Edexcel GCSE History A Unit 3B War and the transformation of British Society 1931-51

I'm so worried about this exam! Does anyone know if it is possible to get an A/A* if I do badly on this paper but have already done well on the other 2 and coursework?

yes even if you get a D in this paper and an A* in everything else u will get ab A overall

Just because the Beverage report came up, doesn't mean the NHS won't. That's like saying that the B.O.B won't come up because D-Day did. They are 2 separate topics.

for question 5, say the question was like "Source X suggests..........................How far do you agree with this interpretation? Use your own knowledge, sources X,Y and Z and any other you find useful to the answer.

Would you structure it like:

Para 1 - Introduction - context and argument

Para 2 - Source X - N.O.P and analysis & knowledge. Then a brief evaluation of the source & conclusion that links back to the question.

Para 3 - Source Y " " "

Para 4 - Source Z " " "

Para 5 - Detailed conclusion where you firmly state whether or not you agree or disagree with the source.

also, does anyone know how to structure question 3?

That's not true. The B.O.B is separate from D-Day, but the Beveridge report led to the NHS and NHS was sort of in last years paper so I don't think it will come up, but I am not 100% certain.

I think Jarrow Crusade will come up, as it is a major topic that has not appeared before. B.O.B is also v.likely...but I would go over everything as no one thought the churches and youth would come up for Germany and Edexcel tricked us and put it in, so you never know.

Good luck to everyone though, last exam so lets smash it!!

The NHS is different to the Beveridge Report btw.

This is how we answer each question:


Q1 – Inference (6 Marks)

One thing I can learn from Source A about… is…
I know this because it states… (line of evidence)
This further implies that…

Another thing I can learn from the following source is…
I know this because…
Therefore, there is further implication that…

USE SPECIFIC SOURCE QUOTES WHERE POSSIBLE!

Q2 – Purpose (8 Marks)

The overall impression that the source presents is…
One further impression evoked from the given material is that…

Dominantly, the purpose of the source is to… and it does this by including… which further implies that…This can be backed up by my own knowledge through the terms…
The source also becomes purposeful in suggesting… and this is achieved by… which lays down further implication that…
A final given purpose of the above text/image is… and this becomes unravelled through… which directly implies that…
Support from my own knowledge recollects that…

Effectively, however, the author/artist has specifically chosen to omit… which removes any room for…
Another direct omission is… which creates the inference that…

USE OWN KNOWLEDGE!

Q3 – Source and Knowledge(10 Marks)

The source suggests one reason why…
As it shows…
This implies…
This was significantly important because… (link to contextual knowledge).

Another reason why…
This was…
This was important because…
The provided source backs up this point because…

REMEMBER EQUAL USE OF SOURCE AND KNOWLEDGE!

Q4 – Reliability (10 Marks)
There is copious evidence of reliability within Source D…
However, over-arching limitations blemish the evidential reliability of the source in it’s entirety, suggesting…

Yet again, within Source E there is specific evidence to support the reliability of the provision…
Limitations falter the reliability of any such evidencewithin Source E…

Overall, (judgement)

CNOP! (CONTENT NATURE ORIGIN PURPOSE)

Q5 – Hypothesis (16 Marks)
The Sources that agree with the given hypothesis are…
However, Sources ____ deny this hypothesis suggesting…

Source __ supports the hypothesis extensively by suggesting that… which directly implies that… further supported by my own knowledge of…
The weight of the hypothesis becomes more considerable through the further support of Source __ which suggests… which evokes…
Lengthy support also develops through Source __ aiming to suggest that… which infers…

The above sources provide reliable support towards the hypothesis because…However, the weight of limitation decrease this reliability because…

Alternatively, Sources ____ deter the hypothesis, suggesting…
It is further challenged by Source __ which suggests…implying that…
Strong opposition can also be fathomed from Source __suggesting that… which can be proved through my own knowledge of…

The reliability of this challenge is somewhat trustworthy because…
However, reliability can be severely tested in terms of accuracy because…

Overall, the weight of the contradictory evidence seems to suggest that…

How much is Spelling Punctuation and Grammar worth for Question 5.

This is how we answer each question:


Q1 – Inference (6 Marks)

One thing I can learn from Source A about… is…
I know this because it states… (line of evidence)
This further implies that…

Another thing I can learn from the following source is…
I know this because…
Therefore, there is further implication that…

USE SPECIFIC SOURCE QUOTES WHERE POSSIBLE!

Q2 – Purpose (8 Marks)

The overall impression that the source presents is…
One further impression evoked from the given material is that…

Dominantly, the purpose of the source is to… and it does this by including… which further implies that…This can be backed up by my own knowledge through the terms…
The source also becomes purposeful in suggesting… and this is achieved by… which lays down further implication that…
A final given purpose of the above text/image is… and this becomes unravelled through… which directly implies that…
Support from my own knowledge recollects that…

Effectively, however, the author/artist has specifically chosen to omit… which removes any room for…
Another direct omission is… which creates the inference that…

USE OWN KNOWLEDGE!

Q3 – Source and Knowledge(10 Marks)

The source suggests one reason why…
As it shows…
This implies…
This was significantly important because… (link to contextual knowledge).

Another reason why…
This was…
This was important because…
The provided source backs up this point because…

REMEMBER EQUAL USE OF SOURCE AND KNOWLEDGE!

Q4 – Reliability (10 Marks)
There is copious evidence of reliability within Source D…
However, over-arching limitations blemish the evidential reliability of the source in it’s entirety, suggesting…

Yet again, within Source E there is specific evidence to support the reliability of the provision…
Limitations falter the reliability of any such evidencewithin Source E…

Overall, (judgement)

CNOP! (CONTENT NATURE ORIGIN PURPOSE)

Q5 – Hypothesis (16 Marks)
The Sources that agree with the given hypothesis are…
However, Sources ____ deny this hypothesis suggesting…

Source __ supports the hypothesis extensively by suggesting that… which directly implies that… further supported by my own knowledge of…
The weight of the hypothesis becomes more considerable through the further support of Source __ which suggests… which evokes…
Lengthy support also develops through Source __ aiming to suggest that… which infers…

The above sources provide reliable support towards the hypothesis because…However, the weight of limitation decrease this reliability because…

Alternatively, Sources ____ deter the hypothesis, suggesting…
It is further challenged by Source __ which suggests…implying that…
Strong opposition can also be fathomed from Source __suggesting that… which can be proved through my own knowledge of…

The reliability of this challenge is somewhat trustworthy because…
However, reliability can be severely tested in terms of accuracy because…

Overall, the weight of the contradictory evidence seems to suggest that…

The NHS is different to the Beveridge Report btw.

For question 5 you HAVE to use ALL the sources AND your own knowledge.
The way to answer it is:

Intro:
Group the sources into two. Those that agree with the statement and those that disagree. There is usually 3 each.

Para 1:
Look at the sources that agree and comment on their content. And uses your own knowledge.

Para 2:
Continue to study the source that agree. This time however look at their usefulness (assess how much you trust the sources you have written about in p1). Comment on their reliability.

Para 3:
Look at the sources that disagree and do the same as para 1

Para 4:
Same as para 2 but with the sources that disagree

Conclusion:
State which source is the most useful and ANSWER THE QUESTION.

What I do before I get to this question is that I read the question and as I am answering the previous questions which require the sources I put down A or D (agree or disagree) to group the sources.

don't you evaluate the main source first? and give your personal viewpoint as to whether or not you agree or disagree on it? (thanks btw )

There is no main source. The question will ask you to look at all the sources.