Hi Catherine That sounds a good strategy. We've now uploaded an essay on social and cultural impact (to replace the older one which was on political impact). Hopefully that will help your students re historians' views.
Leaders and nations: Graded student examplarsMany thanks Jo. We did this as a class exercise. Half did each country separately, the other half thematically. Students were still worried about getting enough evaluation into their essays. Another question, focused on the differing historian's...
Leaders and nations: Graded student examplarsHi John Glad that last time was helpful! Agree with all of your comments on these so don't have a lot to add: Qu 1 Looks good as long as there are some clear counter claims Qu 2 - Agree re looking at the role of other significant...
The IA (HL and SL)Hi Catherine, maybe get your students to think thematically rather than chronologically on such essays (they don't have to cover the whole period - just good examples from the Cold War period to support any argument of impact). Also getting them to...
Leaders and nations: Graded student examplarsHi Jo, I asked you about some IA questions a couple of years ago, and your feedback was very helpful. I have a new cohort planning their IA now, so any suggestions about the questions below would be really helpful: To...
The IA (HL and SL)Hello Jo, I have 2 questions about the Paper 2 questions regarding the impact of the Cold War on 2 Nations: 1) If the question is either Evaluate/discuss/examine the economic impact of the Cold War on 2 countries. For such a question,...
Essay writing for Paper 2HI Heewon, East Germany is fine to use. Though we both feel that it is more problematic than, for example West Germany, to identify the impact of the Cold War on East German policies - as opposed to the Sovietisation being imposed on satellite...
6. Nations affected by Cold War tensions: West GermanyHi Joanne Good idea for go for overlap and it seems from the description of this thematic study in the guide (below) that popular movements can include most things - including the feminist movements: Teachers may choose from different...
Teaching and assessing Paper 2Hi Stephen Thanks for the feedback - that is great to know! Yes - we will definitely be adding European totalitarianism - it is on the list and wlll be done before the summer.
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Site authorHi Julien Some level of analysis/evaluation is needed for each of these question stems (which links with your second question re structure) Evaluate... main focus could be e.g. positive vs negative re economic impact - students could also...
Essay writing for Paper 2