Edexcel GCSE History 21st June 2016 Unit 3B Britain

Is anyone doing the same unit, and what predictions do you have on the subject of tomorrows exam?
Last year was the Miners Strike..

Keep it in mind that the NHS and the Blitz hasn't come up in a long time. I suggest you prioritise revision on those two topics along with D-Day and the Defeat of Germany and the Jarrow March.
Depending on your style, you could start off with the last question (or you can start with Question 1, then 5, then 2,3,4 in their respective order) as this reduces pressure on time constraints as you've already opened the paper, this reduces the need for rushing and thus means that your answer will be high quality and with enough detail, can guarantee you top band in the Mark scheme. 20-24 minutes is the recommended time you should spend on the last question out of the 75 minutes given.

Good luck with Tomorrows exams!

I was going to do the paper back to front but i think you need to be familiar with the sources so i might do it in the correct order, or does that not matter? do they use different sources for the last questions

It depends, you can tackle the exam in whatever way you want. For the second point, yes. In the last years exam, the last question gave you the chance to study 3 SOURCES whereas the papers before that suggested you study ALL of them.

time is definitely an issue i might just do it the correct way as i find by that point i know the sources maybe? idk

I learned that the hard way in the Unit 2 exam, time was running out so I had to skip question 2 and did question 3 (last question).
Either I'm THAT slow at writing or that I'm writing too much information in the question. Probably both, I wanted to make sure the examiner can at least be able to read what I wrote in my responses!

Is anyone doing the same unit, and what predictions do you have on the subject of tomorrows exam?
Last year was the Miners Strike..

Women in the war, D Day, Evacuation or the NHS. Im 90% sure it would be one of them

I do not know if the NHS has ever come up in their exam AT ALL whereas the Blitz and Evacuation was on the Sample Assessment paper. So I'd bet 95% chance for NHS to come up.

June 2014 – Beveridge ReportJune 2013 – Food supplies and rationingJan 2013 – Experienced of the unemployed in 1930s June 2012 – Dunkirk evacuationJan 2012 – Women on the home frontJune 2011 – 1945 General ElectionJan 2011 – Jarrow March June 2010 – D-Day & Germany’s defeat

These are what came up in the past, im not sure if there is a 2009 series and i dont know what came up then. The problem is that they can easy give us something again but covering a different aspect of the event but yh, i would put some emphasis on the nhs since they've never done a repeat

Is anyone doing the same unit, and what predictions do you have on the subject of tomorrows exam?
Last year was the Miners Strike..

Exam question layout
Q1) have three short paragraphs if you can so 3 inferences. This can be achieved through starting each with 'this source suggests'. Say something that is not rewritten from the source. E.g what does the Luftwaffe wasting their fighter planes tell you? That they were inexperienced? A failure for Germany? That they underestimated the RAF? Only need one for each paragraph backed up with a quote from the source.
Q2) purpose question. This might seem daunting 😱but it's not, believe in yourself 😌😊
State the message of the source then state how this relates to what it's trying to achieve. And how does it achieve this purpose through its content? From this consider whether it's successful in achieving its purpose. You can link this to your own knowledge.
Q3) have three paragraphs starting with one reason/ cause/ feature/ consequence to make it easy for the examiner. Take three ideas for each paragraph from the source but written in your own words. Then back up this idea with own knowledge to give a solid, clear answer to the question. E.g. One reason why the Battle of Britain took place was because the Luftwaffe wanted to beat the RAF as shown in Source C. Hitler needed to destroy the RAF in order to try and invade Britain. Therefore, using his Luftwaffe against the RAF, it shows that the defeat of the RAF was a crucial and necessary factor that needed to be dealt with.
Q4) in this question, you have to consider the reliability of the sources separately in separate paragraphs one after the other. Think about the content: make inferences from images, words and tone. Think whether it fits your own knowledge of an event to discuss if it's has limitations that undermine its accuracy. Next evaluate the context of each source: when was it created? Was it at the beginning, during, or after an event? Are you getting the full picture of an event? Does it reflect the experience of everyone, everywhere, all the time? Then, come to a judgement on each sources reliability separately! You are not asked to compare them!??!?
I may post an example later if many request so.
Q5) For this one you NEED a plan 🙂😳 choose which sources agree or diagram with a statement - there probably will be some that can agree with both sides and this will help when coming to a judgement. Make sure you also have own knowledge and consider if your own knowledge agrees with one side more than the other. Use comparison connectives to clearly make it known to the examiner you are looking at both sides - JUST DO IT
Use own knowledge to back up points throughout. Consider reliability and accuracy though NOP as well. Eg. Source A was more reliable support because... The sources will never fully agree with the statement: they may partially, quite strongly, to a small extent etc
An example will be posted if requested!
Hope you found this useful as I did for revision myself
We will all ace this exam 😉