How should I approach my revision?
1. Review your notes against the syllabus checklists- are there any holes? If so, refer to the lessons / revision notes on this Weebly and/or your textbook.
2. Are your notes analytically structured? Use key questions / ideas to condense and analyse your notes.
3. Apply your knowledge - use the past paper questions/papers to plan/write answers to a range of question types. Knowing how to answer each type of question is just as important as the content knowledge itself.
2. Are your notes analytically structured? Use key questions / ideas to condense and analyse your notes.
3. Apply your knowledge - use the past paper questions/papers to plan/write answers to a range of question types. Knowing how to answer each type of question is just as important as the content knowledge itself.
What do I need to know?
As you know your course has been split into two broad parts. The first is known as the 'Core Content' and has covered International Relations from 1919 right up to the end of the Cold War in 1990. The second was a smaller section known as the 'Depth Study', which covered the 'USA from 1919 to 1941'. Use the Syllabus Checklist below:
What will my Examination Papers look like?
You will sit two examinations; Paper 1 and Paper 2. Both are 2 hrs long.
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PAPER 1 - All CONTENT
- Knowledge based examination.
- You will answer three questions in total, aiming to spend 40 mins on each set. - Each question is split into the same a, b, c format you are now familiar with. - Choose to answer two questions in Section A (from a choice of four set on our 'Core Content'). The questions you have studied for are always numbers 5, 6, 7 and 8. - Choose to answer one question from Section B (from a choice of two set on our Depth Study). You must look for 'Depth Study D: The USA 1919-41'). See sample examination paper below: |
PAPER 2 - SOURCE PAPER: LEAGUE OF NATIONS
- Source skills paper. You will answer all questions in Part B ('20th Century' option) only.
- Your Paper will be on one aspect of the League of Nations unit from the 'Core Content'. - There will be 8 sources, including primary written and cartoon sources as well as historians views. - You will be expected to use your own knowledge to correctly interpret the message of sources, find similarities and differences between sources, and to analyse them for reliability. - The final question asks you write a short essay using all the sources to support and challenge an assertion. - There will be six questions to complete in two hours See sample examination paper below: |
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Revision Materials for Paper 1
To revise for Paper 1, you just need to get to know your content very well and know how to answer each type of question. This is quite straightforward as each of the three questions you answer will be structured in the same way. The revision booklets below give you very clear advice on what is expected in each question.
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Content Revision:
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Exam Skills / Past Paper Questions for the Core Content:
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Exam Skills / Past Paper Questions for the Depth Study:
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Revision Materials for Paper 2
In terms of content knowledge, you need to only revise 'The League of Nations' using the resources above - get to know it inside out! However, they change the wording and types of question each year and so you cannot learn a standard structure like you can for Paper 1. However, you can use the selected past papers below to get a good idea of they types of questions set and use the presentation to see examples of how you might answer them.
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Past Papers and Mark Schemes:
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Source Skills Summaries:
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