100 year History A2 AQA coursework

It is really really hard! I haven't done much either but I can already see myself being way over the word count! Actually on that note does anyone know if the word count is 3000 words + 500 word summary or 3500 words plus 500 word summary? I didn't write it down and am kicking myself now!

Are you all doing the British politics paper in the summer?

Done the coursework. We had to do it on Darwins impact on religion. Teacher gave us no guidance whatsoever. I finished off with just over 4000 words (Including evaluation). This is for AQA of course. Used something like 18 sources. Quite tough but very interesting

What sources did you use? Just books? I think mine is the only school where we could pick anything we wanted to do, everyone else seems to have been taught a topic... we've had to self teach, its not been easy but its fun

We weren't taught anything. I needed to read quite alot indipendently from books, articles and websites so yes it was hard.

If you had to self teach then why did you have to do a specific topic? Why couldn't you have done anything you wanted? We originally started with the idea the whole class would do a question based around a topic the teacher taught us the basics of i think it was art and culture. But then we all said it was boring so he agreed to let us do our own thing.... Strange stuff :P Have you enjoyed the study?

how are you keeping the 100 year requirement going in your essay, are you starting chronologically so 1 paragraph 1900 -40 next paragraph 1950 -80 ?

You've got to mix it up and hint at your conclusion at the end of almost every paragraph. I reccommend that you don't restrict yourself to the chronological outline. It really depends on the title of your question so I can't really say much else. Go by the different areas in different paragraphs.

mix it up My question is set on a specific revolt and I've been going through the 100 year time line analysing how events before and after it have influenced its success.

Then you could tackle it chronologically I guess. My question was completely different so I'm sorry if i'm confusing you a bit.

What i'd probably use in the conclusion is the long term successes drawn from the revolt (Some that may still influence today). Also, you might find this useful, when John F. Kennedy was meeting the Premier of China, he asked the Premier (of China) what he thought of the French Revolution. The Premier replied, “it's probably too early to say". You could maybe argue along these lines and say how since most democracies have only existed for a few centuries, if we go by the marxist model of politics, it may be too early to judge this "revolt's" political effect.

what was your question and how did you structure it? if you mind me asking

I needed to assess the impact of Charles Darwin's 'On the Origins of Species' on Religion. In this coursework I had to include all of its other various impacts to much depth. Wasn't very easy- at all.

So i assume you had to look at the Events building up to his release of the scientific book. the event itself and then the events post release, on religious groups but you covered the 100 years contest all the time? in every paragraph? instead of chronologically?

Well basically this is what I did:

Explained the situation at the time (I.e. other secular movements during the time)

The book and its impact on established religion

The book and its impact on religion (people who believed in religion)

THe book and its impact on God

The book and its impact in Britain

The book and its impact in Europe

The book and its other impacts: politics

impact on philosophy

Impact on science

Impact on politics

conclusion

I see so you did a mini chronology in each paragraph theme.