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How do I structure my essay?

I always followed a very simple structure which appeared to work very well; the introduction would include two opposing historical views (quotes from historians to support them are great but not essent...

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Answered by Molly W. History tutor
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How to tackle a source evaluation question?

When it comes to source evaluation, do not under-estimate the power of COP. 

By this I mean Content, Origin, Purpose. I will go through each one.

Content: They are pretty se...

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Answered by Liam P. History tutor
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How should I tackle an essay question to receive top marks?

Essay questions are a very tough, but very common section of any A-Level exam. 

My first tip is to look at the question as a broad outline, so if the question is along the ...

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Answered by Liam P. History tutor
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How do I tackle a source based paper?

Source based paper's are often what student's find the most difficult despite the fact that most of what they need to know is in front of them. When answering a source based question a little bit of extra...

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Answered by Eleanor C. History tutor
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What's the best way of approaching the study of historiography?

Historiography is a term that in my experience unnecessarily frightens some people studying at A-level. In some ways it does represent a shift from simpler primary source based analysis, but in reality...

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Answered by Ronan V. History tutor
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