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Edexcel A-level History - Paper 3

On the Edexcel exam board for history (paper 3), there is a section called "changing portrayal of civil rights issues in fiction and film" where we have to study various books and films. Should I read all the books and watch all the films or just a few more important ones?
Original post by Jazzy4949
On the Edexcel exam board for history (paper 3), there is a section called "changing portrayal of civil rights issues in fiction and film" where we have to study various books and films. Should I read all the books and watch all the films or just a few more important ones?


https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/A%20Level/History/2015/Specification%20and%20sample%20assessments/9781446914366_GCE_2015_A_HIST.pdf

Ok have had a look. If it were me I would watch the films, just to get familiar with them but what you want is something like a 1 page synopsis of the plot and then why it was significant i.e you are looking it less as literature or media and more as evidence in a social context.

What was the overall significance and impact at the time? Films dont take long to watch, but books do. I would watch the films and look at some detailed reviews of the books. It is the history and social angle you want.

Wiki would be a good start.

Once you start on past papers then you can work out if you have enough.
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Original post by 999tigger
https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/A%20Level/History/2015/Specification%20and%20sample%20assessments/9781446914366_GCE_2015_A_HIST.pdf

Ok have had a look. If it were me I would watch the films, just to get familiar with them but what you want is something like a 1 page synopsis of the plot and then why it was significant i.e you are looking it less as literature or media and more as evidence in a social context.

What was the overall significance and impact at the time? Films dont take long to watch, but books do. I would watch the films and look at some detailed reviews of the books. It is the history and social angle you want.

Wiki would be a good start.

Once you start on past papers then you can work out if you have enough.


Thank you
Does anyone remember any of the questions from this exam paper?

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