GCSE EDEXCEL Exam Writing Frames and question timings

GCSE EDEXCEL Exam Writing Frames and question timings. Modern History UNIT 1: International Relations 1943 -1991 UNIT 2 A: Germany 1919 -1939 UNIT 3 B: Britain 1931 -1951

UNIT 1: International relations – 9 am on Monday 5/6/17 53 marks 1 hour 15 mins Question Mark Structure s 1 2 PE x 2 Conclusion Minutes 3 2 4 PE x 2 7 3 10 PEOR x 2 4 6 PE x 2 (3? ) 10 5 15 PEE x 3 22 6 16 PEE x 3 Prioritising Linking and prioritising 15 19

How to answer Cold War Questions Question 1: Give two reasons from the source for…. (2 marks) 3 mins P X 2 POINT One reason from the source (WFTQ) is … X 2 Question 2: Outline two steps…. (4 marks) 7 mins PE X 2 POINT One step taken is (WFTQ)…… EXPLAIN This meant that (or this led to)… X 2 Question 3: How useful are the sources for. . . (10 marks) 15 mins PEOR X 2 + Conclusion POINT Source X is useful as evidence of … because it tells me… EVIDENCE Evidence to support this (quote from the source)… OWN KNOWLEDGE This agrees with my own knowledge because… RELIABILITY This source is also reliable/however not reliable (delete as appropriate) because (it is a …. and so could be)…. POINT Source X is useful as evidence of …because it tells me… EVIDENCE Evidence to support this (quote from the source)… OWN KNOWLEDGE This agrees with my own knowledge because … RELIABILITY This source is also reliable/however not reliable (delete as appropriate) because (it is a …. and so could be)… In my opinion, source __ is more useful than __ because… (compare both sources) …… Question 4: Describe the key features…. (6 marks) 10 mins PE X 2 (3? ) POINT One key feature… EXPLAIN This is a key feature because… X 2 (3? ) Question 5: Explian the importance of…. (15 marks) 22 mins PEE X 2 (3? ) POINT: The … was a really important event in international relations at this time. EVIDENCE: Evidence to support this … EXPLAIN: This meant that … Therefore it was important because … X 3 Question 6: Explian why…. (13 marks = 3 SPa. G) 19 mins PEEL X 2 + Conclusion POINT One reason why (use the words from the question)… EVIDENCE Evidence to support this is … EXPLAIN This meant that … LINK Therefore it was important because … X 3 In conclusion … (INTERLINK + PRIORITISE)… links with … because they both … The most important reason why ……. . . . Is… This is

UNIT 2: Nazi Germany – 1 pm on Wednesday 14/6/17 50 marks, 1 hour 15 mins Question Marks Structure Conclusion Minutes Time in the Exam 1 a 4 PE x 2 6 10: 15 am 1 b 6 PE x 2 (3? ) 9 10: 10 am 1 c 8 PEEL x 2 Linking 12 10: 01 am 1 d 8 PEEL x 2 Prioritising 12 9: 49 am 2 a/b 8 PEEL x 2 Linking 12 9: 37 am 3 a/b 16 PEEL x 4 Linking and prioritising 25 9: 25 am

Nazi Germany Writing Frames Q 1 A) “What can you learn from Source…. ” (4 mark) [POINT] One thing I can learn from this source is. . . [EVIDENCE] Evidence to support this is … [EXPLAIN] Therefore……. . . (WFTQ)…. Another thing I can learn from this source is. . Evidence to support this is …… Therefore…. . . (WFTQ)…. Q 1 B) “Describe the…. ” (6 mark) [POINT] One key feature. . . . (WFTQ)…. [EXPLAIN] This is a key feature because… [POINT] Another key feature. . . (WFTQ)…. [EXPLAIN] This is a key feature because…… [POINT] Another key feature . . . [EXPLAIN] This was a key feature because…… (use the words in the question – it might not start ‘one key feature is but it could ask what the effects were so you would write ‘One effect was… This was an effect because…) Q 1 C) “Explain the consequence/effect of…. ” (8 mark) [POINT] One consequence/effect of. . (WFTQ). . was. …… [EVIDENCE] Evidence to support this is…… [EXPLAIN] This meant that ………. because…. [LINK] Therefore…. . . (WFTQ)…. [POINT] Another consequence/effect of…. . . (WFTQ)…. . . was… [EVIDENCE] Evidence to support this is… [EXPLAIN] This meant that …. because…. [LINK] Therefore…. . . (WFTQ)…. [INTERLINK] This LINKS to my point above because. . Q 1 D) “Explain why…” (8 mark) [POINT] One reason why…(WFTQ)… [EVIDNCE] Evidence to support this is……. [EXPLAIN] This meant that … …. because…. [LINK] Therefore …. . (WFTQ)…. [POINT] Another cause of. . (WFTQ). . . was. … [EVIDENCE] Evidence to support this is… [EXPLAIN] This meant that …… …. because…. [LINK] Therefore…. . . (WFTQ)…. This MOST IMPORTANT cause was ____ because. . . Q 2 A/2 B “Explain how…” (8 mark) [POINT] One way (WFTQ) is…… [EVIDENCE] Evidence to support this is… [EXPLAIN] This shows that…because… [LINK] Therefore…. . . (WFTQ)…. [POINT] Another way (WFTQ) is. … [EVIDENCE] Evidence to support this is… [EXPLAIN] This shows that …because…. [LINK] Therefore……. . . (WFTQ)…. [INTERLINK] This links to my point above because……. REMEMBER: Only answer ONE of these, not both!

