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Title: History
Post by: pedrojosetrujillo on May 30, 2009, 05:11:40 pm
How can you study for the history sources paper? It doesnt say anything in my book about the spanish civil war and all the sites i go too give you irrelavant stuff.
Title: Re: History
Post by: puredrive61 on May 30, 2009, 05:49:11 pm
hey!  ;D
I'm doing the same paper on monday - history p2 o spanish civil war
my txt book is also useless for this so my teacher has given me notes on the war from encarta encyclopedia and wikipedia
basically i think the reasons of involvement of each country, the major events, magnitude of their involvement and the effect of the war on international relations should be enough for this since they're gonna give sources and ask you questions to analyse the sources..

if anybody has got any ideas share pleasee  :)
Title: Re: History
Post by: Name on May 30, 2009, 07:26:52 pm
try this topic:

https://studentforums.biz/index.php/topic,1808.0.html
Title: paper 2 history
Post by: Ace on May 31, 2009, 04:22:26 pm
hey does anyone have any suggestions for this paper... how to answer the last question (out of 12) ???     
Title: Re: paper 2 history
Post by: Atch on May 31, 2009, 09:08:31 pm
The last question is the easiest one. All you have to do is evaluate each source (including their reliability, provenance, etc.) and come up with an overall conclusion depending on the question.
Title: Re: paper 2 history
Post by: Bavinmaestro on June 01, 2009, 12:03:43 pm
THIS WAS THE HARDEST PAPER EVERRR !!!! im scared i wont achieve the grade i want .... hope i get a nice examiner :-\
Title: Re: History
Post by: Bavinmaestro on June 01, 2009, 12:11:30 pm
it was an awful paper :( i feel like im going to fail !! hope they put the grade boundaries down ... does anyone know the grade boundary for an A last year ???
Title: Re: History
Post by: PurpleKnife on June 01, 2009, 02:19:56 pm
CIE IGCSE History Paper 2 was awesome.
Probably because i did Option A: "Did Japan westernise itself uncrittically" or something like that.
But, it was definetly good.
At the last minute, I was browsing SchooHistory.co.uk's Teacher Forum, and this girl posted a link to
this.

I can't believe that this is what almost came.
The minor parts in Option B.
LMAO !
I wrote 5 papers for 6 questions.
When I finished, I wrote a note to the examiner.
That's okay right ??
I'm like
"May you please give me an A because I studied awesome for the 19th century core: The modernization of Japan during the Meiji Era. Thank you so much. "
I used good grammar.
Please pray for me and I'll pray for you.
Now, I just hope that whoever the examiner is, please do not be grammar-neatness freak.
=D

How'd did you guys go ?
Title: Re: paper 2 history
Post by: VR on June 01, 2009, 02:58:42 pm
Are you talking about the Edexcel History Paper (4380/2H)?
My teacher gave me a list of the topics that came in recent exams and are unlikely to come up again.
Title: Re: paper 2 history
Post by: Bavinmaestro on June 01, 2009, 03:30:21 pm
sadly no i did the CIE paper and it is said to be harder than edexcel.
Title: Re: paper 2 history
Post by: Ace on June 01, 2009, 03:39:37 pm
i wrote 8 and half sides, how about you guys ???
Title: Re: paper 2 history
Post by: Bavinmaestro on June 01, 2009, 03:49:52 pm
8.5 ??? wow ...... i only did 4.5, this isnt gd for me is it :S
Title: Re: paper 2 history
Post by: Kasa on June 01, 2009, 03:52:35 pm
i wrote about 6 pages, i honestly thought there was not enough time. I was about to start on the last question and the teacher was like "5 minutes left!" and i didn't get it done and it was like the easiest question dam it!  >:(
Title: Re: paper 2 history
Post by: Kasa on June 01, 2009, 03:55:50 pm
it doesn't mean if you wrote a few pages then it's a bad thing, maybe you got all the points covered..
Title: Re: paper 2 history
Post by: Name on June 01, 2009, 03:58:09 pm
its quality not quantity   ;D
doesnt matter how much you wrote, as long as you wrote something thats correct

i wrote 9 pages :'( i fluked one question (il tell u which one tmrw  :P )
Title: Re: History
Post by: Name on June 01, 2009, 04:01:52 pm
it was an awful paper :( i feel like im going to fail !! hope they put the grade boundaries down ... does anyone know the grade boundary for an A last year ???

for last year the A was 64% !!! so thats ok i guess.
also paper 1 weighs the most not paper 2  8)
Title: Re: paper 2 history
Post by: Kasa on June 01, 2009, 04:02:09 pm
Why are you upset about that?
and by the way, i could not have written that much..i was spending too much time analysing the sources :-[
Title: Re: History
Post by: Kasa on June 01, 2009, 04:03:24 pm
WOW..64%? omg..
Title: Re: History
Post by: Name on June 01, 2009, 04:06:26 pm
sometimes its 66 %  ;D   ;D
Title: Re: History
Post by: amy.mym on June 01, 2009, 04:06:53 pm
Guys only 2 hours have passed

Wait for 22 hours and then discuss it

I know its lame to do it tomorrow but rules are rules  ;)
Title: Re: History
Post by: Name on June 01, 2009, 04:08:22 pm
Guys only 2 hours have passed

Wait for 22 hours and then discuss it

I know its lame to do it tomorrow but rules are rules  ;)

dont worry, were not saying anything about the exam that people already dont know :)
Title: Re: paper 2 history
Post by: Bavinmaestro on June 01, 2009, 04:09:01 pm
im freaking out cause the sources were crap and i couldnt rite anything about it whereas u guys seem so fluid !!
Title: Re: paper 2 history
Post by: Ace on June 01, 2009, 04:10:09 pm
i wrote 8.5 sides, 4.25 pages! not 8 pages!!
Title: Re: paper 2 history
Post by: Kasa on June 01, 2009, 04:11:26 pm
i thought you said 8 pages and a half. Dude, just say 4.25 and save us the math! lol jk.
Title: Re: paper 2 history
Post by: Name on June 01, 2009, 04:13:58 pm
loool. that means i wrote 4.5 pages cuz i had 9 sides!

im confused now ???   ???

Title: Re: History
Post by: amy.mym on June 01, 2009, 04:15:28 pm
I do understand but others who still didn't do the exam log in to see what others did

IF they read by others that it was hard , I swear they won't do well

They'll just stick to there head that its hard and won't do good

Title: Re: paper 2 history
Post by: iamlegend on June 01, 2009, 04:15:41 pm
those who wrote much clearly showed that they do not read the mark schemes, you think the examiners have time to check hundreds of papers? that is what key points are for, be smart and use strategy guys.
Title: Re: paper 2 history
Post by: Bavinmaestro on June 01, 2009, 04:16:32 pm
let me join the confusion ... i rote 2.25 pages .... argh im the newbie in this thread :S
Title: Re: paper 2 history
Post by: Kasa on June 01, 2009, 04:16:36 pm
LOL name,
and according to me i wrote 3 pages cuz i had 6 sides! lol..
Title: Re: History
Post by: Anonymous on June 01, 2009, 04:18:56 pm
Isn't that all the more reason to continue talking about it?
Title: Re: paper 2 history
Post by: Ace on June 01, 2009, 04:20:31 pm
good luck to every one guys!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: History
Post by: MB on June 02, 2009, 08:14:48 am
Isn't that all the more reason to continue talking about it?

Haha, my sentiments exactly.