Rev lessaqa(b) gcse_hist2_8_3ppt25

AQA (B) GCSE Modern World History

Unit 2 Depth Study 8 Lesson 3

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Hodder Education Revision Lessons

Answering the ‘Do you agree?’ question

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Is your school a good school?

Discuss it as a class.

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Principles

If you have been half fair:some of you will have said yes,

some no … and everybody will have been able to see

‘points for’ and ‘points against’.



Indeed, for every important question you will face

for the rest of your life:

•Should I stay on to sixth form?•Shall I go to that university?•Do I want that job?•Shall I marry this person?

… there will be no easy ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer.Click to

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Principles

There will be ‘points for’

and ‘points against’

and you will have to make your decision

on the balance of argument.



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You answer the ‘Do you agree?’ question

in much the same way!



You are going to get a question which asks you to explain whether you agree with a statement. For

example: ‘The Vietnamese didn’t win the Vietnam War; the Americans lost it.’ Do you agree? Explain your answer.

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The mark scheme says that this is how you are going to earn the 12 marks for this question:

•Up to 3 marks for basic description/factual knowledge.

•You can score 3 more marks for identifying (and describing)

relevant points, for or against the suggestion.

•You can earn a further 4 marks if you explain how the

points you are making are for or against the case.

•Finally, you will score full marks if you organise your

explained points into a ‘for-or-against-judgement’

argument.

Remember that you already know how to answer an ‘explain’ question!

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Remember that you learned how to describe for Paper 1 (International Relations)!



So, to get full marks, you need to:

weigh the importance of the two sides and come to

a judgement.

acknowledge a case for the other side of the argument (including ideas and facts)

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build a case for one side of the argument (including ideas and facts)



You are advised to spend

20 minutes maximum

on this question.

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‘The Vietnamese didn’t win the Vietnam War; the

Americans lost it.’ Do you agree? Explain.

So …

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First, can you see the two sides to the question?

Side 1:

True – the Americans lost the war

Side 2:

Not true – the Vietnamese won the war

And second, can you think of any points you could make for either side?



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Tunnels

Guerrilla warFragging

Zippo raids to search and destroy

Booby trapsHanging onto the belt

Strategic Hamlets programme

My Lai

Kent State demonstrations

Ho Chi Minh Trail

SIDE 1:

True – the Americans lost the war

SIDE 2:

Not true – the Vietnamese won the war

I CAN THINK OF LOADS!!!

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And now to sort them out …



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Tunnels

Guerrilla warFragging

Zippo raids to search and destroy

Booby trapsHanging onto the belt

Strategic Hamlets programme

My Lai


Ho Chi Minh Trail

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Hanging onto the belt

Booby traps

My Lai

Zippo raids

Tunnels


Ho Chi Minh Trail

Fragging

Strategic Hamlets programme Guerrilla war

And now you’re ready to write your answer …



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‘On the one hand, it could be

argued that …’

[argue the case that the Americans

lost – say what they did and explain

how this helped them lose.]

Start off …

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‘The Vietnamese didn’t win the Vietnam War; the

Americans lost it.’ Do you agree? Explain.



‘On the one hand, it could be

argued that …’

[argue the case that the Americans

lost – say what they did and explain

how this helped them lose.]

‘On the other hand, it could be

argued that …’

[argue the case that the Vietnamese

won – say what they did and explain

how this helped them win.]

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Then add …



In conclusion, therefore, it seems that …

ALWAYS finish with a paragraph which makes a judgement which directly answers

the question

This is the m

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possibly can, to m

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TELLING POINT !

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And finally …



1. Write a section arguing the case that the

Americans lost – say what they did and explain

how this helped them lose.

2. Write a section arguing the case that the

Vietnamese won – say what they did and explain

how this helped them win.

3. Finish with a paragraph which makes a judgement

which directly answers the question.

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So now write your essay, remembering to:



• written a section describing, then explaining the case/points which suggest that the Americans lost the war?

Peer-assess each other’s essays. Have they:

• written a section describing, then explaining the

case/points which suggest that the Vietnamese

won the war?

• finished with a conclusion, giving and explaining

a judgement, supported by a ‘telling point’?