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Paper 2 Section B interpretation and historic environment requirements
Apply AQA interpretation, narrative, explanation and historic-environment requirements to the selected British depth study option.
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AQAGCSEHistoryPaper 2 Section B: British depth studies including the historic environment
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British depth study assessment requirements5 objectives
- Evaluate one visual or written interpretation using contextual knowledge of an event, development, group or individual from Part one, Part two or Part three.
- Explain historical events, issues or developments using causation, change, continuity and/or consequence.
- Write a narrative account using knowledge, understanding and second-order concepts of cause, change, continuity and/or consequence.
- Analyse the historic environment and its relationship with wider events and developments.
- Write an essay judgement linked to the specified site using change, continuity, cause and/or consequence and a sustained, substantiated line of reasoning.
Key terms
interpretationcausationchangenarrativehistoric environmentconsequence
Exam tips
- Exam focus: interpretation: Support each point about interpretation with precise historical evidence.
- Exam focus: causation: Support each point about causation with precise historical evidence.
Common mistakes
- Avoid confusing interpretation: Anchor the answer to British depth study assessment requirements, use precise evidence, and state whether interpretation is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.
- Avoid confusing causation: Anchor the answer to British depth study assessment requirements, use precise evidence, and state whether causation is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.
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