History

We have created our own revision site for students, which can be found here (they need to login to Google through their school account to access):

https://sites.google.com/thequestacademy.org.uk/year11history/home 

Specification

Website - https://qualifications.pearson.com/subjects/history 

Exams

·         Paper 1 – Crime and punishment

·         Paper 2 – Cold War and Elizabeth

·         Paper 3 – Weimar and Nazi Germany 2019

Revision books to purchase

Paper 1

·         Revise Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Crime and Punishment in Britain Revision Guide and Workbook.

·         Target Grade 9 (Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Crime and Punishment in Britain Intervention Workbook

·         Target Grade 5 (Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Crime and Punishment in Britain Intervention Workbook

Paper 2

·         Revise Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Superpower relations and the Cold War Revision Guide and Workbook.

·         Target Grade 9 (Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Superpower Relations and the Cold War. 1941-91 Intervention Workbook

·         Target Grade 5 (Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Superpower Relations and the Cold War. 1941-91 Intervention Workbook

·         Revise Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Early Elizabethan England Revision Guide and Workbook.

·         Target Grade 9 (Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Early Elizabethan England Intervention Workbook

·         Target Grade 5 (Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Early Elizabethan England Intervention Workbook

Paper 3

Revise Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Weimar and Nazi Germany

·         Target Grade 9 (Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Weimar and Nazi Germany Intervention Workbook

·         Target Grade 5 (Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Weimar and Nazi Germany Intervention Workbook

Skills

Revise GCSE Edexcel (9-1) History Model Answer Workbook.

Revision websites / app

PiXL History App – content revision quizzes

Useful Revision materials

https://tinyurl.com/ybl43884 - A YouTube playlist of Crime and Punishment Revision

https://tinyurl.com/yct3xmaf - A collection of Cold War revision videos

https://tinyurl.com/yaerlosv - A number of Early Elizabeth Videos

Documentaries

An excellent overview - The History Teacher - YouTube 

Revision tips for History

·         Little and often!

·         Do not revise what you know, target the gaps in your knowledge.

·         Use content lists and summaries to audit your knowledge.

·         The Historical Association provides plenty of useful tips for students on effective revision as well as additional resources.

https://www.history.org.uk/student/categories/exam-revision-guides

·         8 excellent revision strategy suggestions.

·         https://www.history.org.uk/student/categories/490/resource/5211/revision-tips-how-to-revise-properly