Instructions for presentation Could you all please

Instructions for presentation • Could you all please take a copy of the presentation notes. • Could you take a copy of the SOURCE BOOKLET: Examination Responses for the specific NATIONAL STUDY you are undertaking. • They are marked : Germany, Russia, USA, China, Sth Africa and India

Modern History THE ESSAY Singleton High School HSC Seminar Day 2017 Twentieth Century National Studies and International Studies in Peace and Conflict

AGENDA • • Introduction and outline What are you doing to prepare Where to find help. The statistics The marking process Marking activity Summary

HSC SUCCESS CHECKLIST • Have you checked the course outline and requirements? • Have you acquired a study guide? • Have you used past HSC papers? • Do you understand the paper is divided into four and worth 25% each. • Have you used the HSC Standards Packages?

CHECKLIST CONTINUED • Do you have the most recent resources available to you? • Do you practice writing your essays under exam conditions? • Have you got the key terms and have access to a glossary of these terms? • Do you act upon the feedback you are given?

AND MORE • Do you revise in class and at home before assessment tasks, tests and examinations? • Are your revision techniques effective? • Do you understand how you are assessed against marking guidelines? • Would you know what your assessment rank or percentage is at the moment?

Resources Modern History. 2005 -2015 Higher School Certificate. BOS Past Papers Exam Workbook. Board of Studies. Teaching and Educational Standards NSW Students Online • https: //arc. nesa. nsw. edu. au/standardspacks/SP 02_15270/ HTA Teaching History Your Teacher

Marker Feedback • Found with the past papers. • Insight and Tips • Reflections

Preparation for Exams • http: //studentsonline. bostes. nsw. edu. au/go/e xams/preparing_for_your_written_exams/adv ice-hsc-exams/

HSC Statistics 2015 Male % Female % TOTAL 5211 46 6014 11, 225 54

HSC Statistics 2015 Total Median Bd Band 6 11, 053 78 4% Bd 5 Bd 4 12% 32% 29% Bd 3 Bd 2 18% 6%

STATISTICS Total candidates: 10357 National Study Count Mean Percentage Q 9. (a) Australia 1945 -1983 22 6. 75 0. 21 (b) Australia 1945 -1983 7 10. 21 0. 06 Q 10. (a) China 1927 -1949 69 18. 13 0. 66 (b) China 1927 -1949 64 17. 86 0. 61 Q 11. (a)Germany 1918 -1939 4, 561 15. 22 44. 03 (b)Germany 1918 -1939 2, 333 13. 89 22. 52 Q 12. (a) India 1919 -1947 76 19. 03 0. 73 (b)India 1919 -1947 13 17. 07 0. 13

STATISTICS National Study Count Mean Percentage Q 13 (a) Indonesia 1959 -1998 8 9. 00 0. 07 (b) Indonesia 1959 -1998 13 12. 76 0. 12 Q 14(a) Japan 1904 -1937 50 13. 42 0. 48 (b) Japan 1904 - 1937 51 13. 46 0. 49 Q 15(a) Russia/Soviet Union 1917 -1941 1006 15. 73 9. 70 (b) Russia/ Soviet Union 1917 -1941 1157 15. 50 11. 17 Q 16(a) South Africa 1960 -1994 94 12. 81 0. 90 9 b) South Africa 1960 -1994 85 15. 87 0. 80 Q 17(a) USA 1919 -1941 423 14. 92 4. 08 (b) USA 1919 -1941 325 16. 30 3. 13

• Please cons Marking Guidelines

Marking Guidelines

THE A RANGE RESPONSE • Presents a logical, coherent and well structured response drawing on clear identification of relevant key features.

NATIONAL STUDIES THE MARKING PROCESS Importance of the Guidelines. A –E Range. Briefing/pilot marking. Role of the SM The Control script Integrity and how it is maintained throughout the 11, 000 plus scripts. • Mistakes are tolerated. It is a first draft. • • •

ESSAY QUESTION 2006 Marking Activity Examples A, B and C Assess the importance of nationalism as a cause of the failure of democracy in Germany in the period 1918 -34. http: //www. boardofstudies. nsw. edu. au/sylla bus_hsc/syllabus 2000_lista. html Page 41 -21

Content/Themes G Treaty of Versailles; Dolchstosslegende. G Lack of democratic tradition. G Economic pressure. 1923 and 1929. G Article 48, Proportional representation. Constitutional flaws G Hitler and nationalism. Lebensraum. G Role of the army and elites.

Content/Themes G Occupation of the Ruhr G The Stressman Era 1924 -28 G Dawes and Young Plan G Membership of the League of Nations G International acceptance G Left Wing attempts

• Sth Africa: How significant was the role of Steve Biko and the Black Consciousness Movement in the development of resistance to apartheid? • Russia: How significant was military victory in the Civil War for the Bolshevik consolidation of power in the period up to 1924? • India: Evaluate the view that communalism in the 1930 s and 1940 s ensured the Partition of India in 1947.

