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THE EXAMS

THE EXAMS. DUH DUH DUHHHHHHH. What will you have to do. In both the practice exams, and the external exams, you will have 3 papers. You can choose to do all three, or two or just one. If you don’t want to do one of the papers, do not write on it at all.

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THE EXAMS

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  1. THE EXAMS DUH DUH DUHHHHHHH

  2. What will you have to do • In both the practice exams, and the external exams, you will have 3 papers. • You can choose to do all three, or two or just one. • If you don’t want to do one of the papers, do not write on it at all. • 91003: Interpret sources of an historical event of significance to New Zealanders (3 Q) • 91005: Describe the causes and consequences of an historical event (Essay) • 91006 Describe how a significant historical event affected New Zealand society (3 Q)

  3. 91003: Sources • You will receive a resource booklet with sources all relating to a New Zealand event. • You will have to answer three questions.

  4. Question one: • In the past two exams, the question has been a WHY question. • Why did it happen, why did they make this decision, why did it have an impact on New Zealand…

  5. Question two • Question two has been about groups of people • You must identify two groups • Then you might be asked to explain their perspectives on the event, their responses to the event, or how the event affected them.

  6. Question three: • Question three is about looking at sources from a historian’s perspective. • You might be asked to draw conclusions about the event from the sources. • You might be asked to assess the usefulness and reliability of a source. • You might be asked to suggest other sources that could add additional information.

  7. What made for Excellence level answers in past exams? • EVIDENCE EVIDENCE EVIDENCE EVIDENCE • Detail • Compared and contrasted sources to build a comprehensive argument • Considered cause and effect, change and continuity • Directly answered the question in their own words. • Understood ‘significance’ as a concept • Perceptive, sophisticated, big picture thinking

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