1. UNIT 3 AND UNIT 4
PRESENTATION
JANUARY 2016

2. UNIT 3 BREADTH STUDY
PRESENTATION
JANUARY 2016

3. SELECTING THE BREADTH STUDY
YOUR CHOICE OF PERIOD AND DEPTH STUDIES IS CRUCIAL IN WORKING OUT THE PERMITTED CHOICE OF BREADTH STUDY
By choosing the correct combination of options, centres will:
guarantee the specified percentage of British history
ensure coverage of topics from a chronological range of at least 200 years
prevent overlap of coverage
study change and development over a continuous period of time of at least 100 years.
guarantee an appropriate balance of historical coverage from particular countries

4. THE FOCUS OF STUDY IN THIS UNIT IS ON 100 YEARS OF HISTORICAL CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT.
WJEC has to insist that there is coverage of the whole course. The content cannot be narrowed.

5. THE CONTENT OF THE UNIT
The content of each unit is set out around CONCEPTS / PERSPECTIVES to make it manageable and to provide some structure for Centres
Each has a number of content sub – sections with a clear historical focus
Each covers a MAJOR HISTORICAL THEME
Each theme MUST be studied – there are no alternative routes through the specification.

6. THE CONTENT OF THE UNIT This involves learners:
Understanding the process of historical change: causes, consequences and significance both short term and long term
Understanding the diverse nature of society and impact of political, social cultural and religious change as appropriate.
Making links and comparisons: testing out hypotheses before making a judgement.

7. ASSESSMENT OF THE BREADTH STUDY
A choice of ONE essay from two in Section A and a compulsory essay in Section B.
Focussed on all of the criteria in the whole of Assessment Objective 1.
Requires a debate and substantiated judgement – these are not YES / NO essays

8. ASSESSMENT OF THE BREADTH STUDY
Section A will cover one of the two themes.
Select ONE from the two essay questions set.
Shorter period coverage - less than 50 years and usually more in the range of 20 – 40 years.
A substantial topic for debate within the theme selected for the Section.

9. SECTION A EXAMPLES Section A
Answer one question only from this section.
How far do you agree that US foreign policy was mainly isolationist in the period ? [30]
To what extent was US policy towards communism in Asia in the years a consistent failure? [30]

10. ASSESSMENT OF THE BREADTH STUDY
Section B
This is a compulsory essay
The answer will require coverage of change and continuity over 100 years.
This is a breadth study so candidates will have to analyse change and continuity showing understanding of the main developments and turning points.

11. SECTION B EXAMPLE Section B You must answer this question.
‘The decisions of the Supreme Court were the most important influence on the development of civil rights for African Americans in the period ’ Discuss. [30]

12. RESOURCES
Work has begun on production of resources to support the introduction of the Unit 3 options.
These will be freely available as a digital resource from summer 2016.
These will firstly be confined to the most popular options.
Work has begun on production of booklists to support the introduction of the Unit 3 options.