Effective Strategies for Tackling History Exam Questions
Discover targeted approaches for answering specific History exam questions, including analyzing features, evaluating sources, citing evidence, comparing periods, explaining reasons, and forming arguments. Tips range from describing features of a topic in Whitechapel to evaluating source usefulness and engaging in critical thinking to assess historical events.
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How to answer each History exam question: Flashcards
Crime and Punishment Paper 1
(Whitechapel) Describe two features (4 Marks) Identify one feature (thing/example) and then describe Repeat with a different feature 5 minutes
(Whitechapel) How useful source question (8 Marks) How is Source A useful - content (what it says) How is Source A useful context (matching with own knowledge) How Source A useful provenance (author, purpose, type) Repeat for Source B 10-15 minutes
(Whitechapel) Follow up a source (4 Marks) Pick a quote linked to the enquiry (e.g. crime and poverty) Write a question linked to enquiry Type of source that would help (BE SPECIFIC) How is this going to help you answer your question? 5 minutes
(Crime) Similarity or Difference (4 Marks) Describe the feature in the question for the first time period mentioned (e.g. punishments in 1500-1700) MUST compare e.g. this is similar/different to the other period because (punishments in 1900-present day) 5 minutes
(Crime) Explain why (12 Marks) X3 paragraphs PEEL (Point, Evidence, Explanation, Link) WHY not what (Explain why something happened/changed and not what happened) 15 minutes
(Crime) How far do you agree? (16 Marks + 4 SPAG) 5 paragraphs (introduction, agree (x1 or 2), disagree (x1 or 2), conclusion MUST give both sides MUST have a clear judgement 20-25 minutes