Q 3 A/3 B “Was……. The most important/main reason why……” (16 mark) P – Yes, I agree the main reason for……(WFTQ)…was……. ………… E - For example/give a fact………………………. . E - This meant that………………because………………. L - Therefore ……………… ……(WFTQ)… ………… P - This was the most important cause because……………… P – Another reason for … ……(WFTQ)… ……… was……. ………. E - For example/give a fact………………………. . E - This meant that…………… because …………………. L - Therefore ……………… ……(WFTQ)… ……………… P - This was the second most important cause because……………… It was less important that ……. . because ………………. P – A third most important reason for …… ……(WFTQ)… … was……. E - For example/give a fact………………………. . E - This meant that……………… because ……………. L - Therefore …………… ……(WFTQ)… ………………… P - This was the third most important cause because……………… It was less important that ……. . because ………………. P - The least important reason for ………… ……(WFTQ)… …… was… E - For example/give a fact………………………. . E - This meant that…………… because ………………. L - Therefore ……………… ……(WFTQ)… ……………… P - This was the least important cause because……………… It was less important that ……. . because ………………. In conclusion, ……. . is the most important because…………… …. . However, they are all interlinked because……………. .

UNIT 3: War and Transformation of British Society, 9 am on Tuesday 20/6/17 50 marks, 1 hour 15 mins. Question Marks Structure Conclusion 1 6 PE x 3 Own Minutes knowledge? 10 2 8 PEE x 2 Yes 12 3 10 PEE x 2 Yes 15 4 10 PEOR x 2 Prioritise most reliable. Yes 15 5 16 PEOR x 2 Sources agree/disagree with the statement. Yes 22

How to answer the Britain Source questions. Use these writing frames each time to answer a question. Question 1: … 6 Marks 10 mins What can we learn from the source about…. ? PE X 3 POINT: One thing I can learn from this source is. . . EVIDENCE: Evidence to support this is … x 3 Question 2: … 8 marks 12 mins What is the purpose of the source…. ? PEE X 2 PEE about the message POINT: Source _ is (where it came from The message of the source is… EVIDENCE: Evidence from the source to support this is… EXPLAIN: This shows the message is… PEE about Purpose POINT: The purpose (why it was produced) of the source is… EVIDENCE: Evidence from the source to support this is… EXPLAIN: The source deliberately focuses/highlights… The reason for this is…. . (bring in own knowledge)… Question 3: … 10 Marks 15 mins Explain why…. using the source and your OK. PEE X 2 PEE using source: POINT: The first reason why………………. . is…………… EVIDENCE: Evidence to support this is…………(use the source)… EXPLAIN: This meant that……because…… Therefore………… ……(WFTQ)… … PEE using OK: POINT: The second reason why …. is… OWN KNOWLEDGE: Evidence to support this is…(use your OK)… EXPLAIN: This meant that………because…. . Therefore………… ……(WFTQ)……. .

Question 4: … 10 Marks 15 mins How reliable are the sources as evidence of…. ? PEOR X 2 + Conclusion POINT: Source X is MOST RELIABLE as evidence of …(WFTQ)… because it tells me… EVIDENCE Evidence to support this (quote from the source)… OWN KNOWLEDGE: This agrees with my own knowledge because… RELIABILITY: This source is also reliable because …NOP… POINT: Source X is LESS reliable as evidence of …(WFTQ)… because it tells me… EVIDENCE: Evidence to support this (quote from the source)… OWN KNOWLEDGE: This agrees with my own knowledge because… RELIABILITY: This source is also reliable because …NOP… In my opinion, source __ is more reliable than __ as evidence of …(WFTQ)…because… (compare both sources) …… Question 5: … 16 marks 22 mins How far do the sources support the statement…. ? PEOR X 2 + Conclusion Agree POINT: Source __ , __, and __ support the statement …. (WFTQ)…. EVIDENCE: Evidence to support this is source __ says………. . Source __ says…. OWN KNOWLEDGE: This supports my own knowledge because… RELIABILITY: These sources are reliable/unreliable because… (use the content of the source, your OK or the NOP) …. Therefore the sources agree to a large extent/limited extent. x 2 Repeat for disagree Conclusion In conclusion the sources mostly agree/disagree. . . (WFTQ)… There are more/less sources which agree/disagree. The sources which agree/disagree are the more/less reliable because…. . Therefore the sources agree/disagree…(WFTQ)