1. ‘The collapse of Tsardom in Russia was the result of Russia’s participation in the First World War.’ Assess the validity of this view with reference to the years 1825 to 1917.
During this lesson we will be looking at what is required of you in your essays in much greater detail.

2. ‘The collapse of Tsardom in Russia was the result of Russia’s participation in the First World War.’ Assess the validity of this view with reference to the years 1825 to 1917.
A01 – Essay writing skills 50%
Organisation
Point
Evidence
Explanation
Balance
Analysis
Consistently bringing the answer back to the question
Integrated and embeds primary source quotations
Mainly looking at your ability to use and organise contextual knowledge.
A02 – 3 Primary sources – 25%
Can include visual sources
More like Britain AS source questions, you must assess the value by looking at:
Provenance
Content
Argument
Tone and emphasis
A03 – 2 Secondary sources – 25%
Look at the limitations paced on historians when they developed them
The significance of the time/context in which the Historian wrote
Comparison and evaluation of differing historical interpretations

3. ‘The collapse of Tsardom in Russia was the result of Russia’s participation in the First World War.’ Assess the validity of this view with reference to the years 1825 to 1917.
Step 1: Make sure there is an actual event which is located at the end of the time period
Step 2: You identify your factors. In this case
Factor 1:
WWI
Factor 2:
Long term masking
Factor 3:
1861 Emancipation
Factor :
Decembrist revolt (angry at coronation of Nicholas I

4. ‘The collapse of Tsardom in Russia was the result of Russia’s participation in the First World War.’ Assess the validity of this view with reference to the years 1825 to 1917.
Step 3: (A02) You identify your three different primary sources you will embed in your argument to enhance your argument. Textbooks can be good for finding these.
Speech by….
Diary extract / memoirs …
Painting….
Map….
Landmark….
Match up your sources with the factors identified in the previous step

5. ‘The collapse of Tsardom in Russia was the result of Russia’s participation in the First World War.’ Assess the validity of this view with reference to the years 1825 to 1917.
Step 4: (A03) Find two Historians who have written about this topic.
Your life would be a lot easier if these secondary sources were written in different time periods.
First published 1990s
First published 1962

6. You now have the new following deadlines:
‘The collapse of Tsardom in Russia was the result of Russia’s participation in the First World War.’ Assess the validity of this view with reference to the years 1825 to 1917.
You now have the new following deadlines:
Wednesday 20th September: You must to be able to bring in and show your 2 secondary sources. You must make sure these are the actual books/journals and not just extracts. You must also be able to show your 3 primary sources. Theses should all be different types of sources
Wednesday 18th October: You must submit your newly amended essays
Wednesday 8th November: We will get these back to you with guidance and a grade. We might slightly alter your assessment focus if we do not think it is sharp enough. Don’t argue with us. We know best
Wednesday 20th December: Final deadline
Failure to meet one of these dates will mean you lose the right to work independently and we will select a question for you to complete that we know we can easily resource and help you research
Failure to meet two of these deadlines will see you removed from the course.