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Original post by EllaGwenn
Yes I was really annoyed about having to edit mistakes for other topics. Time in history is so valuable!
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I know I wish We had 90mins instead of 80
How did everyone find it today? I loved the questions in both papers but I had to rush my essays and didn't do them as well as I could have. Paper 2 was great though
Original post by MichGaughan97
How did everyone find it today? I loved the questions in both papers but I had to rush my essays and didn't do them as well as I could have. Paper 2 was great though
Same, which topic did you do?
Original post by Ami_
Same, which topic did you do?
Britain 1851 - 1951
And
Germany 1815 - 1939
Plus the wars of independence for paper 2
What about you?
Original post by MichGaughan97
Britain 1851 - 1951
And
Germany 1815 - 1939
What about you?
And
Germany 1815 - 1939
What about you?
Same!
Though I was actually asking about your paper two topic heheOriginal post by Ami_
Same! Though I was actually asking about your paper two topic hehe
Though I was actually asking about your paper two topic heheI thought that and I edited it lol, the wars of independence. What about you haha?
Original post by Chrish77
Belter of an exam for those doing Russia/Britain, great Wars of Independence sources aswell! Feel sorry for the people who had only studied Nazis
Yeah, that and being able to write my essays fully in time (just) made my day.
Original post by MichGaughan97
I thought that and I edited it lol, the wars of independence. What about you haha?
Haha, migration and empire
I think the SQA decided to be nice with history rather than with English and maths
I made a terrible mistake - I accidentally answered the wrong question in the Germany unit in a state of panic. The answer was clearly for nationalism but I put it down as the unification question. Is it possible to get more than ten marks for an error as big as that? Or even ten marks? I'm terrified I'm going to get 0.
Paper 2 was good though, so was Britain
Paper 2 was good though, so was Britain
Original post by Dikknoel
I made a terrible mistake - I accidentally answered the wrong question in the Germany unit in a state of panic. The answer was clearly for nationalism but I put it down as the unification question. Is it possible to get more than ten marks for an error as big as that? Or even ten marks? I'm terrified I'm going to get 0.
Paper 2 was good though, so was Britain
Paper 2 was good though, so was Britain
They mark it as the question it appears to be and then decide how to penalise you for putting it as the wrong question, usually they don't penalise at all though and if they do it's minimal
Original post by Dikknoel
I made a terrible mistake - I accidentally answered the wrong question in the Germany unit in a state of panic. The answer was clearly for nationalism but I put it down as the unification question. Is it possible to get more than ten marks for an error as big as that? Or even ten marks? I'm terrified I'm going to get 0.
Paper 2 was good though, so was Britain
Paper 2 was good though, so was Britain
Did you just write down the wrong question?
If not, then that sucks. But even still, the SQA want you to do well (or it reflects poorly on them). It may agitate them, but the marker will search for marks to give you. Also, if your introduction and conclusion are good then you can gain up to 4 marks. I've never heard of anyone getting 0 marks before to be honest. If your other essay, paper two and extended essay are strong you can still easily achieve a great mark!
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Original post by Sarrahm22
was the germany question 26 unification or nationalism?
it was something about the princes being the main opposing factor towards unification before 1850
it was something about the princes being the main opposing factor towards unification before 1850
That was the obstacles to unification essay.
Original post by Dikknoel
I made a terrible mistake - I accidentally answered the wrong question in the Germany unit in a state of panic. The answer was clearly for nationalism but I put it down as the unification question. Is it possible to get more than ten marks for an error as big as that? Or even ten marks? I'm terrified I'm going to get 0.
Paper 2 was good though, so was Britain
Paper 2 was good though, so was Britain
I am not 100% sure but there is a slight chance you got 0 since a few people did exactly that in my prelim and they got 0/20
Original post by zali249
Hi guys!
IS this thread for the AQA or OCR spec?
IS this thread for the AQA or OCR spec?
This is SQA
Original post by AspiringMedic8
That was the obstacles to unification essay.
oh thank god haha, my friend did the same one but was adamant it was nationalism due to the date being 1850?
The history exam went really well for me today. I am so glad I studied four essays for each unit - after all, you need to study four out of the possible six to make sure you get a question. For those of you who didn't learn enough essays, don't worry. You can still get marks for your other essay, your extended essay and paper 2. If you wrote anything for the essay you weren't sure of, you could still gain marks.
However, I think this serves an excellent example of why predicting essays does not work! Both pupils and teachers need to realise that the essays that are chosen at random! Not once in this thread have I seen someone posting their teacher's predictions that turned out completely correct. At best, teacher's predictions are just as lucky as a stranger guessing. For anyone sitting Higher History next year, make sure you learn four essays for each unit to guarantee that you'll be able to perform to the best of your ability on the day. And to the teachers who only teach their pupils parts of units because they think they know which essays will appear in the exam, shame on you for putting convenience before the your pupils' results.
Good luck with the rest of your exams, everybody, and for the 5th of August.
However, I think this serves an excellent example of why predicting essays does not work! Both pupils and teachers need to realise that the essays that are chosen at random! Not once in this thread have I seen someone posting their teacher's predictions that turned out completely correct. At best, teacher's predictions are just as lucky as a stranger guessing. For anyone sitting Higher History next year, make sure you learn four essays for each unit to guarantee that you'll be able to perform to the best of your ability on the day. And to the teachers who only teach their pupils parts of units because they think they know which essays will appear in the exam, shame on you for putting convenience before the your pupils' results.
Good luck with the rest of your exams, everybody, and for the 5th of August.
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Original post by EllaGwenn
Did you just write down the wrong question?
If not, then that sucks. But even still, the SQA want you to do well (or it reflects poorly on them). It may agitate them, but the marker will search for marks to give you. Also, if your introduction and conclusion are good then you can gain up to 4 marks. I've never heard of anyone getting 0 marks before to be honest. If your other essay, paper two and extended essay are strong you can still easily achieve a great mark!
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If not, then that sucks. But even still, the SQA want you to do well (or it reflects poorly on them). It may agitate them, but the marker will search for marks to give you. Also, if your introduction and conclusion are good then you can gain up to 4 marks. I've never heard of anyone getting 0 marks before to be honest. If your other essay, paper two and extended essay are strong you can still easily achieve a great mark!
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I'm actually not really sure what I wrote it's all a complete blur - I think it was the tears. Our whole class had been told just to revise Italian fascism but of course it didn't come up.
Thank you so much though, that makes me feel a lot better. Even those 4 marks for structure would still be something. As long as they don't negatively mark anything I might also get at least one mark for argument!
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