We are producing a series of articles to help parents to support their children facing GCSEs this Summer.
There are 4 GCSE History (WJEC) papers and they are spread over two exam sessions:
Wednesday 15 May – The Elizabethan Age (1558-1603) & Germany (1919-1939)
Tuesday 4 June – USA History & Entertainment & Leisure
Your child can revise by printing of the following booklets and activities – at home or at school – and filling them in using their exercise book notes and from online websites Iike BBC Bitesize – click here – which has content directly matched to the course your child is doing.
Exam Paper – The Elizabethan Age
Each student has a revision booklet on this topic:
Revision Booklet for The Elizabethan Age
In addition, students have been given:
Elizabethan Age Revision Mat – this is an overall fact list for this exam.
Elizabeth Exam Structure Sheet – this explains what the exam includes and how it will be set out
We also have provided specific help and example son the types of question that will come up:
Elizabethan – Q1 – 4 Marks
Elizabethan – Q2 – 8 Marks
Elizabethan – Q3 – 12 Marks
Elizabethan – Q4 – 10 Marks
Elizabethan – Q5 – 16 Marks
Exam Paper – Germany (1919-1939)
Each student has a revision booklet on this topic:
Revision Booklet for Germany 1919-1939
In addition, students have been given:
Germany Revision Mat – this is an overall fact list for this exam.
Germany Exam Structure Sheet – this explains what the exam includes and how it will be set out
We also have provided specific help and example son the types of question that will come up:
Germany – Q1 – 5 Marks
Germany – Q2 – 8 Marks
Germany – Q3 – 10 Marks
Germany – Q4 – 11 Marks
Germany – Q5 – 16 Marks
Exam Paper – USA
Each student has a revision booklet on this topic:
In addition, students have been given:
USA Revision Mat – this is an overall fact list for this exam.
USA Exam Structure Sheet – this explains what the exam includes and how it will be set out
We also have provided specific help and example son the types of question that will come up:
USA – Q1 – 5 Marks
USA – Q2 – 6 Marks
USA – Q3 – 9 Marks
USA – Q4 – 8 Marks
USA – Q5 – 12 Marks
Exam Paper – Entertainment & Leisure
Each student has a revision booklet on this topic:
Revision Booklet for Entertainment & Leisure
In addition, students have been given:
Entertainment & Leisure Revision Mat – this is an overall fact list for this exam.
Entertainment & Leisure Exam Structure Sheet – this explains what the exam includes and how it will be set out
We also have provided specific help and example son the types of question that will come up:
Entertainment & Leisure – Q1 – 4 Marks
Entertainment & Leisure – Q2 – 6 Marks
Entertainment & Leisure – Q3 – 5 Marks
Entertainment & Leisure – Q4 – 9 Marks
Entertainment & Leisure – Q5 – 16 Marks
Liam Rivers-Boyce, Head of History, said: “This is a fantastic year group and they have worked hard over the last two years in the run up to these exams. These revision resources are designed to build on all they have done in class and will help give them the final push over the exam line.”
