GCSE History The Exam Top Tips

GCSE History

The Exam Top Tips

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GCSE History The Exam Top Tips

Get a revision timetable sorted Read Make notes Look, cover, write, check Draw spidergrams and Mind Maps Practice past papers and get some marked! Talk to yourself you dont have to sit in silence to revise Give yourself treats and regular breaks. 20-4- minutes is enough for one session, then you should have a drink or an apple or a cake or some lard whatever Record yourself and listen back Test each other, get your parents, friends to test you, test yourself Use the internet simply type in GCSE Medicine revision into google Hardenhuish School History Department

What to do before getting to the exam REVISE: Sorry, but its true if you fail to revise, you will fail

GCSE History The Exam Top Tips

What should I do in the exam hall? Stay calm take deep breaths DONT TALK! Make sure you have all your equipment For goodness sake dont take your mobile in!!!!!!! Read the questions and, on paper 2, read all the information that comes with it. Think about how it can help you with your sources answers PLAN! Failing to plan = planning to fail! How long can you afford to spend on each question? If you are running out of time try to note down everything else you were going to say it can get you marks USE THE SOURCES!!!!!!!!!! Proof read your answer if you have time. You can add stuff by using a little star, but make sure its perfectly clear to the examiner where you have added anything extra

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GCSE History The Exam Top Tips What will the papers be like?

Paper 1 (DEVELOPMENT STUDY WITH THE AMERICAN WEST,

Paper 1:

1840-95) is on It will look like this: This Paper is two hours long It will ask you questions on both the American West AND Medicine through time You MUST then answer one compulsory question first on the Medicine Through Time section, then you have a choice of others, of which you only need to answer one. You MUST answer one compulsory question first on the American West, then you have a choice of others, of which you only need to answer one. You WILL have some sources to look at to help you with the compulsory questions. USE THEM!

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GCSE History The Exam Top Tips

What will the papers be like?

Examples of questions: Top Tips for Paper 1: Use the marks available [4] to guide you on how long to spend on a question Use the SOURCE and YOUR OWN KNOWLEDGE for the compulsory questions!!!! Be specific use examples to back up your argument. Describe events if you need to, but EXPLAINING your answer is more important. ALWAYS answer the actual question! Try to develop, explain and link any points you make
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Paper 1:

GCSE History The Exam Top Tips Paper 2: Medicine Through Time sources paper

This is worth the most marks! You MUST,MUST, MUST use the SOURCES wherever possible AND your own knowledge when asked to Paper 2 looks like this:

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GCSE History The Exam Top Tips

Top Tips for Paper 2:

Use the Sources! Cross reference sources (especially on the bigger questions) if possible to show how they support/oppose each other Use your own knowledge as well especially when you are asked to! Quote from the sources and say which source it is (e.g. it says in source F Florence was a) Think about reliability of the sources BUT dont confuse that with usefulness (p.13) JUST BECAUSE A SOURCE ISNT RELIABLE, IT DOESNT MEAN ITS NOT USEFUL! Show what you can Infer from the sources (p.4) Examine areas or agreement/disagreement BEFORE writing your answer (p.17)
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