Transcript Higher History demands that… YOU

Higher History demands that…
•sit two essays in Paper 1
•each essay is worth 25
marks
YOU
•essays to be written in 80
minutes.
•one essay must be from the
Scottish and British section
•the other essay must be from the
European and World section
YOU must also sit Paper 2:
•this is the document paper
•there are 5 questions to be answered
•the marks usually range from 5-8.
•you have 85 minutes to do Paper 2
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In this Conference, we will concentrate
on the contexts and topics mostly done
by Higher pupils in Aberdeenshire.
In Paper 1, this means Option C: Later
Modern History.
In the Scottish and British section, we
deal with the topic Britain 1850-1979.
In the Europe and World section, we
deal mainly with The Growth of
Nationalism (Germany).
In Paper 2, the focus is on Special
Topic 7: Appeasement and the Road to
War, to 1939.
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Aims of Conference
•Overview of exam skills for
Papers 1 and 2.
•How to analyse essay and
source questions so that you do
as you are asked to do.
•Follow up advice with practice
– detailed exemplars.
•Confirm what your teachers
have been teaching you for the
last few months!
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Overview of Paper 1
1 hour 20 minutes to do two essays
worth 50 marks out of a total of
110.
110 = 50 (P1) + 30 (P2) + 30 (E.E.)
Shock revelation:
Paper 1 markers get no marking
schemes with details of what pupils
should have written in their essays.
What they get is broad marking
bands to help categorise essays as
an:
A
18 – 25
B
15 – 17
C
13 – 14
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13 – 14 Marks
•
A reasonable quantity
of accurate, relevant
knowledge will have
been presented to
address the issue
•
There will be a basic
analysis of the issue in
its context supported
by evidence
•
There will be an
appropriate structure
and a relevant
conclusion
5
15 – 17 marks
•
a more substantial quantity
of accurate, relevant
knowledge will have been
presented
•
the analysis will show
greater coherence, making
fuller use of the evidence
presented to illustrate and
develop appropriate points
•
there will be a more
rigorous structure, making
fuller use of the evidence
presented to illustrate and
develop appropriate points
6
18 – 25 marks
•There will be a considerable
body of evidence, selected
appropriately and used to
illustrate and develop the
analysis
•The line of argument will be
well developed, clear and
coherent throughout the essay
•There will often be awareness
of possible alternative
interpretations of the issue
•There will be fluent
presentation of the conclusion,
arising in a logical manner from
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a well-structured argument