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!! History HL 2016 - Predictions, discussion, aftermath

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  • 14-06-2016 5:16pm
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    TooMuchWork
    Registered Users Posts: 118 ✭✭


    Not long to go. What are you guys hoping will come up or are predicting to come up?


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    TSMGUY
    Closed Accounts Posts: 855 ✭✭✭TSMGUY


    Guys, how do you answer the 40 mark contextualization essay? Just like a normal essay but shorter?

    And how do you evaluate sources? Bias/propaganda etc.


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    TooMuchWork
    Registered Users Posts: 118 ✭✭TooMuchWork


    TSMGUY wrote: »

    Guys, how do you answer the 40 mark contextualization essay? Just like a normal essay but shorter?

    And how do you evaluate sources? Bias/propaganda etc.

    Yep, my teacher said about 2 pages would be grand.

    Yeah talk about any bias, propaganda etc that is evident.


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    MomijiHime
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    Guys I'm going to cry, this exam is terrifying me.


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    TSMGUY
    Closed Accounts Posts: 855 ✭✭✭TSMGUY


    MomijiHime wrote: »
    Guys I'm going to cry, this exam is terrifying me.

    I feel exactly the same way!!! Anxious as hell.


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    luftmensch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 140 ✭✭luftmensch


    I'm thinking of bringing in an ice pack or something for my hand. I don't know how I'm gonna write 17+ pages :/


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    MomijiHime
    Registered Users Posts: 620 ✭✭✭MomijiHime


    What document do you think is going to come up? Kinda hoping Jarrow March


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    hearmehearye
    Registered Users Posts: 348 ✭✭hearmehearye


    luftmensch wrote:
    I'm thinking of bringing in an ice pack or something for my hand. I don't know how I'm gonna write 17+ pages :/

    Freeze your bottle of water. Rehydration AND something to cool the hand down!


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    Hana98
    Registered Users Posts: 199 ✭✭Hana98


    MomijiHime wrote: »
    What document do you think is going to come up? Kinda hoping Jarrow March

    Not a chance! That is the worst one! If Nurnberg comes up I'll be delighted. I always do well with that one!


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    #10
    CathalRyano
    Registered Users Posts: 351 ✭✭CathalRyano


    I was wondering could you use the quote by Lindon Johnson where he called Vietnam "that bitch of a war", or are you not allowed use any swearing in an exam?


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    randylonghorn
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 29,509 Mod ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    If you're quoting an American President, I'd say you'll get away with it! :D

    (Lyndon, btw ... ;) )


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    TSMGUY
    Closed Accounts Posts: 855 ✭✭✭TSMGUY


    CathalRyano wrote: »
    I was wondering could you use the quote by Lindon Johnson where he called Vietnam "that bitch of a war", or are you not allowed use any swearing in an exam?
    You can talk about all the murder, the My Lai Massacre and the guerrilla warfare, just don't use the "B" word!!! I'm obviously joking.

    I prefer his other quote, "That little raggedy ass fourth rate country"


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    ConorD21
    Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭ConorD21


    Im planning on doing LBJ, Vietnam, Coleraine , Apprentice Boys and 1916. Im worried thats not enough any other easy topics i could cover that might come up?


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    CathalRyano
    Registered Users Posts: 351 ✭✭CathalRyano


    ConorD21 wrote: »
    Im planning on doing LBJ, Vietnam, Coleraine , Apprentice Boys and 1916. Im worried thats not enough any other easy topics i could cover that might come up?
    You're a little loose on sovereignty and partition if you only do 1916, it could easily not come up. If you're gonna chance it I'd say at least get the 1918 election and sinn fein rise, which was caused by 1916 in there.

    For USA you might want to get the moon landing and Montgomery in there seeing as theyre the case studies

    For NI, I'd say go over sunningdale too


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    Dio Brando
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    Following topics that I actually know

    -Hitler's Foreign Policy
    -Isaac Butt and Parnell
    -1916 Rising,Sinn Feinn 1918
    -Dublin Strike And Lockout


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    Edrees98
    Registered Users Posts: 142 ✭✭Edrees98


    Well that was a beautiful paper!!


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    MomijiHime
    Registered Users Posts: 620 ✭✭✭MomijiHime


    ConorD21 wrote: »
    Im planning on doing LBJ, Vietnam, Coleraine , Apprentice Boys and 1916. Im worried thats not enough any other easy topics i could cover that might come up?

    Talk about luck!


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    Edrees98
    Registered Users Posts: 142 ✭✭Edrees98


    Well 1916 was tough to be honest.


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    TSMGUY
    Closed Accounts Posts: 855 ✭✭✭TSMGUY


    I think my first three essays were A1 quality, very detailed and long. My NI essay sucked though, scared it'll bring me down to an A2.

    If I did 3 sloppy pages about coleraine (6 paragraphs, INCLUDING INTRO AND CONCLUSION), could I scrape a 65-70/100 in the essay?

