Whys A level history so freaking difficult? Im self studying and ive been through the whole syllabus and I can barely get through Paper 1. It s been three days and Im still a little confused about what the hell they want to ask from me, and when I do hit a few points, I open the candidate response and theres so much random evaluation the candidate has written that I cant even fathom it.
Plus, politics has so much nuance behind it, I dont understand how you could assume one thing over the other. For Lincolns inauguration speech I wrote that he shouldered the responsibility of the whole of US and hence intended to avoid conflict. While the candidate wrote that his speech intended to appeal to US patriotism, and try to avoid the secession of states. I feel like I cant do this at all, specially without a teacher.
I havent used any of the CIE recommended books but they dont look like theyd help alot. And ive been through a good guide of how to structure my essays, manage exam time etc. but it doesnt tell me how to evaluate questions.