So basically next Wednesday I have my first history exam. Three weeks ago one of history teachers got pneumonia and hasn't been since (doesn't like he'll be in before next week). Its an AS exam with WJEC and I know we have to do two 30 mark essay's in 1hr 45min. Can anybody suggest how much I should write on each question in terms of quantity. thanks
im also studying AS history although through the CCEA exam board, eh, i would say roughly write about 2 and a half pages minimum per question although depending on how good your quality and contextual information is its more quality over quantity!
If they are worth equal marks then common sense says equal time.
I would do 5 mins to read paper
So thats 50 mins an essay. Id spend 5-10 mins planning. So that would be 35-40 mins writing the essay and if you have 5 mins to check. Same for the other. You need to keep checking progress v time to make sure you maintain the correct pace. You write as much as you need to within that time frame. thats why practice makes perfect.
So basically next Wednesday I have my first history exam. Three weeks ago one of history teachers got pneumonia and hasn't been since (doesn't like he'll be in before next week). Its an AS exam with WJEC and I know we have to do two 30 mark essay's in 1hr 45min. Can anybody suggest how much I should write on each question in terms of quantity. thanks
Well you should write your introduction then about 3/4 paragraph points on either side of your argument and then your conclusion. That probably makes up about 4 sides of A4 paper
If they are worth equal marks then common sense says equal time.
I would do 5 mins to read paper
So thats 50 mins an essay. Id spend 5-10 mins planning. So that would be 35-40 mins writing the essay and if you have 5 mins to check. Same for the other. You need to keep checking progress v time to make sure you maintain the correct pace. You write as much as you need to within that time frame. thats why practice makes perfect.
thanks for all the advice! i tried to stick to it, but it turned out it was 1hr and 30mins which wasn't enough for me at all !!! it was a nice paper today but i'm not very confident