The History exams will test 2 things:
(a) What you know.
(b) What you can do with what you know.
To achieve (a) - revise the content in detail.
To achieve (b) - practise answering different types of questions.
Top History revision tips:
(1) Divide up your time. Work out how many days you have before each of your exams. Take off the days when you'll be in other exams. Take off any days when you won't be able to work. Work out how many hours you will have to work on each of the remaining days. Divide these hours between your subjects. Then divide up the time you have allocated to each subject so that you spend time on all the things you need to revise. e.g. if you have 16 hours to revise for 8 subjects with 2 equally weighted papers for each subject, you would have1 hour to revise for each paper for each subject (16 hours divided by 8 subjects divided by 2 papers).
(2) Use the CVC History Handbook "How to think, speak and write like an Historian" - this includes dates, key vocabulary and tips on how to answer different kinds of questions. If you have lost your copy, download it from this site.
(3) Use your Revision Guide. If you still haven't bought one, speak with Mrs Diston urgently!
(4) Do something - don't just read. Take notes. Draw diagrams. Write tests for your friends. Write note cards. Get other people to test you. Answer practice questions. Do something - don't just read!
The following sites are useful for revising the content of the course:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/
If you use these sites, don't forget to do practice questions!
Here's one we made earlier...
If you like taking notes, we have started some for you. (See GCSE mini textbook and GCSE History V Basic Course Outline). These only cover part of the course - you will need to complete them for the other parts.
Who can I ask?
Obviously ask your History teacher for help if you need it. If you can't find them, speak with Mr Woodcock, Mr Brown or Mr Stanford.
Good luck!
