Today you are going to begin working on answering Why-Questions…!
We will use page 67 in your exam preparation Booklet.
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Let’s first look at the requirements of a Why-Question!
Why-Questions call for clear reasons, that are very well explained. That is why the making of an explainer video can be so useful in organising the answer to a Why-Question – because you have to clearly formulate the reasons and then clearly explain each one of them!
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On page 67 in your Exam Preparation Booklet are some 6-mark questions. In this lesson we will look at Questions 1-6 in more detail.
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For each Question:
- Write the question in the middle of a page in your essay writing book.
- Underline key words / phrases that could be briefly expanded upon in a short introduction paragraph.
- Make a list of reasons & include cryptic notes for each one.
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Now compare your planning with the solutions below. (There are also videos that may give further ideas as to what could have been included in an answer.)
SOLUTIONS
(It was made by students and may shed further light on how to answer this exam question.)
Exam Q on Bloody Sunday (1905). (2:06 minutes long)
(It was made by students and may shed further light on how to answer this exam question.)
Exam Q on: League of Nations was weak from the start. (3:13 minutes long)
(It was made by students and may shed further light on how to answer this exam question.)
Exam Q on: Start of WW2. (2:40 minutes long)
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Finally, choose one of the above questions to answer in full. I.e. you need to write the essay answer in your essay writing book for assessment. Below is a flow chart that shows you how to structure your essay answer:
An effective way to answer a Why-Question is to do the following:
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