1. YEAR 11 MOCK EXAM ANALYSIS PAPER 1 AMERICAN WEST

2. LESSON OBJECTIVES To know and understand what you did well in your Year 11 Mock papers To know and understand what you need to improve in your mock papers To have an opportunity to look at individual questions in terms of content and structure To have an opportunity to feed-forward on a Paper 1 question

3. Paragraph 1 - AGREE Paragraph 2 - DISAGREE Use both the source and your own knowledge Use both the source and your own knowledge. You also need to comment on how typical the source is… Question 9a ’Homesteaders found conditions on the Plains very disappointing.’ Use the source and your knowledge to explain how far you agree with this interpretation. Debate (7)

4. Question 9b How useful is this source as evidence about the American West? Use the source and your knowledge to explain your answer. Paragraph 1 -USEFUL Paragraph 2 –NOT USEFUL / LIMITATIONS Use both the source and your own knowledge. In the source we can see… This is useful because… The source shows us… This is important to know because… At this time… Use both the source and your own knowledge. You also need to comment on how typical the source is… However, this source is limited because in the source we can see… This is not accurate so would not be useful because… This is a typical view of the West from someone who has not been there and is trying to make it look better than it is (idealised). At this time… USEFULNESS (6) What is inaccurate in this painted view of the West?

5. Shows us the idealised image of what the East thought the West was like Shows us how and what people were advertising life in the West in 1870. What is inaccurate in this painted view of the West? Lots of trees No buffalo Buffalo would not live in a forest so neither would the Indians The image suggests harmony between the Indians and the homesteaders. Would the creator of this card know a lot about the West? Would they have lived there? What is useful about this source?

6. Question 9c Why was this poster published at that time? Use the source and your knowledge to explain your answer. MESSAGE PURPOSE To form a colony/militia/go to Kansas To encourage people to move West/Manifest Destiny You didn’t get marks for saying it was encouraging people to escape slavery as the slaves had been freed before this poster was made. This poster is encouraging ex-slaves to move West and start a new life on cheap land. PURPOSE (7) Think about the provenance (who created the poster? when? and why?

8. SO WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED ABOUT THE SOURCE QUESTIONS ON PAPER 1? Long answers are expected You need to refer specifically to the source You need to use A LOT of your own knowledge You need to comment on how typical the source is – look at WHO wrote it, WHEN they wrote it etc.

9. Question 10a or 11a 2a) Describe a woman’s life in a homestead on the Plains. 3a) Briefly describe the main features of the Great Plains. What should my answer look like? Single Paragraph Simple description! Eg: Say what happened. Five clear details or three expanded in more detail. DESCRIBE (5) Content tips: 2a) Expand points by giving specific details of the jobs they had to do eg. The sod houses were difficult to keep clean because they were made from clumps of earth and insects lived in the walls. 3a) Expand points by linking specific details eg. Few trees and dry weather made the land arid and difficult to grow anything on. Improve your mock answer Have a go at a different part A question Improve your mock answer Have a go at a different part A question

10. Question 10b or 11b 2b) Explain why the Mormons decided to go West in the 1840s. 3b) Explain why the Indians were able to survive on the Plains. What should my answer look like? Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Explain one reason: Eg: One reason was... This was significant because... (go into a lot of detail that helps answer the question) Explain a second reason : Eg: Furthermore / A second reason... This was important because... (go into a lot of detail that helps answer the question) Content tips: 2b) Possible reasons why they moved West = collapse of Mormon Banks, attacked and property destroyed in Missouri, driven out of Missouri, unpopularity of polygamy, Smith planned to run for President, Smith killed, Young’s decision to go West, attractions of Salt Lake (). 3b) Must explain examples: buffalo, horses, nomadic lifestyle (moving around), living in tepees, the travois. EXPLAIN (7)

11. Question 10c ‘Did the Indians and the homesteaders want to live on the Plains for the same reasons? ‘ Explain your answer What should my answer look like? Paragraph 1 Explains reasons why the Indians wanted to live on the Plains: buffalo, hunting grounds, they believed it was sacred ground, had adapted their lifestyle to the Plains, they wanted to be free. Explain reasons why the homesteaders wanted to live on the Plains: persecution/poverty in Europe or East America, ex- soldiers from the Civil War, ex-slaves from the South looking for a new start, drawn in by the opportunity of free land, lack of land in the East. Conclude by answering the question directly: Did they have the same reasons? They all wanted to be free but had different elements pulling and pushing them to live on the Plains. Paragraph 2 Conclusion DEBATE (8+3)

12. Question 11c ‘Women did not play a very significant role in Native American society.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer What should my answer look like? Paragraph 1 Disagree that women played a significant role: * Role in looking after the tipi and vital role in taking it down to aid nomadic lifestyle *Giving birth to, bringing up and teaching of the children (the next generation) *Women often had medical skills that were passed down through the generations Agree – explain other aspects of Indian society that did not involve women: * Men- warriors, hunting, fighting between tribes *Elderly – acting as role models, passing on stories of the past. Conclude by answering the question directly: evaluate HOW FAR you agree Were important, but everyone played an important role Paragraph 2 Conclusion DEBATE (8+3)

13. Suggested WWWs: Excellent use of the peer structure Well explained points Good knowledge and understanding Well developed points Suggested WWWs: Excellent use of the peer structure Well explained points Good knowledge and understanding Well developed points Suggested EBIs: Proof read my answers to make sure they make sense Use the peer structure Relate my points to the question posed To spend longer on the higher mark questions To include detail and examples in my answers Suggested EBIs: Proof read my answers to make sure they make sense Use the peer structure Relate my points to the question posed To spend longer on the higher mark questions To include detail and examples in my answers Suggested SMART Targets: To review and revise past and present topics on a weekly basis. To use the peer structure in the feed forward question. To speak to the teacher about the areas I am unclear with before I attempt the feed forward. To use the mark scheme to help me answer the feed forward question. To plan my long answers. To spend less time on the 5 mark questions and more on the 8 mark questions. Suggested SMART Targets: To review and revise past and present topics on a weekly basis. To use the peer structure in the feed forward question. To speak to the teacher about the areas I am unclear with before I attempt the feed forward. To use the mark scheme to help me answer the feed forward question. To plan my long answers. To spend less time on the 5 mark questions and more on the 8 mark questions. In your books: MOCK REFLECTIONS