Scaffolding tools for history

Source analysis and interpretation advice and essay planning support to help history students answer exam style questions at GCSE and IGCSE level

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Historical sources being used to support students in their GCSE and iGCSE exams

Support your students' history skills with these source analysis tips and essay plan ideas

Interpreting historical sources and answering essay style questions are two key skills that are essential when studying any period of history in order to adequately prepare for GCSE or IGCSE assessment and exams. We’ve selected these templates, prompts question scaffolds and exam question technique resources to help you provide learners with the tools they need to demonstrate their understanding and accurately address exam style questions.

Source interpretation and analysis support

Supporting essay-style questions 

IGCSE History Paper 1 model answers and techniques
StuartRatcliffe

IGCSE History Paper 1 model answers and techniques

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This is a guide to the IGCSE History Paper 1 exam. It contains a breakdown of each type of question - a), b) and c). It contains mind maps and model answers for every unit for Option B, with Germany 1918-45 as the depth study. It also contains useful facts, quotes and statistics for each unit. All m...
Factors in the history of medicine exam questions
PilgrimHistory

Factors in the history of medicine exam questions

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**AQA GCSE Britain: Health and the People c1000 to present** The aim of this lesson is to make the factor question (factors affecting the development of medicine such as war, individuals, science and technology, government, individual brilliance and chance) more accessible to students. A question...