A2 Edexcel History - Unit 3 - Option A - Revolution and Conflict in England

I have two exams on Monday so I'll be revising a bit more of bio tomorrow. I'm just gonna plan a few more side a questions and look over my notes for side taking and any events I feel sketchy on. I feel pretty good with history overall. I'm gonna try to be up from 6 am since I revise best in the mornings, probs will revise till 6/7pm (with regular breaks ofc).

I got an A for cw, I'd like an A* tbh but to guarantee it I'll need 116/120 ums which is equivalent to dropping only 4 raw marks in the entire paper! I'll be over the moon with an A though.



Yeah its just your bog standard 30 marker structure.

For the 40 marker I only do 3 paragraphs (each are very long though) on each of the sources. I use own knowledge to back up the sources if that makes sense i.e. if source 7 argues religion was an important factor I quote from it and I might use the prayer book rebellion/LAudian reforms etc to support it.

I think it's the only way to live, in regard to A level History.

Okay thank you so much. I feel so stressed! I always completely blank in exams, which is why I did well in the coursework, because I had the information there in front of me. I'm hoping that if I can write a well structured, coherent argument that the lack of knowledge might not matter quite so much and I'll still get a C. Wishful thinking perhaps!

A well structured essay is so, so, so important in doing well. You can regurgitate all the info in the world but if the essay isn't coherent/have an argument then it's hard to do well. Like one essay I did my teacher said I'd be lucky to get a C because the points were all jumbled up. As long as your essay is focused on the question and has relevant examples to back up your point then you'll be fine.

Since it's a two hour exam just take 5 mins before writing to plan your essay first and really think what to include. Once you have a plan just make sure you are following it and directly refer to the question. For example if it is a to what extent question, always use phrases like 'the extent of the New Model Army was far more important' or 'the Scottish alliance however had a far greater impact' at the beginning of your paragraphs. Things like that really have a large impact on the essay overall.

hey! this is what it says in the spec for the controversy side-taking part:

The first controversy requires specific knowledge of the patternsof allegiance developed in 1640-43 and the ability to relate theseto the wider issues and causes of crisis in order to assess whatdetermined ‘side taking’ and to understand why the issue remainscontroversial. They should be aware of the different attempts toexplain the causes of the war, the varying emphasis placed byhistorians on religious, constitutional, economic and individualcircumstances, the contradictory nature of the available evidence,and the difficulties of relating wider issues to personal motivation.

THANK YOU. I will do that, and make sure I link everything back to the question. I'm confident that I can write a good essay, so long as I don't get mixed up with my time periods or include the wrong 'knowledge' bits. I can always hope. Do you think just revising for Side Taking is a risky move?

My teacher only taught us side taking. She said the examiners have said there will always be a question on side taking for side b. Idk wtf the protectorate even is.

Anyone else going to procrastinate and watch the CL final?
Since I'll be waking up early to revise tomorrow I think I can afford to watch the game tonight...

Yo guys,
There a sort of pattern on the papers given in the past.
On june 2014= personal rule of Charles and Civil war related.
2013= Civil war related
2012= Personal rule related
2011= Civil war related
2010= Personal rule related
Im feel like the first question will be on factors of Parliament led to victory, or factors of Royalist led them to fail, or Parliament to victory...
Anyone with me??

Yo guys,
There a sort of pattern on the papers given in the past.
On june 2014= personal rule of Charles and Civil war related.
2013= Civil war related
2012= Personal rule related
2011= Civil war related
2010= Personal rule related
Im feel like the first question will be on factors of Parliament led to victory, or factors of Royalist led them to fail, or Parliament to victory...
Anyone with me??

I hope that comes up, but a "why did parliament win/royalists lose" question has come up in 2013 and 2014 too :/

What does your teacher mean they 'have to'? How can he be so sure??

A well structured essay is so, so, so important in doing well. You can regurgitate all the info in the world but if the essay isn't coherent/have an argument then it's hard to do well. Like one essay I did my teacher said I'd be lucky to get a C because the points were all jumbled up. As long as your essay is focused on the question and has relevant examples to back up your point then you'll be fine.

Since it's a two hour exam just take 5 mins before writing to plan your essay first and really think what to include. Once you have a plan just make sure you are following it and directly refer to the question. For example if it is a to what extent question, always use phrases like 'the extent of the New Model Army was far more important' or 'the Scottish alliance however had a far greater impact' at the beginning of your paragraphs. Things like that really have a large impact on the essay overall.

btw, since posting on this thread i've probably spent around 5 mins in total watching your Joker gif