Higher Modern Studies 2012-13: Discussion and Help Thread

Type in understanding standards on google and click on that, get to higher modern studies paper 1 examples and there's a 15/15 marked essay on there!

What's the likelihood of an essay coming up that is solely on gender or ethnicity (e.g (e.g 'Critically examine view that females are far more likely to suffer poverty') rather than one that focuses on both?

What did you get for Paper 2 and the other essays?
I got a B (66%) in the prelim, with a botched essay as well, 7/15, because I ran out of time, although I'm aiming for an A in this exam.

My teacher told us to learn the following:

Decision making in central government- backbench mps v government, parliament v government, pressure groups, slsleaze

Voting systems- definitely a straight forward ams v fptp or pr v fptp

Health & Wealth- main causes of health and wealth inequalities, collectivist v individualist

USA- political progress for em's, how em's impact elections, American dream

Our teachers have been pretty good every year for predictions!

Hey! Thanks for the voting systems and decision making, and h +w! but any chance your teacher knows about China?

I'm looking over a DME I did before where I got 13/20 for the report. Teacher said "Bullet points probably too detailed and to improve your mark you should counter your criticisms". So when I putting across my arguements for whatever I support, do I need to make my point, then put a counter arguement to the point I support and then counter the counter arguement to my point? As thats what I'm picking up from what my teacher wrote. Sorry if thats confusing.

Does anyone think the following will be in this years higher paper: immigration, American dream, UNIs or NGOs?

thanks

How did you get an A? Was it lots of facts or well balanced points?


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We got given a plan

1 Role
1.1 remit
1.2 recommendation
2.1,.2,.3 Arguments for recommendation
3.1,.2,.3 Arguments against recommendation
4.1,.2,.3 Rebuttal e.g a way in which you can over come 3.1,.2.3 is..

I think it's likely to be either the influence of ethnic minorities on the outcome of elections, immigration, the American dream (social inequalities is basically the same) and for Africa I think there's a good chance of Qs on either UNIs or NGOs.

Quick question. I was off when we covered the welfare state, so what would you put in an essay for the government not meeting/meeting the original aims?

I seriously hope so as I'm only learning UN and NGO for Africa.