Course Outline

Historical Study: British Historical Study: European and World Scottish History

Britain 1851 - 1951 Large Scale State: The USA 1918 -

1968 Migration and Empire 1830 - 1939

3 NABs ONE for Britain ONE for USA ONE for Migration and Empire

Unit AssessmentTotal number of marks

Pass mark

Timeallowed

Historical Study: British One essay 20 10 1 hour

Historical Study: European and World One essay 20 10 1 hour

Scottish HistoryFourquestions based on five sources

30 15 1 hour & 30 minutes

Unit Paper Task Marks

Timeallowed

Historical Study:British 1 Answer one essay

from a choice of three20

1 hour & 20 minutes

Historical Study: European and World 1 Answer one essay

from a choice of three20

Scottish History 2 Answer four questions based on five sources 30 1 hour &

25 minutes

Extended Essay -

Answer one questionof own choice in extended piece of writing

30 2 hours

Paper 1 1 hour, 20 minutes

TWO Essays – 20 marks each

ONE from Britain topic – choice of 3 ONE from USA topic – choice of 3

Paper 2 1 hour, 25 minutes

FOUR questions worth a total of 30 marks

Migration & Empire, 1830 - 1939 NO choice of question, all 4 must be answered TWO questions worth 5 marks and TWO worth

10 marks

Worth ONE THIRD of final mark Start after Christmas holiday You choose the question Practice at home, write in class under

exam conditions in 2 hours

3 Ringbinders (one for each topic) A4 Paper – Lined with a margin