• USA: To what extent was the Great Depression a result of Republican economic policies in ther 1920’s? • China : Account for the difficulty in achieving political stability and unification in China in the period 1927 -1937.

THE PROCESS CONTENT then EXTENT/SIGNIFICANCE

ACRONYMS Do you use acronyms as part of your essay plan? L (Lack of, leftwing) E (Economic hardship 1923, 1929) A (article 48) D (Dolchstosslegende) T ( Treaty of Versailles) A ( Army /Elites) P (Proportional representation, constitutional fl) Q. Are abbreviations acceptable? Yes.

PREPARED ANSWERS • They are easy to spot and make the mistake of not answering the question. • They will fall into the C Range. • Students should not make the mistake of avoiding the question and writing everything the know.

Features of the Exemplar Essay • Length (exceptions do exist) generally 8 pages plus. • Analytical argument. • Sophisticated language • IT ANSWERS THE QUESTION.

What should a paragraph contain? SEER/ Look at the exemplar • Statement • Explain • Example • Relate

The essay should contain • NARRATIVE- THE STORY. EVIDENCE- WHO, WHERE, WHEN? ARGUMENT- HOW? Not necessary but useful • HISTORIOGRAPHY- Historians and their opinions.

Type of Question asked in 2013 G (Q 9 AUS) To what extent responsible/conformity. G (Q 10 Chi) Assess the impact/North Exp/Maoism. G (Q 11 Ger) To what extent/ Great Dep, Assess the impact Nazism. G (Q 12 Ind) Account for /communalism, How significant changes Britain/India

G (Q 13 Indo) Assess the impact /Pancasila, To what extent S, P, Echallenges G (Q 14 Jpn) What was the significance Rus. J war, Assess the impact militarism G (Q 15 Rus) To what extent /Treat of BL, Account for changes in Sov society. G (Q 16 St. A) Assess the effect/resistance, quote ‘colinternational’ to what extent. G (Q 17 USA)To what extent racial conflict, quote ‘govt intervention’ To what extent

• ESTABLISH WHAT YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO DO. REJECT or SUPPORT OFFER QUALIFIED (DIS)AGREEMENT. ARGUE A POINT OF VIEW. GIVE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT A CONCLUSION

COMMON FAULTS IN ASSESSMENT TASK ESSAYS. • Students do not have an essay plan • Introduction is a ‘backgrounder’, ‘mystery’ ‘collection of truisms’, content dominated paragraphs. Exaggeration and over-generalisation Lack of supporting evidence Leaping to conclusions Inconsistencies in tense Failure to acknowledge sources. No bibliography. Unannounced quotations

IN PREPARATION AND TIPS G Use paragraphs to highlight structure. G ‘building blocks’ G Compose introductions. Concise and unambiguous. Use the question. G Little or no background. G Daisy chain of truism G Content dominated paragraphs.

The student must establish what they are doing quickly but methodically. • Key phrases and ideas need to identified. • The time period outlined in the question should be adhered to. • Background knowledge should be very brief if relevant at all. .

What does the examiner look for ? • Knowledge and Understanding • The ability to analyse historical problems and be aware of the contexts in which historical problems are analysed • The ability to recognise the importance and structures of cause and effect.

• Section II – Twentieth Century National Studies • making a judgment or assessment • presenting a sophisticated argument or explanation as the question requires • using very specific, relevant and accurate historical information. • Candidates need to improve in these areas:

MORE • providing a sustained judgement or assessment rather than a narrative or general response • integrating specific historical detail to support the response • making reference to the statement where it is part of the question

EXEMPLAR SOURCE D Modern History 2014 Higher School Certificate Exam Workbook Board of Studies Teaching and Educational Standards NSW pp 36 -37

Final comments Make your own luck by writing until the very last moment. Study the content and leave nothing out. Be aware of the level of sophistication you will be asked to write at. Be clear on the instructional verb, subject, content. Practice practice

Today was Friday the 26 th of May START OF HSC DAY 1 (Mon) 16 th October 2017 143 days MODERN HISTORY DAY 5 (Friday) 20 th of October (9. 25 am) 147 days ANCIENT HISTORY DAY 7 (Tues) 24 th October 2015 (9. 25 am) 151 days HISTORY EXTENSION DAY 9 (Thur) 27 th of October (1. 55 pm) 154 days robert. pecovnik@det. nsw. edu. au

2014 Question Source D Germany between 1918 and 1939 was the triumph of nationalism over democracy. • To what extent is this statement accurate?