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*****STUDY STEPSStage 1: Firstly, sit your notes in front of
you, and read them outaloud as if you are teaching a class. Use
Quizlet to recallinformation & test yourself
Stage 2: Now that you’ve read your notes aloud at least
3-times, and the e!am is in around " wee#s, it’s time to really
startfocusing on the most di$cult or challenging content of the
course.
%his is when you should e loo#ing at your notes, 'ic#ing
out thedot 'oints that you (ust can’t rememer or are potential
essayquestions/long answer questions and writing out your
notesfor those dot 'oints, again and again, until you con)dently
#nowthe content of the dot 'oint without having to loo# at your
studynotes. %est yourself with Quizlet
Stage 3: %his stage should e started in the last wee# efore
thee!am, where you should e reading your notes aloud again,
andwriting down conce'ts you’re still stuc# on. *t this stage,
you'retty much should e doing anything to try and rememer asmuch as
you can efore the e!am. +et me reinforce that there isan em'hasis
on as much as you can’ for a reason.
******EXTENDED ESSYS/!UEST"#NS $ENE%&
Questions usually test things- /tructure- 0om'rehension,
analysis- +anguage 1 %erminology- 0om'rehensiveness 1 +in#ing to
content & syllaus
*****'et(o)s or N+"ENT ,"ST#%Y 1- nswering a sour.e
question:
- +oo# at what the source has & descrie it- 2hat it means
according to your #nowledge
- +in# everything ac# to the content you have studied- nclude
details from the source as evidence- 4asically 5.6.6.+- 6laorate
during a sentence y stating the s'eci)c 2s & relate it
to the source
". ,istoriograp(i.al "ssues- +oo# at 7odern 8istory methods on
the 98ow useful:, 98ow
reliale:, etc. ;uestions
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3. Essay riting an) Stru.turea0 or Sour.e !uestions-
"ntro)u.tion:
• : 2hat are the historiogra'hical issues ?conte!t
ofhistorians, ias, 'ur'ose of writing etc@>
- +on.lusion: %he )nal 'aragra'h of your essay is your last
chanceto 'rove to the mar#er that you deserve a good mar# for
youressay, so ma#e it count. 7a#e sure you directly answer the
;uestionand restate the main argument of your essay. - A 'aragra'hs
ma! ?ntro 1 4od 1 0on@- 4rainstorm all your 'oints ;uic#ly &
choose the est ones for your
argument ?FBC7 0CN%6N%@- /tructure
• "ntro *nswer the Question directlyD Cutline 'oints
• o)ies P-E-E-&
• +on.lu)e: Be'ac#age info
