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Edexcel Unit 6 exam - 19th June

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KroniK

Hey, what a pleasant first post I'm about to make here.

I'm currently soiling myself over the prospect of this exam tomorrow... I really wish I'd not taken this subject. It's done nothing but sap any interest I had in history before I took it at A level.

I have looked all over the place, in books and asked for advice .. but everyone says different things. Nobody seems to know how to answer source questions, in fact most people seem to contradict eachother as has been seen in this thread...

This is also the fourth year in a row I've studied Russia, I'm doing the unit on Russia under stalin/post lenin.

I also found I cannot answer questions based on sources. 90% of the time sources don't seem to relate very well to the question, and it's next to impossible to expand on an answer based just on the source.... arrrgghhh I'm so scared !!

Good luck to everyone tomorrow though...

Alex

Hehe! Aaaw try not to stress too much.

I'm doing the same as you; Stalinist Russia etc, so if ya wanna exchange ideas or anything, then let me know and I'd be happy to. Might be some good revision for both of us :biggrin:

Reply 41

KroniK

mellow-yellow

Hehe! Aaaw try not to stress too much.

I'm doing the same as you; Stalinist Russia etc, so if ya wanna exchange ideas or anything, then let me know and I'd be happy to. Might be some good revision for both of us :biggrin:

Lol hey. Yeah thats probably a good idea. At the moment my brain is about to explode due to it's saturation of textbook words which dont necessarily mean anything....

Oh well, maybe it'll all make sense tomorrow :smile:

Reply 42

ThornsnRoses

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Your heads are going to explode out of knowing things, mine is going to explode because of the lack of knowledge.

Anyway,

How much revision have all you guys done for this? Also, the bummer paper is on friday - that is going to be a killer! lol...no looking forward to tomorrow or friday!

Reply 43

mellow-yellow

OP

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ThornsnRoses

Your heads are going to explode out of knowing things, mine is going to explode because of the lack of knowledge.

Anyway,

How much revision have all you guys done for this? Also, the bummer paper is on friday - that is going to be a killer! lol...no looking forward to tomorrow or friday!

Not actually revised that much.. got up at 6 this morning cos I thought I could get some extra hours of revision in. But it turns out that I've just spent those extra hours, either eating or chatting on the phone, or on TSR!

So yeh, not that much revision, but I'm hoping the sources will refresh my memory!

I know what you mean about Fri - I have 2 exams in a row that morning and they're such annoying exams!

Reply 44

KroniK

mellow-yellow

Not actually revised that much.. got up at 6 this morning cos I thought I could get some extra hours of revision in. But it turns out that I've just spent those extra hours, either eating or chatting on the phone, or on TSR!

So yeh, not that much revision, but I'm hoping the sources will refresh my memory!

I know what you mean about Fri - I have 2 exams in a row that morning and they're such annoying exams!

Hmm yeah I know that feeling. I always find myself getting so distracted while revising... especially if its last minute. Right now I'm just trying to re-read everything in my book again and try to remember it. The more I do that though I seem to panic.

Well this time tomorrow it'll all be over...

Reply 45

frank4king

I posted this in another thread, but I'll do it here as well.
Anyone got anymore info about comparing Stalin with Lenin, like, did Stalin subvert or destroy, or preserve Lenin's legacy? I know its about Socialism in One County, but anyone got anymore info, and what kind of **** to put in the questions.

Also, yay for Biffy Clyro username.

Reply 46

KroniK

One more question. When you write a paragraph of a particular point, you've written your key sentence, evaluated it, backed it up with sources and shown where sources agree and disagree.. then written a concluding sentence.. do you have to then counter your conclusion?

Reply 47

emj56

KroniK

One more question. When you write a paragraph of a particular point, you've written your key sentence, evaluated it, backed it up with sources and shown where sources agree and disagree.. then written a concluding sentence.. do you have to then counter your conclusion?

I dont think its too important to show where sources agree or disagree, ive never done that (please feel to correct me if im wrong tho)

and then in answer to your question, as long as you've got some kind of argument against ure point, how other historians may interpret the event/action in your paragraph just do a short conclusion and then just move on. cos of time restraints you dont need to keep arguing against all the time. just make sure u know your argument and then put in other ways to look at it.

confused? probably, i write rubbish haha.

Reply 48

mellow-yellow

OP

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emj56

I dont think its too important to show where sources agree or disagree, ive never done that (please feel to correct me if im wrong tho)

I thought that was the point of the whole exam :eek:

Reply 49

emj56

Do u directly say this source contradicts this source, I mean I know you are arguing there different points but do u actually have to say
"source A does not support source B"

Reply 50

mellow-yellow

OP

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Well if you're doing everything else correctly, then comparing sources can definitely push you into a higher grade.

Reply 51

jmj

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Um yeah, might be good to make yourself clear, can't see any harm in doing that.

PS I have the Hitler-Nazis exam tomorrow... aaahhh!

Reply 52

xlucyx

anyone else doing the chartism paper for unit 6 tomorrow?

i have no idea what to do with the sources, source papers have always been my weak point, and when i tried to do a paper earlier i had no idea how to put in stuff to do with the sources disagreeing with my points! (sorry if this doesn't make much sense, i'm panicking!)

Reply 53

Kittycat

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I am doing the mid Tudor Crisis too...
I did it last year as well but that didn't go too well.
Anyway, hopefully tomorrow will b ok but haven't done that much revision... I always think the sources will refresh my memory!!
Definitely analysing sources is key - your own knowledge should just weave its way in anyway. So hard to find practice questions for source papers!!
My downfall is running out of time / spending too much time on question a).
Anyway, good luck everyone!!
xx

Reply 54

alispam

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yeah timings an issue, my teacher says most people run out of time.

Reply 55

mellow-yellow

OP

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alispam

yeah timings an issue, my teacher says most people run out of time.

Yeh especially as the planning takes up time too. Ah well we'll see how it goes! I need to practice to write faster :p:

Reply 56

Kittycat

2

So what time is everyone going to sleep tonight? I might practice just one more essay question as I've only done about an hour's revsion today...

Reply 57

alispam

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ahhh essays, whilst iv done some revision iv only done i whole essay and that was months ago...

Reply 58

mellow-yellow

OP

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Kittycat

So what time is everyone going to sleep tonight? I might practice just one more essay question as I've only done about an hour's revsion today...

Probs go to bed at 10.30 and getting up at 7. Get me some decent sleep hehe!

Reply 59

PaKi_sOuLjA

hi need some help please!!

i was looking at bthe edexcel mark scheme and it says for part b:

well selected range of knowledge to debate the question as an historical interpretation. what does that mean?

also what is contemporary and secondary evidence. also says we should seek to reconcile conflicts. what does this mean?

also just to confirm, we shudnt luk at the nature origin and purpose of the sources?

thanks!

Edexcel Unit 6 exam - 19th June

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