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How should students analyse sources?

Firstly, students should identity whether the source is primary or secondary. Primary sources are those that are directly produced from events such as an eyewitness account. Secondary sources are those produ...
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What is the importance of including historiography ?

Including historiography is an important skill for the developing historian and its use should be encouraged. However, using historiography alone does gain any marks. Instead, it should be used alongside oth...
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How do I ensure my essay fulfills the requirement of sustained judgement throughout my answer?

Ensuring judgement is sustained through your answer is a key skill. Essentially there are three main parts at which judgement can be inserted into an essay response. Firstly, students must state their judgem...
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A space probe of mass 1000kg, moving at 200m/s, explosively ejects a capsule of mass 300kg. The speed of the probe after the explosion is 250m/s. What is the velocity of the capsule?

To solve this problem, we must apply conservation of momentum. Even though there is kinetic energy being added to the probe-capsule system by the explosion, momentum will always be conserved if there are no ...
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How do I analyse the mise en scène?

Ask yourself how is meaning communicated via the choice of shots, cuts, music in the text? You should look at the framing, composition, costume codes, lighting, camera angles, soundtrack, editing etc.
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