STUDENT SUPPORT MATERIALS FOR HISTORY – EDEXCEL A2 UNIT 4: HISTORICAL ENQUIRY – ROSEMARY REES-ANGELA LEONARD

Enable students to succeed in their assessment with Historical Enquiry – the essential guide to Edexcel History A2 Unit 4. Historical Enquiry supports and guides students step-by-step through their Unit 4 assessment with: full explanations supported by examples of the skills that they will need to succeed graded coursework essays with full comments from experienced assessors on how to secure a higher grade Moderators’ and Essential notes throughout. In this book you will find: Chapter 1:INTRODUCTION An overview of exactly what Unit 4 is all about Chapter 2: CONSTRUCTING PART A ENQUIRIES A guide to choosing the best Part A enquiry focus, with examples and moderator commentary Chapter 3: CONSTRUCTING PART B ENQUIRIES A guide to choosing the best Part B enquiry focus, with examples and moderator commentary Chapter 4: FINDING SOURCE MATERIALS: PART A AND PART B A practical guide to researching your enquiries, note-taking and note-making Chapter 5: USING SOURCE MATERIAL: PART A ENQUIRIES How to use secondary sources as a resource; finding and using relevant contemporary sources; weighing the evidence and reaching judgements; using secondary sources for cross-referencing, support and challenge Chapter 6: USING SOURCE MATERIAL: PART B ENQUIRIES How to read secondary sources for information, opinion and argument; how to read to raise issues Chapter 7: USING A RESOURCE RECORD: PARTS A AND B A practical guide to using the resource record Chapter 8: WRITING UP PARTS A AND B Including tips on planning the write-up of your research; explanation of key essay writing skills, including writing effective introductions and conclusions, and creating a coherent and sustained argument; tips on writing to length and using footnotes, endnotes and appendices Chapter 9: ENQUIRIES AND ANSWERS Chapter 10: EXAMPLE COMPLETE ASSIGNMENT Chapter 11: MARK SCHEME Index