Course Outline
Historical Study: British Historical Study: European and World Scottish History
Britain Large Scale State: The USA Migration and Empire
3 NABs ONE for Britain ONE for USA ONE for Migration and Empire
UnitAssessment Total number of marks Pass mark Time allowed Historical Study: British One essay20101 hour Historical Study: European and World One essay20101 hour Scottish History Four questions based on five sources hour & 30 minutes
UnitPaperTask Mark s Time allowed Historical Study: British 1 Answer one essay from a choice of three 20 1 hour & 20 minutes Historical Study: European and World 1 Answer one essay from a choice of three 20 Scottish History2 Answer four questions based on five sources 30 1 hour & 25 minutes Extended Essay- Answer one question of own choice in extended piece of writing 302 hours
Paper 1 1 hour, 20 minutes TWO Essays – 20 marks each ONE from Britain topic – choice of 3 ONE from USA topic – choice of 3
Paper 2 1 hour, 25 minutes FOUR questions worth a total of 30 marks Migration & Empire, NO choice of question, all 4 must be answered TWO questions worth 5 marks and TWO worth 10 marks
Worth ONE THIRD of final mark Start after Christmas holiday You choose the question Practice at home, write in class under exam conditions in 2 hours
3 Ringbinders (one for each topic) A4 Paper – Lined with a margin