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How much time should I spend planning an essay in an exam?

As a general rule, longer than you think! Planning is often overlooked but it is essential for consistent, high-level answers: perfect your planning and you'll be set to give your best possible answer. For a...
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Answered by James W. • History tutor
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Why did the Unions win the American Civil War?

There are a number of schools of thought when it comes to answering the question of why the North won the Civil War. One of the more popular theories is that the North had a huge advantage when it came to bo...
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What is the difference between the exam technique for an "outline" or "state" question and an "explain" or "discuss" question?

A "state", "describe" or "outline" question is not looking for analysis or explanation, merely accrate and relevant knowledge. The question will likely be a 4-marker and look so...
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How do I make a '5-minute plan' for my essays, and how does that change when I do different questions?

There are two distinct questions here: the first is the important things to bear in mind when planning out your essays in exams, and the second is how your 'template' might change depending on the kind of qu...
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To what extent may Chartism be considered a successful movement? (Pre-U Specimen paper 13, 2019)

Historiographical orthodoxy has long considered Chartism to have been a failure. However, revisionist historians have emphasised how many proposals of the 'People's Charter' (published in 1838) were successf...
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