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Help with A-level history - explanations in essays?
So I've always loved History but nowadays, after completing AS especially I'm finding myself resenting it. The reason being I'm not hitting the higher grades in my essays. Now I'm going to clarify I am studying at A2 now! A2!!! I studies AS last year however I am resitting the content paper for slavery and abolition at AS t improve my grade. I handed back a slavery essay for AS last week and got the result back this week, although usually AS students at first receive grades below C's like D's and E's I was expecting to get a high grade but came out with a C. My essay was CONSIDERABLY better than the last time I'd written it (the year before) however she said 'your essay was fantastic but every paragraph after the first paragraph there were no explanations whatsoever which is why you didn't get higher than a C.' I was so confused because I thought I'd made clear my explanations but apparently not. I know very well that what makes an explanation explicit is by clearly stating that 'blah blah blah happened because....' and I thought I'd done this.
Despite knowing this I'm obviously not maintaining a good roll in perfect essays. Can somebody please advise me on a really good essay both at AS and A2! Thank you so much in advance!!
spiffer ta for your input!
I actually have the essay on my laptop so if anyone is willing to look over it I'd be grateful of course if that's not an option for anyone I understand, the option is there though!
3 Answers
- Anonymous8 years agoFavourite answer
I studied a level history and I was never brill at essays.
But for the majority of essays keep in mind P.E.E
State the point youre making
Explain the point youre making
Give evidence about the point youre making.
Hope this helps somewhat :)
- ammianusLv 78 years ago
A C grade is almost always indicative of a narrative essay
You need to show analysis to get higher grades.
You do this by showing cause and effect,and using examples to back up what you are saying.
Source(s): I mark A-Level History scripts most years - spiffer1Lv 78 years ago
Your problem may be more with the marker than the content of your paper(s).
You can sit down with the marker to see what their expectations are and what you appear to be missing in your paper(s) and/or look for the means of appealing marks at your institution of education.
