1. YEAR 9 EXAMS
REVISION

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

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

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

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

6. 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?’