History

Assessment

Paper 1: In Search of the American Dream c1917-1996 Section A will ask you to analyse and evaluate either the cause or consequence Section B will ask you to cover a longer timespan than Section A and deal with cause, consequence, change, continuity, difference, similarity or significance Section C will ask you to consider historical interpretations of the Reagan administration Paper 2: India c. 1914-48: the road to independence Section A will have 1 compulsory two-part source question Section B will ask you to reach a judgement on an aspect of the topic studied and deal with cause, consequence, change, continuity, difference, similarity, significance Paper 3: Poverty, Public Health and the State in Britain c. 1780-1939 Section A is a source analysis question Section B contains a choice of essay questions that will look at your understanding of the studied period in depth Section C contains a choice of essay questions that will look at your understanding of the studied period in breadth Coursework: Developed and assessed over year 13 1 question given that students will do independent research to answer in an extended essay of approximately 3500 words Textbooks: Year 12: Title: Paper 1&2: Searching for rights and freedoms in the 20th century (Route F) Authors: Jane Shuter, Rosemary Rees, William Beinart, Edward Teversham, Rick Rogers Year 13: Title: Paper 3 Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c. 1780-1939 Author: Rosemary Rees