SQA Higher History (British, European and World History) - 9th May 2025

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does anyone have any predictions for the Cold War essay? I think it'll be Emergence of the Cold War (from the issues I've done)

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username7621395

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What’s the chances of the Labour essay coming up for Britain? 💔💔

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tspmofr

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by StrawberryDreams

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does anyone know what the predicted essays are for the germany essay section? i’ve memorised two but im not sure which others are likely to come up.

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by tspmofr

does anyone know what the predicted essays are for the germany essay section? i’ve memorised two but im not sure which others are likely to come up.

I don't do Germany but I'm pretty sure the same issues come up for all topics (I mean like for example last year issues 2,4, and 6 came up) and as far as I know issue 1 hasn't come up in quite a few years so whatever issue 1 is in Germany probably that is most likely

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tspmofr

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by clippy_61

I don't do Germany but I'm pretty sure the same issues come up for all topics (I mean like for example last year issues 2,4, and 6 came up) and as far as I know issue 1 hasn't come up in quite a few years so whatever issue 1 is in Germany probably that is most likely

you’re an absolute gem, thank you!!!

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be_read08

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by Bee2008

does anyone have any predictions for the Cold War essay? I think it'll be Emergence of the Cold War (from the issues I've done)

I think it'll be 1, 3, 4 or 5, for both the Cold War and Britain as if one is 1, 3, and 4 they all will be (or5)

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was anyone here on the e-sgoil teams call when the teacher person was talking about what to do if you didn't study for the isolated factor in a question? I'm pretty sure he said if we mention the factor in the intro we don't have to mention it again in the essay until the conclusion but can anyone confirm he said that or know if it's true or not

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by clippy_61

was anyone here on the e-sgoil teams call when the teacher person was talking about what to do if you didn't study for the isolated factor in a question? I'm pretty sure he said if we mention the factor in the intro we don't have to mention it again in the essay until the conclusion but can anyone confirm he said that or know if it's true or not

that is true but it's probably much easier to write your conclusion if you do write about the isolated factor

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by Bee2008

that is true but it's probably much easier to write your conclusion if you do write about the isolated factor

ah OK thank you that's a relief

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jarrkot

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by clippy_61

does anyone know how you're meant to go about doing evaluation because I know it's about like weighing up the importance of the factor overall but every time I tried that my teacher just said to make it "better" which isn't helpful tbh anyways does anyone have any tips

ik this is a bit late and im not sure if anyone has replied, but for my evaluations I just do it like analysis (either positive or negative, it depends on the line of arguement) but im not sure for evaluation plus

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by clippy_61

was anyone here on the e-sgoil teams call when the teacher person was talking about what to do if you didn't study for the isolated factor in a question? I'm pretty sure he said if we mention the factor in the intro we don't have to mention it again in the essay until the conclusion but can anyone confirm he said that or know if it's true or not

I don't believe this to be true - you must write a paragraph on the isolated factor. if it's in the question and your introduction examiners will be expecting you to write about it. you can make it a really small paragraph with a couple points and then pick up the marks elsewhere if need be.

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by username_9462

I don't believe this to be true - you must write a paragraph on the isolated factor. if it's in the question and your introduction examiners will be expecting you to write about it. you can make it a really small paragraph with a couple points and then pick up the marks elsewhere if need be.

i think it is bad practice, but you also can't have marks taken away for not writing it if all of the KU and Analysis and Evaluation marks are there and you're really stuck on the isolated factor

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by Bee2008

i think it is bad practice, but you also can't have marks taken away for not writing it if all of the KU and Analysis and Evaluation marks are there and you're really stuck on the isolated factor

right ok I see what you mean, it was just because I remember distinctively on a teams call on esgoil a sqa marker said he spoke to the chief marker person about it, and I think he said that he said it was ok to not talk about the isolated factor in body paragraphs, just wanted to confirm if anyone else who was on the call heard that and I wasn't hearing things

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by Bee2008

i think it is bad practice, but you also can't have marks taken away for not writing it if all of the KU and Analysis and Evaluation marks are there and you're really stuck on the isolated factor

understand your perspective here but I think it would lead to a rather negative reading of your essay from the marker if you were to not write about the isolated factor - you really want to make it as easy as possible to give you marks. you can answer a question properly without dealing what it's asking about. I don't think they would look negatively if you had felt with it only in K points and picked up your marks elsewhere. At the end of the day, for this person, if you feel you can deal with the isolated factor, pick a different question.

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by clippy_61

right ok I see what you mean, it was just because I remember distinctively on a teams call on esgoil a sqa marker said he spoke to the chief marker person about it, and I think he said that he said it was ok to not talk about the isolated factor in body paragraphs, just wanted to confirm if anyone else who was on the call heard that and I wasn't hearing things

yeah I was there when he said that, I was so shocked at the time but now I understand. basically I think it's permissable but only if it's your only option, just in case

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by clippy_61

right ok I see what you mean, it was just because I remember distinctively on a teams call on esgoil a sqa marker said he spoke to the chief marker person about it, and I think he said that he said it was ok to not talk about the isolated factor in body paragraphs, just wanted to confirm if anyone else who was on the call heard that and I wasn't hearing things

ah, I see! afraid I wasn't there and just recommending what I've been told prior. I've had a look at the website and think i've found what your talking about:

Must candidates reference the isolated factor in the Line of Argument (LoA) to
gain marks?
Yes, candidates must reference the isolated factor to gain a line of argument mark.

If the candidate does not address the isolated factor in the main essay, can
they still get 2 out of 3 marks for their conclusion? That is, they reference in
the wording of their LoA but have not written a paragraph on it in the main
body.
If the conclusion links to the line of argument and the isolated factor has been addressed in
line of argument, then this is possible.

So, it appears you're correct with what you've heard. Although, it is a bit confusing! I'd say if you're really struggling then go for it as this is what they are suggesting but equally, a marker would be a bit surprised to see no main paragraph on the isolated factor itself.

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by username_9462

ah, I see! afraid I wasn't there and just recommending what I've been told prior. I've had a look at the website and think i've found what your talking about:
Must candidates reference the isolated factor in the Line of Argument (LoA) to
gain marks?
Yes, candidates must reference the isolated factor to gain a line of argument mark.
If the candidate does not address the isolated factor in the main essay, can
they still get 2 out of 3 marks for their conclusion? That is, they reference in
the wording of their LoA but have not written a paragraph on it in the main
body.
If the conclusion links to the line of argument and the isolated factor has been addressed in
line of argument, then this is possible.
So, it appears you're correct with what you've heard. Although, it is a bit confusing! I'd say if you're really struggling then go for it as this is what they are suggesting but equally, a marker would be a bit surprised to see no main paragraph on the isolated factor itself.

yeaa that makes sense! I was really confused when I heard it as well because my own teacher told us what you said about needing at least a few bits of knowledge, but that makes sense now

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