History

Course summary

Typical lessons may involve: ·Discussion ·Debate/Argument ·Investigating controversy ·Group-work ·Making notes ·Looking at sources ·Empathy / Role-Play ·Presentations What can I do at the end of the course? ·It helps us understand the world in which we live. ·It develops skills of understanding, analysis, comprehension, synthesis and presentation and it is a well respected academic subject. ·It is a good launching point for reading Humanities, Arts and Law degrees at university. ·It is useful for a career in Law, Journalism, Leisure & Tourism, Administration, Research, Teaching, Media, the Civil Service, Local Government and elsewhere. What will I learn? Across your A level studies you will study a 200 year period of British, European and World History. ·Year 12 & 13 (A level) - Paper 1 – 1H: Britain transformed 1918-97 (30%) Unit 1 is a breadth study assessed by two extended writing essays which test breadth of understanding, as well as a compulsory source question. ·Year 12 & 13 (A level) - Paper 2 – 2H.1: The USA c1920-55: Boom, Bust and Recovery (20%) Unit 2 is a depth study and comprises of a two part source based question and an essay question. ·Year 13 (A level) - Paper 3 – 36.2: Ireland and the Union c1774-1923 (Depth & Breadth study). (30%) Unit 3 is an examined unit which comprises of a source based question, an essay assessing understanding of the period in breadth and an essay assessing understanding of the period in depth. ·Year 13 (A level) - Paper 4 coursework task.