    Otherwise, beautiful paper! Loved the Johnson Truman question

    did 23 pages in total
    Edrees98 wrote: »
    Well 1916 was tough to be honest.
    you on track to getting those points Edress? I'm still competing with you!!!


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    Edrees98
    Registered Users Posts: 142 ✭✭Edrees98


    TSMGUY wrote: »
    I think my first three essays were A1 quality, very detailed and long. My NI essay sucked though, scared it'll bring me down to an A2.

    If I did 3 sloppy pages about coleraine (6 paragraphs, INCLUDING INTRO AND CONCLUSION), could I scrape a 65-70/100 in the essay?

    Otherwise, beautiful paper! Loved the Johnson Truman question

    did 23 pages in total

    Probably not to be honest.....


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    TSMGUY
    Closed Accounts Posts: 855 ✭✭✭TSMGUY


    Edrees98 wrote: »
    Probably not to be honest.....

    what kind of marks will I be looking at there. IT REALLY SUCKED. Mentioned key details but it really sucked. They were 3 full pages, though. As in I stopped at the last line.


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    Edrees98
    Registered Users Posts: 142 ✭✭Edrees98


    TSMGUY wrote: »
    you on track to getting those points Edress? I'm still competing with you!!!

    Well so far I think I got a B2/B1 in maths, I think an A1 in biology and hopefully an A1 in history. My strongest three are next week so let's see what happens!


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    TSMGUY
    Closed Accounts Posts: 855 ✭✭✭TSMGUY


    Edrees98 wrote: »
    Well so far I think I got a B2/B1 in maths, I think an A1 in biology and hopefully an A1 in history. My strongest three are next week so let's see what happens!
    lol feel the same.
    Expecting an A1 in Eng, a B2 in maths, an A1 in Biology and an A2 in History.

    Hoping for A1's in physics and econ, but we'll see! Business tomorrow.


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    Edrees98
    Registered Users Posts: 142 ✭✭Edrees98


    TSMGUY wrote: »
    what kind of marks will I be looking at there. IT REALLY SUCKED. Mentioned key details but it really sucked. They were 3 full pages, though. As in I stopped at the last line.

    You can definitely scrap a B if the content is good and finished ie intro and conclusion.
    TSMGUY wrote: »
    lol feel the same.
    Expecting an A1 in Eng, a B2 in maths, an A1 in Biology and an A2 in History.

    Hoping for A1's in physics and econ, but we'll see! Business tomorrow.

    What course are you hoping to do?


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    ConorD21
    Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭ConorD21


    MomijiHime wrote: »
    Talk about luck!

    Couldnt believe my eyes when i opened it if only vietnam came up, i just talked about johnson for the question vs truman as i didnt know anything about truman does that just mean i get half marks?


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    JohnChat12
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭JohnChat12


    I was hoping if anyone could help me out, I did 'why did the conduct and outbreak of the treaty negotiations, October to December 1921, prove contentious'. I wrote about the civil war and basically opened my essay saying it proved contentious'because it led to civil war. Did I mess up?


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    TooMuchWork
    Registered Users Posts: 118 ✭✭TooMuchWork


    ConorD21 wrote: »
    Couldnt believe my eyes when i opened it if only vietnam came up, i just talked about johnson for the question vs truman as i didnt know anything about truman does that just mean i get half marks?

    In previous marking schemes they usually cap at 50 CE marks instead of 60 if only one part of the question is answered.


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    TooMuchWork
    Registered Users Posts: 118 ✭✭TooMuchWork


    Was an okay paper, was very very tight for time. Haven't touched history really since last year, spent yesterday and today learning essays. Think I got an A1 essay on Coleraine, a B1 on Johnson/Truman and hopefully 70 marks in the Rally question. Irish question really threw me off and I didn't have any covered in great detail. Didn't get to finish that question or a part of the case study.


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    #29
    CreepyOnion
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭CreepyOnion


    I was a bit annoyed with the Coleraine OR Apprentice Boys question, since they usually let you talk about both :(


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    #30
    KaTEA
    Registered Users Posts: 35 ✭KaTEA


    I ****ed up
    As in I lost the will to live 20 minutes into that paper
    I was a straight A student the last 2 years, and now i'll be lucky if I even pass this

    Legit hate my life


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    TSMGUY
    Closed Accounts Posts: 855 ✭✭✭TSMGUY


    KaTEA wrote: »
    I ****ed up
    As in I lost the will to live 20 minutes into that paper
    I was a straight A student the last 2 years, and now i'll be lucky if I even pass this

    Legit hate my life
    It's terrible how they condense 2 years of learning to one 3 hour session of arbitrary questions. You could be a great historian and eff up on the day and that's all that's reflected. I really am sorry. I felt such a huge surge of adrenaline during the exam that my heart started physically aching. I just wanted to jump out of chair and yell "F*** this!" even though it was going really well.

    The pressurized situation just isn't fair. You probably did better than you think.


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