Student Support Materials for History – Edexcel A2 Unit 4: Historical Enquiry

by Angela Leonard (Series Editor), Angela Leonard (Series Editor), Rosemary Rees (Author)

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  2012

  $3.25

  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