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USA A-OK: GCSE History Revision

I’ve been making some A3 summary diagrams with Year 11. These look at our depth study for Paper I, ‘USA 1919 - 39′. I have put these brief notes into powerpoint shows. These are available from the GCSE Podcast Page. Just be careful before you start revising these to check that your school does do the USA depth study as there are other options available.

I have also added an extension link to the causes of the Second World War section. This takes you to an interesting article on the BBC website [external link]. Finally, if you have any thoughts or questions please do leave a comment. Remember, even if www.ilovehistory.co.uk doesn’t have what you’re looking for, I can often guide you to the appropriate websites and books.

Good luck with the revision - keep eating those biscuits!

Gargling Easter Eggs

If you haven’t scoffed all your Easter Eggs by now then put some aside: you’ll be needing them to keep you going through your GCSE revision. There is just under a week of your Easter holidays left. If you haven’t done so already, make a start with your History revision. There is lots of advice below about what to revise and when. This week’s podcast will help you prepare for questions on the Treaty of Versailles, focussing on GARGLE (at Little Heath School we use the word ‘Gargle’ to remember the terms of the Treaty of Versailles). The episode can be downloaded direct here, or you can subscribe through itunes. There is also a follow up penalty shoot out game on the GCSE podcast page.

Finally, remember that if you have any questions about your GCSE History then please leave a comment. Until next time, happy gargling!

GCSE History Revision

So your GCSE History coursework is done, it’s nearly the end of term, and in 3 months time you will have finished your exams! This is the moment when all your hard work over the last two years will really start to pay off. However, to really do your best in the GCSE History exam you will need to start preparing now.

So what should you do? Well, first of all you need to make sure you know how to revise. If you are uncertain about this watch the revision pig video, if you are still unsure then ask your teacher.

Each week between now and the exams you should try to make and learn an A3 spider diagram on one of the key questions for the GCSE History exam. This will mean that by half term you will have covered the whole course.

 Oh and make sure you’ve subscribed to the podcasts, we will be ‘podcasting’ an episode every week between now and the exam. This week ‘Background to the Treaty of Versailles’. In the meantime, feel free to e-mail or post any questions or suggestions.

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