1. Higher History Assignment(30 marks) Going from paper 1 to the assignment

2. How marks are awarded Introduction and conclusion – 6 marks available KU – 8 marks Using sources to support factors – 4 marks Analysis – 8 marks Evaluation – 4 marks

3. Introduction – 3 marks Background (3 sentences min) – remember it must be background – what was it like BEFORE women got the vote? ‘Before …’ Factors –list your factors ‘There were many factors in …’ Argument – what will you be arguing is most important and why? ‘It can be argued that the most important factor was… because…’

4. KU – 8 marks Hard facts, figures, names of important figures and their role etc. If its vague and contains none of the above= no marks Use KU points from class BUT Should be supplemented Should be supplemented by own KU from books No need to reference (say where you got it)

5. Sources – 4 marks Use them to back up an argument, don’t just randomly shove in Your best bet in terms of time is to use quotes from historian’s books All you need to say is who said it and what they said e.g. AJP Taylor said ‘only the Great Depression put the wind in the Nazi’s sails = 1 mark It is best practice to Explain them in own words too e.g. this means the Nazis would not have come to power had it not been for the Depression Sources only get marks if they are historical opinion, not facts from books e.g. ‘in 1932 The Nazis got 13.7m votes’ Important point – not all your quotes can come from one source (historian)

6. Analysis 8 marks (basic analysis) Explaining how a factor addresses the issue (basic analysis) gets you up to 5/8 This looks like; ‘This is important because…’ Do this 5 times or more = 5/8 Analysis + For the extra 3 marks you must show Analysis + ‘On the one hand…however on the other hand…’ Example - On the one hand the Suffragettes were successful in achieving lots of publicity and making people talk about ‘the cause’ however on the other hand they caused many men to turn against the idea of Womens’ Suffrage due to their law breaking and criminal behaviour’

7. Evaluation 4 marks E1 and 2 = 2/4 E+ = Up to 4 marks Remember; E1/2 – evaluative comments on an isolated factor Upon evaluation _____ is the most/ least important factor in _____ because… E3/4 – comparing two or more Upon evaluation _____ is more/ less important than_____ because…

8. Conclusion 3 marks Same process as 20 mark – 4 part conclusion Start - In conclusion there were many reasons for… On the one hand _____ was important because… However on the other hand _____ was important because… Overall, ____ was the most important factor because… (2 pieces evidence) Overall, ____ was the most important factor because… (2 pieces evidence)

9. Important things to remember Too much is better than too little – cutting bits out is easier than adding bits in Don’t include things you don’t understand – you won’t be able to learn them 250 words You will have an A4 word plan on the day – so facts & figures, dates, sources etc. can go in there 250 words Type it up – easier for you to edit! best work – This should be your best work – you have more time, more resources, a plan and help from the teacher that you don’t have in the exam The only real difference is the length of the essay and using four sources – there is no reason why anyone should get less than 26/30 if you have made it to this stage of Higher!

10. Draft 1: Homework Friday 6 th March Full draft due Friday 6 th March (or before ) Typed please Aquigley@st-andrews- sec.glasgow.sch.uk