GCSE question stem guidance: Living under Nazi rule
Exam techniques, question stems and sentence starters for the GCSE OCR B history world depth study on 'Living under Nazi rule'.
These one-page guides provide advice and typical question stems for each of the three question types in the Schools History Project exam:
- seven-mark 'What can Source A tell us?' questions
- 15-mark 'How useful?' questions
- 18-mark 'How far do you agree?' questions.
The resource recaps the PEEL technique for paragraph structure, and the tips for question 6 remind students of the PANDA technique for evaluating the source and its provenance.
An extract from the Q6 page:
Paragraph 2 – PEEL
- PEEL paragraph on the provenance.
- Use supporting knowledge to explain and evaluate two points.
‘The source is a [type of source]. This means that it [consider the characteristics of this type of source].’
‘The source is from [date]. This is important as it tells us that [consider the significance of the date].’
‘The source was produced to [explain purpose of source]. This tells us that …’