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OCR A-level History Unit 3: Y301-Y321 - 21 May 2019 [Exam Discussion]
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Hello and welcome to the OCR History AS and A Level Exam Threads
See here for unit 1, and here for unit 2.
Dates
A Level: Tuesday 21st May (Afternoon)
Specification Link:
https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualification...505-from-2015/
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Topics
- The Early Anglo-Saxons 400–800
- The Viking Age 790–1066
- English Government and the Church 1066–1216
- The Church and Medieval Heresy 1100–1437
- The Renaissance 1400–1600
- Rebellion and Disorder under the Tudors 1485–1603
- Tudor Foreign Policy 1485–1603
- The Catholic Reformation 1492–1610
- The Ascendancy of the Ottoman Empire 1453–1606
- The Development of the Nation State: France 1498–1610
- The Origins and Growth of the British Empire 1558–1783
- Popular Culture and the Witchcraze of the 16th and 17th Centuries
- The Ascendancy of France 1610–1715
- The Challenge of German Nationalism 1789–1919
- The Changing Nature of Warfare 1792–1945
- Britain and Ireland 1791–1921
- China and its Rulers 1839–1989
- Russia and its Rulers 1855–1964
- Civil Rights in the USA 1865–1992
- From Colonialism to Independence: The British Empire 1857–1965
- The Middle East 1908–2011: Ottomans to Arab Spring
This thread can be used for purely the A Level exam. There is no unit 3 for AS students.
I did USA Civil Rights for A Level two years ago, feel free to ask me anything.
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Hi, I will be sitting the OCR civil rights exam soon & was wondering if you could tell me how you would structure your essays for the 25 marker as I'm really struggling with it & was wondering if you had any example essays or essay plans for the depth study &/or themes? Thank you.
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Hi, I will be sitting the OCR civil rights exam soon & was wondering if you could tell me how you would structure your essays for the 25 marker as I'm really struggling with it & was wondering if you had any example essays or essay plans for the depth study &/or themes? Thank you.
Hi, I will be sitting the OCR civil rights exam soon & was wondering if you could tell me how you would structure your essays for the 25 marker as I'm really struggling with it & was wondering if you had any example essays or essay plans for the depth study &/or themes? Thank you.
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Hi, I will be sitting the OCR civil rights exam soon & was wondering if you could tell me how you would structure your essays for the 25 marker as I'm really struggling with it & was wondering if you had any example essays or essay plans for the depth study &/or themes? Thank you.
Hi, I will be sitting the OCR civil rights exam soon & was wondering if you could tell me how you would structure your essays for the 25 marker as I'm really struggling with it & was wondering if you had any example essays or essay plans for the depth study &/or themes? Thank you.
It's a thematic study, so your essay should cover different themes. Here's my teacher's rule of thumb that has worked perfectly for years now:
African Americans:
-social rights (stuff like segregation, lynchings)
-economic rights/ economic position
-political rights
Native Americans:
-political rights (includes their land)
-economic rights
-cultural rights
Women:
Political rights
Economic rights (things like equal pay and job opportunities)
Social rights incl rights over their body
Trade unions:
Right to exit/workers to join
Right to strike (yes, it's different to the right to join. Take federal employees for instance, they can unionise but not strike)
General labour rights, like pay and conditions.
If it's a turning point question, it's vital that you evaluate the extent to which it was a turning point, and take a look at potential alternative turning points. So always look for the limitations of major developments.
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(Original post by anonoymous1234)
Hi, I will be sitting the OCR civil rights exam soon & was wondering if you could tell me how you would structure your essays for the 25 marker as I'm really struggling with it & was wondering if you had any example essays or essay plans for the depth study &/or themes? Thank you.
Hi, I will be sitting the OCR civil rights exam soon & was wondering if you could tell me how you would structure your essays for the 25 marker as I'm really struggling with it & was wondering if you had any example essays or essay plans for the depth study &/or themes? Thank you.
This guide may prove of some use when it comes to writing essays.
