN IN WORLD WAR 1 AND WORLD WAR 2
When undertaking the controlled assessment pupils must complete a RESEARCH LOG. • This document will contain 13 sources of evidence that the pupils must use, and all notes and plans for their final essays. • All controlled assessment will be written up in school time under medium to high levels of control.