PAPER 1 – QUESTION 1 PARTS A AND B

PAPER 1 OVERVIEW

THE QUESTION QUESTION ONE IS IN TWO PARTS ONE PART IS WORTH 3 MARKS – THE OTHER 2 THIS QUESTION IS ASSESSING YOUR HISTORICAL COMPREHENSION OF THE SOURCES THIS IS THE ONLY QUESTION THAT ASKS WHAT THE DOCUMENTS SAY - YOU MUST EXPLAIN THE CONTENT AND MEANING OF THE DOCUMENTS

PART - A Why, according to Source X, did… THIS IS A 3 MARK QUESTION THAT ASKS YOU TO COMPREHEND, EXTRACT AND POSSIBLY INFER INFORMATION. TOP TIPS FOR ANSWERING THIS QUESTION: WRITE, FIRST(LY)…SECOND(LY)… THIRD(LY) TO ENSURE THAT YOU MAKE AT LEAST THREE SEPARATE POINTS DO NOT MAKE THE SAME POINT MORE THAN ONCE DO NOT OVERLY RELY ON THE QUESTION – MAKE YOUR POINT AND THEN BRIEFLY QUOTE TWO OR THREE WORDS FROM THE SOURCE

EXAMINER'S HINTS: YOU NEED TO FIND THREE CLEAR POINTS IN THE SOURCE TO ANSWER THE FIRST QUESTION, PART A. IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO UNDERLINE OR HIGHLIGHT THESE THREE POINTS WHEN YOU FIRST READ THE SOURCE MANY PART A SOURCES ARE TEXT BASED

EXAMPLE PART A FORMULATE A RESPONSE TO QUESTION PART A TAKE A LOOK AT Source A: Interview with Ayesha Horzook, a South African of Indian ancestry who grew up during apartheid FORMULATE A RESPONSE TO QUESTION PART A REMEMBER TO APPLY THE ADVICE GIVEN ABOVE

Source A: Interview with Ayesha Horzook, a South African of Indian ancestry who grew up during apartheid SAMPLE ANSWER: “The lives of non-white South Africans were affected by the segregation of amenities in a number of ways first, their access to leisure facilities such as zoos, was very limited, and on those days when they could use these amenities these facilities were often overcrowded. Second, public transport was also segregated, with only a limited number of seats provided for non whites. This meant that it was impossible to use buses if the non white seats were taken even when the seats reserved for rights were empty. Third, non-white children growing up in apartheid were conditioned into thinking that the segregation of amenities was a normal thing, despite the fact that the facilities provided for them were inferior.”

QUESTION 1 – PART B What message is conveyed by Source X? YOU SHOULD TRY TO MAKE TWO CLEAR POINTS FOR THIS QUESTION BUT AIM FOR THREE ESTABLISH THE OVERALL MESSAGE OR POINT MADE IN THE SOURCE THEN REFER TO THE CONTENT OF THE SOURCE TO ELABORATE AND FURTHER EXPLAIN ITS MESSAGE

EXAMINER’S TIPS: REMEMBER THAT YOU DO NOT NEED TO BRING IN YOUR OWN KNOWLEDGE, HOWEVER, YOUR CONTEXTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE TOPIC AND SOURCES WILL ENABLE YOU TO UNDERSTAND THE MESSAGE OF THE SOURCES MORE CLEARLY FOR EACH POINT REFER SPECIFICALLY TO THE CONTENT OF THE SOURCE TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE FOR YOUR ANSWER

EXAMPLE PART B Turn and talk: What conclusions can you draw about segregation and discrimination in apartheid South Africa from the evidence in this photo?

EXAMPLE PART B Leisure facilities such as beaches were segregated Apartheid signs were used to inform the public that facilities were reserved for use by one particular racial group The facilities reserved for whites were well maintained and very high standard There was also ample space for the people who used the amenities

EXAMPLE PART B Please formulate a response to SOURCE B: A CARTOON BY ABE BERRY, PUBLISHED IN THE STAR NEWSPAPER IN JOHANNESBURG, 1966. After you have attempted a response switch with a partner so that they can give you feedback

SOURCE B: A CARTOON BY ABE BERRY, PUBLISHED IN THE STAR NEWSPAPER IN JOHANNESBURG, 1966 SAMPLE ANSWER: “An obvious point of the cartoon is that South Africa has become a strictly segregated society. This is indicated by the “whites only” sign and by the fact that all the people in the park are white with the exception of the black maid who is looking after a white baby in pram or baby stroller. The second message is that the apartheid laws are fussy and even ridiculous. The black woman is clearly in the whites only section of the park, but she has interpreted the sign to mean that only the grassy area where it has been placed has been segregated. She remains standing on the path, where she believes she is permitted to stand while pushing a pram out onto the lawn, where she is not. None of the white people in the park seem perturbed by her presence. This may indicate that many white people do not really care too much for the strict apartheid laws.”