OCR A-level History Unit 1: Y101-Y113 or Y131-Y143 - 15 May or 5 June 2019

Original post by 04MR17

Hello all

Just checking in to see how's revision going? :smile:

Anyone struggling? :redface:

What are you finding the easiest/hardest to revise? :beard:

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Struggling with Tudor Foreign Policy and nailing the 25 marker thematic essays. :/

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Original post by CoffeeAndPolitics

Struggling with Tudor Foreign Policy and nailing the 25 marker thematic essays. :/

Same on the 25 markers!

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anonoymous1234

Whose doing Britain 1930-1997?

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Original post by anonoymous1234

Whose doing Britain 1930-1997?

I am!

Anything I can help with?

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Am doing it too!

Original post by anonoymous1234

Whose doing Britain 1930-1997?

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anonoymous1234

was just wondering how everyone feels for this exam, things they are doing now to revise & any predictions for topics that may come up?

Original post by BHSC

Am doing it too!

Original post by CoffeeAndPolitics

I am!

Anything I can help with?

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Original post by anonoymous1234

was just wondering how everyone feels for this exam, things they are doing now to revise & any predictions for topics that may come up?

More confident for this then Unit 3 which was just an annihilation by OCR.

For sources Q, India and the Abdication hasn't come up yet iirc. For the essay question, the Britain's position in the world question is likely to be on Europe.

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Original post by anonoymous1234

was just wondering how everyone feels for this exam, things they are doing now to revise & any predictions for topics that may come up?

Original post by CoffeeAndPolitics

More confident for this then Unit 3 which was just an annihilation by OCR.

For sources Q, India and the Abdication hasn't come up yet iirc. For the essay question, the Britain's position in the world question is likely to be on Europe.

Am not sure how I feel...i tend to find it harder to get the higher marks on the sources bit. My teacher also thinks India and abdication might come up. I'm thinking Thatcher/Conservatives 1951-1963 for the essays but i think Britain's relationship w/ Europe is a safe bet, considering current affairs. Am doing as many practices as I can on types of questions that might come up. I am not sure how to revise content apart from just writing it out over and over again! You?

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anonoymous1234

Yeah I agree I feel a lot more confident for this then Unit 3 , & yeah India & abdication is likely (I also think maybe something from international diplomacy, e.g relations with USSR or de Gaulle & France?) & see I did not think Britains position in the world would come up again for the third year running? - especially Europe which was on the sample paper? (although watch this happen now hahaha) - IM PRAYING the Conservative Domination 1951-1964 topic comes up . & yeah I'm pretty much doing the same, just planning essays and going through content via flashcards (& trying to do this in depth so I don't miss anything out). tbh I would say this is my best paper across all my a levels but am still really scared lmao. ALSO does anyone else struggle with timing for this paper - I tend to finish on the dot but omg timing for this paper is so tight

Original post by CoffeeAndPolitics

More confident for this then Unit 3 which was just an annihilation by OCR.

For sources Q, India and the Abdication hasn't come up yet iirc. For the essay question, the Britain's position in the world question is likely to be on Europe.

Original post by BHSC

Am not sure how I feel...i tend to find it harder to get the higher marks on the sources bit. My teacher also thinks India and abdication might come up. I'm thinking Thatcher/Conservatives 1951-1963 for the essays but i think Britain's relationship w/ Europe is a safe bet, considering current affairs. Am doing as many practices as I can on types of questions that might come up. I am not sure how to revise content apart from just writing it out over and over again! You?

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BiologicalArtist

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Who’s doing Britain 1901-1951?

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I agree about the timing...I finish but just about, I think I take too long on the sources bit! Fingers crossed for a decent paper...same, I'm trying to make sure I don't miss out any content!

Original post by anonoymous1234

Yeah I agree I feel a lot more confident for this then Unit 3 , & yeah India & abdication is likely (I also think maybe something from international diplomacy, e.g relations with USSR or de Gaulle & France?) & see I did not think Britains position in the world would come up again for the third year running? - especially Europe which was on the sample paper? (although watch this happen now hahaha) - IM PRAYING the Conservative Domination 1951-1964 topic comes up . & yeah I'm pretty much doing the same, just planning essays and going through content via flashcards (& trying to do this in depth so I don't miss anything out). tbh I would say this is my best paper across all my a levels but am still really scared lmao. ALSO does anyone else struggle with timing for this paper - I tend to finish on the dot but omg timing for this paper is so tight

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Original post by BHSC

Am not sure how I feel...i tend to find it harder to get the higher marks on the sources bit. My teacher also thinks India and abdication might come up. I'm thinking Thatcher/Conservatives 1951-1963 for the essays but i think Britain's relationship w/ Europe is a safe bet, considering current affairs. Am doing as many practices as I can on types of questions that might come up. I am not sure how to revise content apart from just writing it out over and over again! You?

I have the revision guide for Unit 1 so I'm going to make questions on the key information for the course and learn it. Most of the knowledge, I already know, it's just really precise detail. :smile:

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Original post by anonoymous1234

Yeah I agree I feel a lot more confident for this then Unit 3 , & yeah India & abdication is likely (I also think maybe something from international diplomacy, e.g relations with USSR or de Gaulle & France?) & see I did not think Britains position in the world would come up again for the third year running? - especially Europe which was on the sample paper? (although watch this happen now hahaha) - IM PRAYING the Conservative Domination 1951-1964 topic comes up . & yeah I'm pretty much doing the same, just planning essays and going through content via flashcards (& trying to do this in depth so I don't miss anything out). tbh I would say this is my best paper across all my a levels but am still really scared lmao. ALSO does anyone else struggle with timing for this paper - I tend to finish on the dot but omg timing for this paper is so tight

I would hate something on international diplomacy, i.e. relations with USSR or de Gaulle and France to come up for question 1 so I need to go over that this week. Conservative Domination would be a lovely topic but I still think Britain's relations with Europe is likely to come up but it'll be a slightly rephrased question to the one found in the specimen paper. Timing wise, I'm fine afaik. :smile:

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Original post by CoffeeAndPolitics

I have the revision guide for Unit 1 so I'm going to make questions on the key information for the course and learn it. Most of the knowledge, I already know, it's just really precise detail. :smile:

That's actually a really good idea...think i might nick it :biggrin:

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Original post by BHSC

That's actually a really good idea...think i might nick it :biggrin:

Feel free lol :biggrin:

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