1. St Stephen’s High School
New Higher History
St Stephen’s High School

2. The Higher Course The Course is based on 3 units:
Scottish : The Impact of the Great War
British:
European and World: Germany

3. Scottish: Impact of the Great War
Scots on the Western Front
Domestic Impact of War
Domestic Impact of War: Industry and Economy
Domestic Impact of War Politics

4. British Topic - 4 areas Covered
How Britain became democratic
Why women gained the vote
Why Liberal Reforms passed
Effectiveness of the Liberal Reforms
All areas must be revised in preparation for the final exam. This will ensure that there will always be at least one question that you can answer.

5. Germany Topic: Areas Covered
Reasons for the Growth of Nationalism in Germany
The degree of Growth of Nationalism in Germany, up to 1850
The reasons why the Nazis achieved power in 1933
The reasons why the Nazis were able to stay in power
All areas must be revised in preparation for the final exam. This will ensure that there will always be at least one question that you can answer.

6. You will have 2 hours and 20 minutes to complete the paper.
The Exam
One Paper in three sections
Scottish Section: 3 Source based questions
British Section: 1 extended Response from a choice of 3 essays
Germany Section: 1 extended Response from a choice of 3 essays
You will have 2 hours and 20 minutes to complete the paper.

7. Marks Paper will be marked out of 60
20 marks available for each section
Estimated 120 minutes to complete your answers
20 minutes for deciding questions, reading sources etc

8. The Source based questions
You will have 4 sources to read
There will be 3 questions to answer
How Useful – 6 marks
Comparing - 5 marks
How Fully - 9 marks

9. The Assignment This will be marked out of 30
You will have 90 minutes to complete this task
You will complete this task in March
You will bring a resource sheet into the class when completing your Assignment
The resource sheet will be one page of A4 and can include:
Bullet Points
Sub headings
Mind Maps
Quotes from sources
Internet research

10. How the Assignment is marked
Introduction with context and relevant factors identified – 3 Marks
Analysing different factors contributing to an event or development(Always analyse factors in terms of the question) – 8 Marks
Evaluating factors to develop a line of argument (counter arguments or interpretations) – 4 Marks
Using Information form sources referred to , in order to support factors – 4 Marks
Using Knowledge to support factors – 8 Marks
Coming to a conclusion - 3 Marks