chepstow school history blog: May 2012

Thursday, 31 May 2012

Y11 Revision Session

There will be a Y11 revision session for paper 2 - the British Depth Study after school on Thursday 14th June (the day before the exam).

If you have any other questions, queries or problems then do come and ask a member of the History department. We will be around before, during and after school to help.

Remember, this exam is all about your ability to evaluate and analyse the sources. So use your source booklets and practice!

If you need more exam questions this link will take you to the exam board website where you can download them.

Tuesday, 29 May 2012

Revision Memory Technique

Here you'll find a video of Derren Brown explaining the memory technique I have used with many classes in preparation for this summer's exams (Year 10 tried it today).

It's all about making multiple memory connections in your brain at the same time. Which is exactly the point of revision.

During revision we should be accessing the same information through a number of different mediums (ways) in order to create these multiple memory links in the brain.

Try it with your house, you route to school or even using the school building. It just has to be a route you know well.

GCSE Bitesize Revision

There are some fantastic videos, like the one below, on the GCSE Bitesize site (although the tests are somewhat narrow).

Interestingly the clips are voiced by a number of comedians - Rich Fulcher, Josie Long, Mark Steel.

Hopefully this'll help you to remember and recall the information.

Half Term Revision Session - GCSE

The History Department will be running a half-term revision session for the GCSE Paper 1.

This will be on Wednesday 6th June starting at 10am.

This is the Year 10 course so will be relevant for Y10s and any Y11s resitting.

We'll cover both topics:

USA, 1919-41
Cold War, 1945-75

This is for your benefit, so we'd like to see as many of you there as possible!

Monday, 28 May 2012

Cold War, 1945-75 Flashcards

Enjoy...

http://www.flashcardmachine.com/2039101/e97y

USA, 1919-1941 Flashcards

USA, 1919-1941 flashcards...

http://www.flashcardmachine.com/2039036/r4q9

Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Revision Tips and Tricks

As it is exam season I thought I would share some advice on how to revise and prepare for exams productively...

Revision Tips and Tricks on Prezi

Pob lwc!

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Tet Offensive

Incredible footage of US soldiers in the ancient imperial city Hue during the Tet Offensive.

What is perhaps most telling is the attitudes of the US army to Vietnamese civilians. Tet was an unexpectedly strong and bloody counter-strike by North Vietnamese forces...

Had the Americans, at this point, lost all stomach for war and sympathy for the ordinary Vietnamese?