How to link ideas in exam papers?

Efemena15

I'm going for A*s and in a history mark scheme it says "Student can link ideas". How does one do this?

Reply 1

Beat

Exactly what it says, link ideas together using evidence.

Reply 2

Phil Dunphy

Original post by Efemena15

I'm going for A*s and in a history mark scheme it says "Student can link ideas". How does one do this?

When is your exam? :smile:

Reply 3

Efemena15

I know that obviously, but what do I actually say? "These two ideas can be linked..."?

I am retaking by American West paper in January. Exam board is edexcel :smile:

Reply 4

Beat

Original post by Efemena15

I know that obviously, but what do I actually say? "These two ideas can be linked..."?

I am retaking by American West paper in January. Exam board is edexcel :smile:

Well, if you have two ideas that are either similar in a way or completely opposite, but in the same context, you simply link them together by giving the similarities and the differences and by using evidence. That's how I'd interpret it.

You could say something like you just said "These two ideas can be linked" or you could say something like "This idea (give one interpretation here) however, you could also see it from this point of view (give second interpretation here)".