With over twelve years of experience as a History tutor, the question I get asked most from students and parents is ‘How can I turn content knowledge into a good essay response for my History exam?’ It may seem like an obvious, early
What is significance in GCSE history? Significance is becoming an increasingly important skill in GCSE history and IGCSE history. All the exam boards are now looking for an understanding of significance to get a high grade, so it needs to appear in essays. The
Is your teenager studying for a GCSE or A-level in History? Do you want to help them get a good grade? To get a high grade in history, they will need to be very organised. History is very content heavy; they will be required
So, just when you thought your first A-level History year was over and you could relax before tackling next year, you have to think about your history coursework. This will be the non-exam assessment (NEA) or Historical Investigation. It can cause a lot of
For AQA History, at both AS and A level, you need to know how to write two types of essay – a block essay and a point-by-point essay.
Whenever a new student comes to me for history tutoring after getting a D grade (or even worse) in an assignment, the first thing I check is whether they are taking a narrative approach to history.
Practice assessing provenance in your primary-source exam questions and your marks should rise as your skill develops.
If there is one key thing that you must do to get a good mark in an A-level or undergraduate history essay, it is to answer the question.
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