Paper 1B – Exam Technique 14th February Paper 1B – Exam Technique Learning outcomes: Develop an understanding of how to structure exam answers.

Q1: 4 mark question Source A: A government propaganda poster produced to encourage men to join the army in 1915. Study Source A. Source A supports the use of tanks in the First World War. How do you know? Explain your answer using Source A and your contextual knowledge.

Q1: 4 mark question 5 minutes = 1 paragraph Structure of your answer: Pick out two points using the content and/or provenance of the source. Explain these points.

Q2: 12 mark question Source A – Crowds celebrating the armistice in London. Sights such as this were common. Source B - In his book, The World Crisis, Winston Churchill looked back to 11 a.m. on 11 November, 1918. And then suddenly the first stroke of the chime. I looked again at the broad street beneath me. It was deserted. From the portals of one of the large hotels … darted the slight figure of a girl clerk … Then from all sides men and women came scurrying into the street. The bells of London began to clash. Northumberland Avenue was now crowded with people in hundreds, nay, thousands rushing hither and thither in a frantic manner, shouting and screaming with joy … Flags appeared as if by magic … the strict, war-straitened, regulated streets of London had become a triumphant pandemonium.

Q2: 12 mark question Example: Study Sources A and B. How useful are Sources A and B to a historian studying reactions to the armistice on 11 November 1918? Explain your answer using Sources A and B and your contextual knowledge. 15 minutes = 3 paragraphs (BUT this question lends to a 4 paragraph answer) Structure of your answer: Paragraph 1 – How is Source A useful? Paragraph 2 – How is Source A limited? Paragraph 3 – How is Source B useful? Paragraph 4 – How is Source B limited?

Q3: 8 mark question 10 minutes = 2 paragraphs Example: Write an account of how the Battles of Verdun and The Somme did not lead to the breaking of stalemate in the First World War. 10 minutes = 2 paragraphs Structure of your answer: 2 P.E.E.L. paragraphs Support your points with specific historical knowledge

Q4: 16 mark question 20 minutes = 4 paragraphs Example: ‘Germany lost the First World War because of the British naval blockade’. How far do you agree with this statement?’ Explain your answer. 20 minutes = 4 paragraphs Structure of your answer: Paragraph 1 – discuss the factor in the question i.e. British naval blockade. Paragraph 2 – discuss an alternative factor e.g. entry of the USA into the war. Paragraph 3 – discuss another alternative factor e.g. failure of the Spring Offensive due to the impact of attritional warfare. Paragraph 4 – conclusion – do you agree or disagree with the statement and why.