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AQA (B) GCSE Modern World History

Unit 2 Depth Study 4 Lesson 3

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Hodder Education Revision Lessons

Answering the ‘Do you agree?’ question

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Is your school a good school?

Discuss it as a class.

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Principles

If you have been half fair:some of you will have said yes,

some no … and everybody will have been able to see

‘points for’ and ‘points against’.



Indeed, for every important question you will face

for the rest of your life:

•Should I stay on to sixth form?•Shall I go to that university?•Do I want that job?•Shall I marry this person?

… there will be no easy ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer.Click to

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Principles

There will be ‘points for’

and ‘points against’

and you will have to make your decision

on the balance of argument.



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You answer the ‘Do you agree?’ question

in much the same way!



You are going to get a question which asks you to explain whether you agree with a statement. For

example: ‘Russian women’s lives worsened under

Stalin.’

Do you agree? Explain your answer.

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The mark scheme says that this is how you are going to earn the 12 marks for this question:

•Up to 3 marks for basic description/factual knowledge.

•You can score 3 more marks for identifying (and describing) relevant points, for or against the suggestion.

•You can earn a further 4 marks if you explain how the points you are making are for or against the case.

•Finally, you will score full marks if you organise your explained points into a ‘for-or-against-judgement’ argument.

Remember that you already know how to answer an ‘explain’ question!

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Remember that you learned how to describe for Paper 1 (International Relations)!



So, to get full marks, you need to:

weigh the importance of the two sides and come to

a judgement.

acknowledge a case for the other side of the argument (including ideas and facts)

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build a case for one side of the argument (including ideas and facts)



You are advised to spend

20 minutes maximum

on this question.

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‘Russian women’s lives worsened under Stalin.’


So …

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First, can you see the two sides to the question?

Side 1:

True – Russian women’s lives worsened

Side 2:

False – Russian women’s lives got better

And second, can you think of any points about women’s lives you could make for either side?



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Medal for ten children

40% of industrial workers

Went to university

General atmosphere of terror

Crèches

Became doctors

72% of health workers

Side 1:

True – Russian women’s lives worsened

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And now to sort them out …

Side 2:

False – Russian women’s lives got better

Conscripted into the army

Abortion prohibited

Divorce made harder

I CAN THINK OF LOADS!!!



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Went to university


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Became doctors


Abortion prohibited

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Became doctors

Went to university


Abortion prohibited

40% of industrial workers

Divorce made harder

And now you’re ready to write your answer …


Crèches





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‘On the one hand, it could be

argued that …’

[argue the case that women’s lives

worsened – say what happened and

explain how this made things worse.]

Start off …

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‘Russian women’s lives worsened under Stalin.’




‘On the one hand, it could be

argued that …’


worsened – say what happened and

explain how this made things worse.]

‘On the other hand, it could be

argued that …’


improved – say what happened and

explain how this made things better.]

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Then add …



In conclusion, therefore, it seems that …

ALWAYS finish with a paragraph which

makes a judgement which directly answers the question

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TELLING POINT !

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And finally …



1. Write a section arguing the case that women’s

lives worsened – say what happened and explain

how this made things worse.

2. Write a section arguing the case that women’s

lives improved – say what happened and explain

how this made things better.

3. Finish with a paragraph which makes a judgement

which directly answers the question.

What is the ‘telling point’ – explain why.

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So now write your essay, remembering to:



• written a section describing, then explaining the case/points which suggest that life got worse for Russian women?

Peer-assess each other’s essays. Have they:

• written a section describing, then explaining the

case/points which suggest that life got better for

Russian women?

• finished with a conclusion, giving and explaining

a judgement, supported by a ‘telling point’?

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