Edexcel History Unit 2 6H102 20/05/15

hey guys i'm doing the changing role of women too, but as a resit to try and boost my marks for my overall A level. If you want to ask any questions I'd be happy to answer them

Do you have any predictions for the 40 marker?

Yes, I agree there is not that much other than facts and dates to remember. I'm happy to help, I know how stressful exams are especially once you're in sixth form! With regards to the sources, just remember that you are analysing them so it is up to you how you interpret them and then you base your conclusion off that. Then of course you can look at the provenance; newspapers are sensational, local newspapers may have limited opinion etc.; the title of a source could also be referred to; audience and tone are important to - is it angry, persuasive, dismissive etc.

The hardest sources, I believe, are images but just remember to analyse it like any other source - was the image used in a newspaper? is it satirical? is it a photograph or a a painting? Then try and figure out what message it is trying to convey and go from there, for example is it showing women as being aggressive or hysterical therefore could be seen as attacking suffragettes or being derogatory toward them. If it's showing a woman being protected, supported, beaten or suppressed by a man you can argue it is not challenging the ideology of separate spheres or the Angel in the House...

I think the best thing to do is take a moment to read/look at the sources and if needs be, have a tiny freakout haha, get it out of the system and then tackle the question - there is no point panicking about anything once you're in the exam and you just have to take a deep breath and do the best you can with the sources you have. Plus, you can always resit like me haha

probably something on employment

Do you have any predictions for the 40 marker?

That's exactly what I thought: trade unions and employment post WW1. They would also be my nightmare questions - I'm sure there's practically nothing in the textbooks on trade unions except for why they viewed women workers as a threat The impact of WW1 would have been ideal, but that was in last year's paper...

I bought revisionnotes revision guide and it manages to make a page of trade unions , but i still dont know it!

currently making a mind map of all things job related, then gonna add in trade unions!

literally gonna fail this exam! so not prepared.

Theme 1 - Changing status of women.
Theme 4 - Education and work.

Lol cheers Helen! I have't come across a picture as a source in any past papers nor has my teacher raised it as an issue. I don't think they include pictures as a source?

Hi guys, I know it's not much but I've attached a document with a few trade unions facts etc on, hopefully it'll be useful to you both!

Do you have any predictions for the 40 marker?

is it bad we have literally been taught none of that?
:'D

I also feel that employment opportunities and/or trade unions may come up - I don't think it has for a while, but I may be wrong

I feel like there's quite a lot you don't get taught for some reason - I never got taught that last year, I had to find it myself haha

Cool...I'm so scared about the own knowledge part!

Im resitting too!
But majorly underprepared and underevised!
bad idea!

I said in a post waaaaay further up; the way I'm revising is learning about 3 facts for each little subtopic if you will. Hopefully the sources will be nice and will infer or mention an act or event and we will be able to expand on it or give the date or something

I have JUST started revision now and I've realised I remember next to nothing hahah
I had a spanish resit today and seeing as that is what I'll be studying at uni i kind of just put history on the backburner and I'm now regretting it

oh lord!!
i feel for you. at last you have the excuse of a previous exam!
ive literally just been sat , bunking off school. staring at walls!

How on earth do you cut each subtopic down to 3 facts?

Hi guys, I know it's not much but I've attached a document with a few trade unions facts etc on, hopefully it'll be useful to you both!