YEAR 9 EXAMS REVISION

TOPICS TO REVISE Causes and Events of the first World War Trench warfare Haig and the Battle of the Somme

TOPICS TO REVISE World War 2: The two sides who fought during the war The Battle of Britain; Dunkirk; Operation Barbarossa; Pearl Harbour

TOPICS TO REVISE The Slave Trade: Capture, the Middle Passage, how were slaves treated?

EXAM TECHNIQUE 4 MARKS = 4 facts 6 MARKS = 3 facts explained 10 MARKS = 2 or 3 paragraphs depending on the question

EXAM TECHNIQUE Source questions – read and pick out details from the sources. Compare and contrast – show how they agree and disagree Message – explain what the source shows Can we ‘trust’ – show how you can trust it from own knowledge and how you can’t and overall ‘How far?’ Are you ‘surprised’ by a source? – Pick out details for ‘yes’, pick out details for ‘no’ and explain ‘how far?’