1. Top Tips Paper 2

2. Question 1a (12 marks)
Asks you to compare 2 sources – ‘how do the views in B differ from those in A’
AVOID rewriting both sources (nil point!)
Look for points of similarity and difference (maybe put them on a table as a plan)
Show an understanding of why they might be different – who wrote, when why etc.
Don’t spend too long on this question it’s the ‘lead in’ question (i.e. avoid ‘doing a Sally’)

3. Question 1b (24 marks)
This question requires you to use the sources and your own knowledge to answer a ‘How far’ ‘To what extent’ type question.
Your answer will therefore need to present an argument i.e. ‘very far’ ‘to a limited extent’ backed up with evidence from the source(s) and your own knowledge
Do NOT forget to use the source or you’ll lose lots of marks!
Answer the question in the first line then develop your argument with carefully selected evidence from the source and your own knowledge

4. Questions 2 and 3 a (12 marks)
So far have ALWAYS required an explanation of something – a CAUSES question.
It is a WHY not HOW question so don’t just tell the story
Try to show how the causes or reasons you give are interlinked and try and evaluate the importance of the causes you give

5. Questions 2 and 3 b (24 marks)
So far candidates have always been given a quotation and then been asked to explain to what extent they agree or disagree with the quotation.
Your answer therefore needs to show BALANCE – points of agreement and points of disagreement.
The best answers however with show an argument and will come to a clear conclusion which either agrees or disagrees backed up with carefully selected evidence from own knowledge