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/sho....php?t=4005981
Have a look at the generic mark scheme too.
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thanks & I struggle with making comparisons across the entire period 1865-1992 (I can do them for certain factors but not all factors)
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What in particular are you struggling with?
This guide may prove of some use when it comes to writing essays.
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/sho....php?t=4005981
Have a look at the generic mark scheme too.
What in particular are you struggling with?
This guide may prove of some use when it comes to writing essays.
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/sho....php?t=4005981
Have a look at the generic mark scheme too.
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thanks & I struggle with making comparisons across the entire period 1865-1992 (I can do them for certain factors but not all factors)
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thanks & I struggle with making comparisons across the entire period 1865-1992 (I can do them for certain factors but not all factors)
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Sometimes an easy one to go for is the actions of presidents, or of Washington D.C. as a whole.
Comparing the leadership of movements is often an interesting one too.
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thanks & I struggle with making comparisons across the entire period 1865-1992 (I can do them for certain factors but not all factors)
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thanks & I struggle with making comparisons across the entire period 1865-1992 (I can do them for certain factors but not all factors)
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thank you! I don't suppose you have an example essay to look at?
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My area of expertise. These are my best essays.
It's a thematic study, so your essay should cover different themes. Here's my teacher's rule of thumb that has worked perfectly for years now:
African Americans:
-social rights (stuff like segregation, lynchings)
-economic rights/ economic position
-political rights
Native Americans:
-political rights (includes their land)
-economic rights
-cultural rights
Women:
Political rights
Economic rights (things like equal pay and job opportunities)
Social rights incl rights over their body
Trade unions:
Right to exit/workers to join
Right to strike (yes, it's different to the right to join. Take federal employees for instance, they can unionise but not strike)
General labour rights, like pay and conditions.
If it's a turning point question, it's vital that you evaluate the extent to which it was a turning point, and take a look at potential alternative turning points. So always look for the limitations of major developments.
My area of expertise. These are my best essays.
It's a thematic study, so your essay should cover different themes. Here's my teacher's rule of thumb that has worked perfectly for years now:
African Americans:
-social rights (stuff like segregation, lynchings)
-economic rights/ economic position
-political rights
Native Americans:
-political rights (includes their land)
-economic rights
-cultural rights
Women:
Political rights
Economic rights (things like equal pay and job opportunities)
Social rights incl rights over their body
Trade unions:
Right to exit/workers to join
Right to strike (yes, it's different to the right to join. Take federal employees for instance, they can unionise but not strike)
General labour rights, like pay and conditions.
If it's a turning point question, it's vital that you evaluate the extent to which it was a turning point, and take a look at potential alternative turning points. So always look for the limitations of major developments.
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(Original post by anonoymous1234)
the 21st may is when we have our exam for 2019?
the 21st may is when we have our exam for 2019?
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anyone doing civil rights in the usa 1865-1992 - need help please with the question "The policies of the Federal government failed to support the civil rights of Native Americans.’ How far do you agree with this view of the period from 1865 to 1992?"
- I find Turning point Qs and assessing one factors importance v another easy to achieve synthesis, but with a sole federal government Q how would you synthesise without listing chronologically and just listing hinder/progress? ATM all im thinking of doing here would be mentioning that Federal goverment failed to effectively support Native americans until Nixon due to their previous policies linking to assimilation and termination - I theme it citizenship rights, tribal rights and land rights and would aim to include Federal Goverment aspects SC/Congress/President
- I find Turning point Qs and assessing one factors importance v another easy to achieve synthesis, but with a sole federal government Q how would you synthesise without listing chronologically and just listing hinder/progress? ATM all im thinking of doing here would be mentioning that Federal goverment failed to effectively support Native americans until Nixon due to their previous policies linking to assimilation and termination - I theme it citizenship rights, tribal rights and land rights and would aim to include Federal Goverment aspects SC/Congress/President
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the 21st may is when we have our exam for 2019?
the 21st may is when we have our exam for 2019?
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