Edexcel A2 Unit 4: Historical Enquiry

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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