Year 10 Semester One History Examination 2016
Revision Information and Tips:
Part A is based on your understanding of various words that you have come across in your study of Between the Wars, World War 2 and Indigenous Civil Rights. It asks you to provide a definition of a key word or concept that you have used in class.
Tip: Use the glossary at the back of your textbook. Make a list of key words that you have come across in class. Go through your notes and identify any other key concepts that you have discussed in class or used in your CATs. Add these to your list. Write out a brief definition for each one. Try and have a list of about 15 words that you think would be on the exam. Start learning them. Get your mum or dad or a friend to test you!
Part B is a primary source analysis from the Indigenous Civil Rights movement. It requires you to be able to use your knowledge of this time and discuss how the source relates to it. There will be 4 questions of increasing difficulty about this one event.
Tip: Use your textbook to revise. Read through some of the significant events in the timeline of events to get a sense of what event might be used. It will be something you have already seen in class. Use the website to see some primary source material to practise with. Think about how the source is getting a message across to people, or how images and words work together to convince people to think or feel a certain way.
Part C is the extended response. It asks you to choose one topic from the two that are provided. These extended responses are based on World War 2 and Indigenous Civil Rights. You will need to leave enough time to make a brief plan first. Use the TEEL system of planning. This will enable you to clearly set out your ideas and include some evidence. Evidence is specific events that happened or important people who were involved. You will need to include dates.
Tip: Make a mind map for both topics. On a large sheet of paper or on put the topic in the centre. In bubbles out from the centre, write down key events that happened or important people who were involved. Use dates. Write a brief summary of each event. Use these mind maps to revise.
Good Luck!!