GCSE History Paper 1 walkthrough

Question 1A - What is this message of this cartoon? 7 marksQuestion 1B - Explain why something happened? 8 marks

Contents

Question 2A or 3A – Give facts about… 4 marksQuestion 2B or 3B – Explain why something happened. 6 marksQuestion 2C or 3C – ‘How far’ one factor affected an event. 10 marks

Question 4A/B/C - What is this message? 7 marksQuestion 4A/B/C - What does the source tell us about…? 7 marksQuestion 4A/B/C - What is the purpose/why was it made…? 7 marks

Question 5A or 6A – Give facts about… 4 marksQuestion 5B or 6B - Explain why something happened. 6 marksQuestion 5C or 6C - ‘How far’ one factor affected an event. 10 marks

International Relations pt 1

International Relations pt 2

Russia pt 1

Russia pt 2

- There are six questions in the exam, divided into two or three parts - 1 and 4 MUST be answered; you must choose between 2/3 and 5/6- Remember that this is a GUIDE (see ‘Russia pt 1’)

- These sources questions can be in any order- These are the MOST LIKELY questions for the exam-Other questions that have appeared are: ‘Are you surprised by this source?’ and ‘how useful is this source?’

MESSAGEWhat is the point?

INTERPRETATIONHow does it represent this?

OWN KNOWLEDGEWhere does it fit in?

What don’t I need?“This is a picture showing a… which was made in…band was made by…”

“You can see this image which has a drawing of this and this…”

b) 3 Reasons• __________________

• __________________

• __________________

b) Explain each with evidence• _______________________________________________

_______________________________________________• _______________________________________________

_______________________________________________• _______________________________________________

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What don’t I need?“Here is all the evidence about one event…”

“In conclusion…”

First Section - Message question and Explain question – 7 & 8 marks

Question 1A - What is this message of this cartoon? 7 marks

- Don’t spend any time talking about the source- Go straight for ‘what the source is saying’

Question 1B - Explain why something happened? 8 marks- Don’t evaluate; just give 3 reasons and add

evidence- 2 developed explanations = 3 decent

explanations

LOOK OUT FOR REPEATING QUESTIONS!- 1A appears in part 4!- 1A is the same question as 2/3B and 5/6B!- Both ‘part 2’s are exactly the same!- There are only SIX different questions in the whole exam!

a) Four facts• _______________________________________________________________________• _______________________________________________________________________• _______________________________________________________________________• _______________________________________________________________________

b) 2 reasons• __________________

• __________________

b) Explain using evidence• _______________________________________________

_______________________________________________• _______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

c) 2 points (for)• __________________

• __________________

c) Explain using evidence• _______________________________________________

_______________________________________________• _______________________________________________

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c) 2 p (against)• __________________

• __________________

b) Explain using evidence• _______________________________________________

_______________________________________________• _______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

c) Judgement• _______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

Second Section - Describe, explain, & evaluate – 4, 6 & 10 marks

Question 2A or 3A – Give facts about… 4 marks- Four separate facts. Move on.

Question 2B or 3B - Explain why something happened. 6 marks

- You only have to give 2 reasons this time- One well developed reason = 2 explained

reasons

Question 2C or 3C - ‘How far’ one factor affected an event. 10 marks

- Balanced argument – support and contradict the question

- Give a conclusion that discusses how all factors are important., but ultimately choose the most important.

MESSAGEWhat is the

point?

INTERPRETATIONHow does it

represent this?

OWN KNOWLEDGEWhere does it

fit in?

Question 4A/B/C - What is this message? 7 marks- Don’t spend any time talking about the source- Go straight for ‘what the source is saying’

Third Section – 3 Source questions – 7, 7 & 6 marks

What is it telling

us?

What is not

telling us?

JUDGEMENTHow much does it actually tell us?

OWN KNOWLEDGE

OWN KNOWLEDGE

Question 4A/B/C - What does the source tell us about…? 7 marks

- You need to evaluate – the source is talking about the topic but is missing key information.

PURPOSE – What is the source doing?

REASON – Why did this view need to be expressed?

OWN KNOWLEDGE – Where does it fit in?

Question 4A/B/C - What is the purpose/why was it made…? 7 marks

- Why did they make the image? What were trying to do/convince people/promote?

- Remember: these are the MOST LIKELY questions.- They will appear in any order

a) Four facts• _______________________________________________________________________• _______________________________________________________________________• _______________________________________________________________________• _______________________________________________________________________

b) 2 reasons• __________________

• __________________

b) Explain using evidence• _______________________________________________

_______________________________________________• _______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

c) 2 points (for)• __________________

• __________________

c) Explain using evidence• _______________________________________________

_______________________________________________• _______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

c) 2 p (against)• __________________

• __________________

b) Explain using evidence• _______________________________________________

_______________________________________________• _______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

c) Judgement• _______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

Fourth Section - Describe, explain, & evaluate – 4, 6 & 10 marks

Question 5A or 6A – Give facts about… 4 marks- Four separate facts. Move on.

Question 5B or 6B - Explain why something happened. 6 marks

- You only have to give 2 reasons this time- One well developed reason = 2 explained

reasons

Question 5C or 6C - ‘How far’ one factor affected an event. 10 marks

- Balanced argument – support and contradict the question

- Give a conclusion that discusses how all factors are important., but ultimately choose the most important.

GCSE History Paper 1 walkthroughExam Structure

- Each question will refer to one of the six different units we have studied- There is no way to know which order they will appear-You will have to choose between two of the units in each ‘part 2’- Below are possible examples:

Treaty of Versailles

League of Nations

Collapse of Peace

International Relations

AND

OR

Fall of Tsarist Regime

Stalin’s Rule of Russia

Russian Revolution

s

Russia

AND

OR

Question 2

Question 1

Question 3

Question 5

Question 4

Question 6

(35 MARKS)

(40 MARKS)

The QuestionsWhat is this message of this cartoon?

TWICEWhy was this source made?

ONCEWhat does the source tell you about…?

ONCE

Give facts about…TWICE

Explain why something happened?THRICE

‘How far…?’ TWICE

…and how many times they

appear.