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Higher History essays - General information
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2. Summary information
• Final exam = 2 x 90 minutes papers
• Exam covers: Paper 1 two essays (44 marks)
Paper 2 four questions (36 marks)
• Exam is out of 80 marks (combined Papers 1 and 2)
• Final mark is out of 110 marks (including Assignment)
3. Grading summary
Criteria Marks Summary
Introduction 3 Describe context to the question; Introduce
question/line of argument; Describe factors
you will discuss.
Knowledge 6 Aim to discuss up to six key issues/factors
Analysis 6 Discuss the links between all factors;
Arguments for/against a factor’s importance
Historiography
Evaluation 4 Have running conclusions/judgements
throughout your essay (How important…?)
Conclusion 3 Summarise/rank all factors, Reach an overall
conclusion, give 2 pieces of evidence for this
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4. Timing
• Paper 1 - you will get 90 minutes to answer two essay
questions
• Aim for 45 minutes per essay – do not spend too long on
one single essay
• As a general guide your time could be spent as follows:
• Write a plan 3 minutes
• Write an introduction 5 minutes
• Write the main section 31 minutes
• Write a conclusion 6 minutes
5. Types of questions
Essays ask you to consider a historical question which has a
range of potential answers.
Essays are split into two types:
Evaluate – make a judgement about how important an
isolated factor is to an overall topic
e.g. Did pressure groups help women gain the vote?
Judgement – balance arguments for and against an overall
position, and make a decision
e.g. How democratic was Britain by 1918?
6. Question stems
Essays ask you to consider a historical question which has a range of
potential answers. They might start:
• To what extent…?
To what extent did the use of propaganda allow the Nazis to maintain power in
Germany?
• How fully…?
How fully did the 1906-1914 Liberal Social Reforms meet the needs of people in
Britain?
• How important was…?
How important were the strengths of North Vietnam in explaining why the USA failed to
win the Vietnam War?
• “QUOTE.” How valid this view?
“WW1 is the reason that women have the vote.” How valid is this view?
