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So how did you all find the exam today? Mr Harris and I thought that the Germany paper was a bit easier than the America one. Hopefully you all did well on the compulsory source questions. I will try and post the grade boundaries on here tomorrow.

The workshop for the BIG USA paper is going to be on Thursday 5th June from 2pm in room 11. Tell anyone that hasn't checked the blog.

There are lots of bits on the blog about the BIG USA paper but I want to draw your attention to two files that are particularly useful.

1. All of the questions from the last 2 years
   
2. Revision booklet #1 & revision booklet #2
   

These are the essentials but there is plenty more on here to go through. I have also updated the YouTube videos on the side.

Also the USA Revision Website is all about the topics in the next paper.

*Update*

Here is the 'model' answer for the USA & The Wider World 10 mark question. a little warning is that this answer is longer than you would be expected to provide in the actually exam but it is very useful as a guide.

'How did America develop its role as a world power between 1929 & 1990?'

I will post the race question model answer ASAP.

*Update No.2*

'How were the American people affected by changes in the USA between 1929 and 1990?'
Model Answer

'Did Black Americans develop equally with white people in the USA between 1929 and 1990?'

Grade Boundaries

*Update No.3*

'How were the American people affected by changes in the USA between 1929 and 1990?'

The exam is nearly here...

The two year journey is nearly done.

Hopefully you are not feeling too stressed. A little pressure is a very good thing but too much can be counter productive. Don't spend all night revising before the exam and try to remain calm on the day.

Checkout the website below for some superb tips about how to deal with exam stress.

Exam Stress Tips

What do examiners really want?

What do examiners want - History

Here is a new way of reading the really useful 'What do examiners want?' document. I know that some you had trouble downloading the .pdf because it was so large. Give this one a try and let me know what you think.

It's kind of my new online toy!

Also this document covers both exams and should be used with the past exam papers.

Revision Tools

I want to put together some tools and tips that you can use for revision. We are now about one week away from the first history exam and the quality/quantity of your revision this week can make or break your chances.

I've banged on about Mind Maps since year 10 but here is a really good explanation of how and why they work. Get Mind Mapping!



The 'Get Revising' website might also be of some help to you. I've not played around with this one much but looks very good (and free!).

Get Revising

The BBC has some great tips as well.

BBC Revision Tips

And to finish, some great memory tips that have been proven to work.

The Memory Experience

The tips are in the box on the left hand side of the page (above the fish and the elephant).

The New Deal - Passnotes

Here is a really handy article about the New Deal and its success or otherwise. Well worth a read and very useful for the USA 1929-1990 (outline study) paper 'US Society' question.

Hope it helps.

The New Deal - Passnotes

(Post a comment if you can't download it or just want to have your say!)

Team Marande!

Ah the old gang! Seems like ages ago now ;-)

Seriously though, 2 weeks or so to go. Brush up on that exam technique and live, eat, sleep, breath Germany 1918-1945 and USA 1910-1929.

Remember that you will soon be making some of your own 'history'!

The Tools for GCSE Success!

Here are two really useful 'tools' to help you with your revision.

USA 1929-1990 (outline or 'BIG USA' topic)

Here are all of the questions from the last two years of papers put together. Use this by going through them and checking that you can answer them all.

What do examiners want? (large download)

A very useful breakdown of how examiners mark your papers. This is gold dust and if learnt will improve your exam technique beyond measure.

You should be settling into a revision routine by now. You all have the choice over what grade you will achieve. Be bold, go for top marks and remember that only you can make it happen!