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I thought it might be nice to create a general discussion and chat thread for history students (and graduates, and just lovers of history....) at all levels. :h: Everyone is welcome! :woo:

I thought we could use this as an icebreaker:

Level:
Subjects studying:
Favourite period/aspect of history:

If anyone's got a better idea for a snazzy thread name, let me know :wink:





Mrs. Lintott: Now. How do you define history Mr. Rudge?
Rudge: Can I speak freely, Miss? Without being hit?
Mrs. Lintott: I will protect you.
Rudge: How do I define history? It's just one ****in' thing after another.



If you have a specific question it's still best to make a new thread in the main History forum.
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I'll start off :woo:

Level: Graduate
Subjects studied: History - mainly British history. I did my dissertation on penicillin and STIs :biggrin:
Favourite period/aspect of history: Historiography was/is easily my favourite aspect of history and it's the bit that's had the most use in my life. :h:
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Megan.G
i am a History stadent at GCSE leavel 2nd year and find it very hard. any tips? :smile:
Megan.
Original post by Megan.G

i am a History stadent at GCSE leavel 2nd year and find it very hard. any tips? :smile:
Megan.
What about it do you find difficult? :h:
I am a GCSE AQA History B student, I am doing my exams in less than two months and I am so scared! I feel quite confident but have no idea how I am going to learn everything because there is so much to learn! Anybody have any tips from past experience with GCSE? Thanks!
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I found the exam techniques quite helpful from these videos :biggrin:
Also, use them to practice past paper questions it helps you to remember better the content. It works for me though.

4 marker - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UfZLWKOOlQ
6 marker - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRZVQrXYz7Y
10 marker - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihzQEBoJLfM

My teacher has told me that 60% of the exam is technique and 40% is knowledge, but ofcourse you need knowledge to answer the questions using the technique.
my teacher never teaches us technique.... jus throws the questions at us... Anyone know of any handy webpages which would help me learm techniques ?
(other than the above videos :smile:
or anyone any tips?
Im doing GCSE Edexcel History, on the 1st and 10 june...
Thanx in advance...:smile::smile:
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Original post by Puddles the Monkey
I thought it might be nice to create a general discussion and chat thread for history students (and graduates, and just lovers of history....) at all levels. :h: Everyone is welcome! :woo:

I thought we could use this as an icebreaker:

Level:
Subjects studying:
Favourite period/aspect of history:

If anyone's got a better idea for a snazzy thread name, let me know :wink:





Mrs. Lintott: Now. How do you define history Mr. Rudge?
Rudge: Can I speak freely, Miss? Without being hit?
Mrs. Lintott: I will protect you.
Rudge: How do I define history? It's just one ****in' thing after another.




If you have a specific question it's still best to make a new thread in the main History forum.


Level: A Level
Subjects studying: 16th Century- Mid Tudor Crisis and Elizabeth I
Favourite period/aspect of history: China 1839-1911, specifically the causation of the Xinhai Revolution in 1911. I'm also then interested in China 1912-1945, but that assumes a different theme to my original interest, so I've separated them.
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Level: A Level (AQA)
Subjects studying: The Making of Modern Britain, 1951-2007 (boring as hell)
Favourite period/aspect of history: Japan, 1600-1945...its really interesting and cool how it transformed from a feudal state to a modern "democracy" in just 50 years :tongue:

Note: I don't know if I should ask this on here, but could anyone help me with my coursework please? Really stressing out about it :cry:
Level: A2
Subjects studied: History - The British Raj, The unification of Italy, And Germany 1900-1945
Favourite period/aspect of history: My favourite aspect of history is definitely those that are characterised as modern history, especially Germany and America :u:
Original post by werdo1997
Level: A Level (AQA)
Subjects studying: The Making of Modern Britain, 1951-2007 (boring as hell)
Favourite period/aspect of history: Japan, 1600-1945...its really interesting and cool how it transformed from a feudal state to a modern "democracy" in just 50 years :tongue:

Note: I don't know if I should ask this on here, but could anyone help me with my coursework please? Really stressing out about it :cry:


Still need help with your coursework? :smile:
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Libbie-
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Level: A2
Subjects studying: The Making of Modern Britain 1951-2007, for coursework it was the Civil Rights Movement and AS was Totalitarian states and the Vietnam War
Favourite period/aspect of history: Modern history is my go to, but I have also been fascinated with Ancient Egypt since I was young.
Anyone doing the A2 thematic paper on German Nationalism?
Level: Undergrad
Subjects studying: Quite a lot, though I'm specialising in ancient and contemporary history (South Africa and the Caribbean mainly)
Favourite period/aspect of history: My favourite periods are antiquity and the late 19th-20th century. General topics that I find interesting include ethnicity, (ethnic) identity, international relations, and decolonisation and post-colonialism.
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Original post by nicolee.stent
Still need help with your coursework? :smile:


Thanks for the offer to help, but its a bit late now :tongue: The deadline was on May 15th xD
Original post by Emily.97
Anyone doing the A2 thematic paper on German Nationalism?


YES! Is your exam tomorrow?
Original post by beckymayjones
YES! Is your exam tomorrow?


Yay!
Yeah, it is.
How are you feeling about it?
Original post by Emily.97
Yay!
Yeah, it is.
How are you feeling about it?


I'm feeling okay about it I think, I quite like exams that are laid out like this. I did well on my coursework so am not worrying so much about this exam. Equally, it's stressing me out a bit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Original post by beckymayjones
I'm feeling okay about it I think, I quite like exams that are laid out like this. I did well on my coursework so am not worrying so much about this exam. Equally, it's stressing me out a bit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Couldnt have put it better tbh.
I think its quite a predictable paper cause they tend to ask the same kind of questions year after year. I hope there is one about the popularity of Nationalism, thats one of the easiest i think we could get.
How are you finding timing? Have you timed yourself before answering a question?
Original post by Emily.97
Couldnt have put it better tbh.
I think its quite a predictable paper cause they tend to ask the same kind of questions year after year. I hope there is one about the popularity of Nationalism, thats one of the easiest i think we could get.
How are you finding timing? Have you timed yourself before answering a question?


Yeah, I've just been planning out and learning essay plans frantically all week. I do like that one, as I think it's a nice one to do in terms of time periods. I really want a management question to come up and something on the economy!

Timing is quite tight, I've been timing myself yes, and I can just about fit it in. I've not done a full 2 hour stint though. What about you?

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