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Edexcel GCSE History Exam Question Planning Document Paper 1. Paper 1 - Short Question Section Crime and Punishment (4 markers). Paper 1 - Crime and Punishment Essay Section (12 and 16 markers). Paper 1 - Crime and Punishment Essay Section (12 and 16 markers). Additions from Real Exams.
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Edexcel GCSE History Exam Question Planning Document Paper 1
Paper 1 - Short Question Section Crime and Punishment (4 markers)
Paper 1 - Crime and Punishment Essay Section (12 and 16 markers)
Paper 1 - Crime and Punishment Essay Section (12 and 16 markers)
Whitechapel Questions (Part of the Crime and Punishment Paper 1) For more help on how to do the Whitechapel exam, scan this QR code for a video guide:
Edexcel GCSE History Exam Question Planning Document Paper 2
Paper 2 Anglo-Saxon and Norman England Essay Section (12 and 16 markers)
Paper 2 Anglo-Saxon and Norman England Essay Section (12 and 16 markers)
Paper 2 Anglo-Saxon and Norman England Essay Section (12 and 16 markers)
Paper 2 Anglo-Saxon and Norman England Essay Section (12 and 16 markers)
Edexcel GCSE History Exam Question Planning Document Paper 3
Exam Advice Paper 3 For all questions, highlight the key words in Q and use them often in your answer. For the infer question, don’t be too obvious. For 12 markers do 2 paragraphs with one being on a ‘main reason’. If you have time at the end, come back and add a third. For ‘how useful’ Qs make sure you assess the source content against your own knowledge and check the provenance for possible limitations e.g. it’s a newspaper so likely to choose a story that is interesting because it will sell For the spot the main differences between the interpretation question, say int1 ‘emphasises’ this, whereas int 2 ‘emphasises’ this because this is the word used in mark scheme. For why they are different say it might be because the historians gave weight to different sources, because the authors had different emphases in terms of what they focus on or because the extracts are only partial extracts and the whole piece might show they don’t’ contradict each other at all. For the big 20 mark interpretation question, write about the strengths of the interpretation, the weaknesses and assess both against the other interpretation and your own knowledge. Paper 1 For all questions, highlight the key words in Q and use them often in your answer. For 4 markers, do 4 sentences and move on. For ‘how useful’ Qs make sure you assess the source content against your own knowledge and check the provenance for possible limitations e.g. it’s a newspaper so likely to choose a story that is interesting because it will sell For ‘following up’ questions make sure you follow up what it asks you and not just any old thing you fancy. For 12 markers do 2 paragraphs with one being on a ‘main reason’. If you have time at the end, come back and add a third. For 16 markers do an intro, 2/3 paragraphs and a conclusion. You MUST leave time for a conclusion, if you are running out of time, stop and do a conclusion. For questions that span 100, 200 year or more, try to write about things from across the period and don’t be too focussed on just one bit. Paper 2 For all questions, highlight the key words in Q and use them often in your answer. For 4 markers, do 4 sentences and move on. For 12 markers do 2 paragraphs with one being on a ‘main reason’. If you have time at the end, come back and add a third. For 12 markers do 2 paragraphs with one being on a ‘main reason’. If you have time at the end, come back and add a third. For the 8 markexplain consequences Q, try to use a connective like ‘this meant that’ For the narrative question, make sure you write what happened in chronological order. Link the events, show how one led to another. For the 8 mark explain questions, make sure you have a ‘main’ point. Mark scheme says you must do analysis of ‘importance’.