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history question ! after exam ..please answer

  • 13-06-2012 05:20PM
    #1
    con man 123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17 ✭


    for my higher level history paper..qs 5 and qs how much should i be writing for a 10/12 mark question?


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  • #2
    spurious
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    You could write three A4 pages and score no marks if you don't answer the question.

    For ten marks? Without knowing the exact marking scheme, I would say half a page. Four or five significant relevant statements.


  • #3
    lynchy101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 229 ✭✭lynchy101


    spurious wrote: »
    You could write three A4 pages and score no marks if you don't answer the question.

    For ten marks? Without knowing the exact marking scheme, I would say half a page. Four or five significant relevant statements.

    Why do so few people get As in history though?


  • #4
    spurious
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    Do they? Always seemed to be an awful lot of A and B grades when I corrected.


  • #5
    iliketwixbars
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 175 ✭✭iliketwixbars


    spurious wrote: »
    Do they? Always seemed to be an awful lot of A and B grades when I corrected.

    Did you see today's exam spurious? What did you think of it?


  • #6
    Hannah_2012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 75 ✭✭Hannah_2012


    spurious wrote: »
    You could write three A4 pages and score no marks if you don't answer the question.

    For ten marks? Without knowing the exact marking scheme, I would say half a page. Four or five significant relevant statements.


    I wrote 3/4 of a page on most of the 10/12 mark questions.


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  • #7
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,352 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    iliketwixbars wrote: »
    Did you see today's exam spurious? What did you think of it?

    Just looked at it there.
    I thought it was fair, but tough enough in places to sort out those who know their stuff from the spoofers. I think the social change question will majorly catch people who try to wing it.


  • #8
    The One Who Knocks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,301 ✭✭✭The One Who Knocks


    spurious wrote: »
    Just looked at it there.
    I thought it was fair, but tough enough in places to sort out those who know their stuff from the spoofers. I think the social change question will majorly catch people who try to wing it.

    Oh, really? I didn't answer social history, but I thought it seemed pretty nice, I was kicking myself that I didn't revise it, but thank God I didn't now ;)

    I thought the whole exam was pretty nice, although I didn't have Washington fully revised, so I had to talk about the battles rather than Washington himself :/

    The only other thing that caught me was northern Ireland civil rights....I talked about NICRA and catholic discrimination....was that okay? Because we never did northern Ireland in detail


  • #9
    iliketwixbars
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 175 ✭✭iliketwixbars


    Jamez735 wrote: »
    Oh, really? I didn't answer social history, but I thought it seemed pretty nice, I was kicking myself that I didn't revise it, but thank God I didn't now ;)

    I thought the whole exam was pretty nice, although I didn't have Washington fully revised, so I had to talk about the battles rather than Washington himself :/

    The only other thing that caught me was northern Ireland civil rights....I talked about NICRA and catholic discrimination....was that okay? Because we never did northern Ireland in detail

    Did ye do International Relations in detail? I thought that was a nice question this year.


  • #10
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,352 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Jamez735 wrote: »
    The only other thing that caught me was northern Ireland civil rights....I talked about NICRA and catholic discrimination....was that okay? Because we never did northern Ireland in detail

    You'll be fine, I'm sure.


  • #11
    The One Who Knocks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,301 ✭✭✭The One Who Knocks


    iliketwixbars wrote: »
    Did ye do International Relations in detail? I thought that was a nice question this year.

    Yeah loved that question! :)
    Thought it was very fair!

    Oh and what did yous think of the short questions, cause I thought they were extremely nice compared to other years ;)

    edit: stupid autocorrect.....oh Android...


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  • #12
    EoghanIRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,080 ✭✭✭EoghanIRL


    Jamez735 wrote: »
    iliketwixbars wrote: »
    Did ye do International Relations in detail? I thought that was a nice question this year.

    Yeah loved that question! :)
    Thought it was very fair!

    Oh and what did yous think of the short questions, cause I thought they were extremely nice compared to other years ;)

    edit: stupid autocorrect.....oh Android...
    I answered all the short questions. I completely agree this year was easier than past years


  • #13
    con man 123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17 ✭con man 123


    do you know if the cross was early christian neolithic or medieval?


  • #14
    SweetCaliber
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    con man 123 wrote: »
    do you know if the cross was early christian neolithic or medieval?

    I said Early Christian Ireland. So did the rest of my exam class.


  • #15
    Mark !
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13 ✭Mark !


    Middle Ages question <3


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