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History GCSE

History GCSE. How to please the examiner!. Structure. In the in-depth studies (Russia and Germany) there are 2 sections, A and B You MUST do Section A (Question 1) – this is on sources

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History GCSE

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  1. History GCSE How to please the examiner!

  2. Structure • In the in-depth studies (Russia and Germany) there are 2 sections, A and B • You MUST do Section A (Question 1) – this is on sources • You MUST CHOOSE between Questions 2 and 3 in Section B – do NOT do both you won’t have time and you only get marked on the first one • The paper is 1 hour altogether so 25-30 minutes on each section

  3. Section A The questions are always the same type, just on different topics: a) What does Source A show you about.....? (2) • You must refer to TWO things in the source and explain what they show you What does Source E show you about the situation in Russia in 1917? b) Use the information in Source Dand your own knowledge to explain whythe Reds won the Civil War (4) • You must use both the content of the source and your own knowledge here. Take information from the source, relate it to the question and back it up with what you know.

  4. c) How far does source A support the view thatthe Tsar was made unpopular by Rasputin(5) • You must use the source and caption, and your own knowledge here to give a judgement • Say how the source does support the view, but use your knowledge to test the source – what is in it that supports this view, is there anything missing d) How useful is Source Cto an historian studying attitudes towards the Bolsheviks in 1917? (6) • Key thing is look at what the historian is studying • Make sure you have referred to COP step by step • Use knowledge to put the source into context – what was happening at the time, who is the writer, how would this affect usefulness • Look at how the source IS useful • Look at how the source’s usefulness is LIMITED • Remember USEFULNESS is different from RELIABILITY – all sources can be used for something!

  5. e) Why do Sources E and F have different views aboutthe role of Lenin in the revolution? (8) • The key thing here is to look at BOTH sources in terms of their CONTENT, ORIGIN AND PURPOSE, and use your own knowledge to explain differences • Do 3 sections – Content (compare sources), origin (compare sources) and purpose (compare sources) – then conclude • Comparison = Whatdo they differ on? (content) Why? How valid is each source? (origin and purpose) Why? • Then reach a judgement with support answering the question • One source is likely to be primary and one secondary. Make sure you discuss HINDSIGHT for the secondary source – this affects people’s views, why?

  6. Section B The questions are always the same type, just on different topics: a) What does this source show you about...(2) - You must give TWO parts of the source and explain what they show b) Describe what happened......(5) - You must give an accurate and detailed description of what happened using key words and events – think about how much should be written for 5 marks

  7. c) Explain why.....(4) x2 - You must cover several factors for each (go for 3 or4) and explain them fully, focussing on the question d) Balanced answer question (10) • We’ve done lots of these! You need to look under the question at what the examiners suggest you cover – this isn’t all you can talk about but gives you lots of help. • You must give a BALANCED, TWO-SIDED answer (easiest way is to write it in two halves) • You must back up your points with EVIDENCE • You must come to a reasoned judgement

  8. KEY things to remember! • When you use sources use COP to assess how valid or useful they are • Whenever there is a question that might have more than one answer give a TWO-SIDED, BALANCED ANSWER • Use your own knowledge to back up your points and to “test” sources • Don’t run out of time – you can always start with the questions worth more marks and work backwards!

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