[mariam.therese]

(Original post by IsabelAmy)
Urgh, it sucks! I hate source questions and linked with a stupid topic,it is the worse! how are you revising?

i know!! how did you find the first exam which questions did you choose how did you answer etc...
im going to revise background information on it.. why it started dates etc.. then practice doing source questions hbu?

[mariam.therese]

(Original post by Pokrok)
Paper 1 will be on the 12th (Tuesday)
Paper 2 will be on the 15th (Friday)

Glad to see my advice helped! I am lucky my school have like a really good history department. I got an A (2 marks off an A*!!) in the Paper 2 and an A* in my coursework! My Paper 1 mock I got an A, so I'm pleased. Unfortunately, my teacher has made me re-sit even though I got an A. And the school made me attend 9 hours of revision sessions. Grrr!*

I wouldn't worry about Paper 1, a sixth former told me to nerd out on the paper, tell it everything you know.

Just something extra to help; one of the questions may ask you if you are surprised. My teacher says it is always best to give 2 views on this.*

Another question you'll get is how useful a source is. The question usually wants you to say: "The source tells me that...... However, I also know that....."*

For the "why" questions it would be good to look at the factors, not actually what happened. If you were to talk about Greek developments and why they happened you should say what factors made this happen. Some factors that could help or hinder progress are

War - gives doctors people to try new ideas out on but it could cut the government cost on medicine to focus on weapons

Government - the American government wanted rid of the Indians and would cause the majority of the conflicts against the Indians.

Technology - helped medicine through X Ray Machines, Blood Transfusions etc. Printing Press helped spread ideas.

Individuals - were the ones that made it happen. Eg Hippocrates created the theory of diagnosis and Vesalius helped prove Galen wrong. Custer was a major player in the end of the Indians after being defeated.

Chance - or luck. It had been lucky that Paré ran out of ingredients or he might not have been able to create his antiseptic. It was chance that the weather was stable enough for the Mormons to cross the Plains to Salt Lake.

Communication - The newspapers helped make Penicillin known to the world. The media also created a poor image of the Indians to American White people.

Industry- it was the busy factories in the Industrial Revolution that brought poor living conditions in cities, hindering public health and safety.

I clearly write too much lol. Good luck with your exams, you be fine. Just remember "Nerd out!" on everything you know and read the question five times.

wow youre amazing!!!!!! did you not get an A* overall then even with 2 A*'s an an A? well done for that

[Lucy_95]

(Original post by jimbojam6000)
Hello,

I'm doing GCSE OCR History Paper 2 on the 15th June this year and I was wondering how we're meant to structure our answers? Becuase I'm trying to do a past paper at the moment and I just don't know how much to write - and I'm predicted an A!

For example for the first question, which is normally "What is the message of this cartoon....." how are we meant to structure our answer and more importantly how much are we supposed to write?

I'd be grateful if anyone could let me know,

Thanks

For that question, we have been told to see what you can find out about the source. eg mary seacole's diary: 'In the morning I had to check on all the soldiers and check how they were feeling.'

So from this you would say she was busy because she 'had to check all the soldiers' and that she was dedicated to them because she checked 'how they were feeling.' this is how we were told to answer it. It is 2-3 marks for a supported inference, so you need about 3 of them.

[DrSL]

Hey sorry this isn't really relevant but if I got 79/90 in Paper 1 and 35/40 in CA is it possible for me to get an A* with Paper 2? If so how much would I need out of 50? Please answer!

[Georgew3489]

My history teacher said it is at a high percentage that it will be liberal reforms.

PS to start off you write 'the message of the cartoon is' or 'the message the artist is trying to put across is'

[GwuanGwuan]

what is the structure for a 12mark qu?? cos that's the only one im really stuck on

ty

[martyw]

OCR Paper 2 topic will be Penicillin (Fleming, Florey & Chain).

Full details on how to do the questions can be found here: http://godman.co.nr/

The app is also good for revising your knowledge on Fleming, Florey & Chain (Fighting Disease topic).

[Katy1704]

Hii I'm also doing the exam tomorrow and i was fine until I came across a source on Penicillin. I got confused as it says that a woman got treated with penicillin in 1884, but that doesn't make sense to me because Fleming didnt even start looking for a solution to blood poisoning until after WW1 .. please someone help xD

[martyw]

Joseph Lister saw penicillin in the late 19th Century... but it wasn't developed or rediscovered until the 20th Century... when Fleming came along. So tomorrow's exam starts from Fleming's part of the story.

like i said, check out the website/app... it'll help you.

[Leelad]

Hi folks,

For British depth study could I get some advice on how to answer questions that start with 'How useful is source...' How can you measure usefulness? What kind of things do you need to include in an answer to get full marks?

[Katy1704]

Ah okaii thanks Martyw Yeah I've been on the website and it is useful - good luck everyone tomorrow. Leelad you should follow the link Martyw sent.

[Faith96]

I hopeeee it's the liberal reforms?
What was it last time?

[paulo123]

My teacher said that its likely to be liberal reforms

[HallamR]

(Original post by IsabelAmy)
Is anyone doing the Rebecca Riots paper 2 for crime and punishment? I seem to be the only one

Hey, how do you know it's going to be on the Rebecca Riots? Are you on OCR?

[AWhite16]

(Original post by paulo123)
My teacher said that its likely to be liberal reforms

So did mine... but I don't want to believe her... and just revise that! If you go on Get Revising and look for 'My British Depth Study PPT' that might help you! I made it and all!!!

[AWhite16]

Oh well, it's my last exam!!

[mariam.therese]

(Original post by HallamR)
Hey, how do you know it's going to be on the Rebecca Riots? Are you on OCR?

i am

[mariam.therese]

(Original post by AWhite16)
Oh well, it's my last exam!!

mine too!! wooo

[HallamR]

(Original post by mariam.therese)
i am

Do you know what it will be on?

[mariam.therese]

yeah historical sources investigation - rebecca riots about 6 questions ranging from 6marks - 12 marks