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How do you achieve an A in 2590 Themes in History OCR Paper? I am doing Dissent and Conformity 1558-1689. Also any advice in answering the paper or how to structure the essays?
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Ocr A2 Dissent And Conformity 1558-1689
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Posted 10 June 2009 - 02:07 PM
OK, first of all, you need simply to rehearse WHAT this paper is trying to assess.
This is what the specification says:
This is how the specification defines the content:
SO: the whole idea is that you are demonstrating your ability to understand and analyse a situation over a long period of time.
How can you get an idea of what you have to do and how you ought to answer?
The best way, I would suggest, is to go to this page on the OCR website.
First of all look at the specimen and past papers to see the kind of questions that are asked.
Next, look at the markschemes to see what the examiners have said about the different kinds of answers.
Finally, look at the examiners' reports to see what advice the examiner has given each year about how to do a decent answer.
If, at the end of this, you still have any questions, come back to us and we will do the best we can.
This is what the specification says:
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Synoptic assessment tests the candidates’ understanding of the connections between the different elements of the subject.
Each question paper contains 3 essay questions on each theme. The themes and their questions focus on issues of change, development and continuity over time (one hundred years or more)...
Modules 2590 and 2591 are the synoptic part of the specification and seek to develop understanding of connections between different elements of the subject. They draws together knowledge, understanding and the values of diverse issues centred around Key Themes...
The topics are based on Key Themes covering an extended period of at least one hundred years with an emphasis on continuity, development and change within the topic. The emphasis is on developing a broad overview of the period studied ... concern is centred on links and comparison between different aspects of the topics studied.
Assessment is not by a traditional outlines paper so there is no requirement for detailed depth of knowledge. Rather, candidates are required to show breadth of historical understanding. To encourage and assist teachers and candidates to ‘let go’ of the details and think more about the patterns, each 2590 and 2591 exam paper has an accompanying INSERT containing a timeline of events associated with each theme. These are pre-published and are intended to be used during teaching and study so that candidates become familiar with the details in advance of the exam and know that they will be given a copy in the exam.
Each question paper contains 3 essay questions on each theme. The themes and their questions focus on issues of change, development and continuity over time (one hundred years or more)...
Modules 2590 and 2591 are the synoptic part of the specification and seek to develop understanding of connections between different elements of the subject. They draws together knowledge, understanding and the values of diverse issues centred around Key Themes...
The topics are based on Key Themes covering an extended period of at least one hundred years with an emphasis on continuity, development and change within the topic. The emphasis is on developing a broad overview of the period studied ... concern is centred on links and comparison between different aspects of the topics studied.
Assessment is not by a traditional outlines paper so there is no requirement for detailed depth of knowledge. Rather, candidates are required to show breadth of historical understanding. To encourage and assist teachers and candidates to ‘let go’ of the details and think more about the patterns, each 2590 and 2591 exam paper has an accompanying INSERT containing a timeline of events associated with each theme. These are pre-published and are intended to be used during teaching and study so that candidates become familiar with the details in advance of the exam and know that they will be given a copy in the exam.
This is how the specification defines the content:
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Key Theme: Dissent and Conformity in England 1558 - 1689
This theme focuses on the tension between the state Church and other religious groups and especially on the extent of toleration. It considers the development of Protestant nonconformity and the continued anti-Catholicism in England.
Content
Anglicanism under Elizabeth I, the strengths and weaknesses of the early Stuart church, Laud, the Restoration settlement, Anglicanism under James II.
The emergence of puritanism under Elizabeth I, its development under the early Stuarts from the Millenary Petition to the Root and Branch Petition, the proliferation of sects from 1646 to 1660, the ascendancy of puritanism in the 1640s and 1650s.
The fate of protestant non-conformity from 1660 to the 1689 Toleration Act: official policy, the attitudes of Whigs and Tories, the extent of the change from persecution to toleration.
Roman catholicism (the extent of its support, reasons for opposition, government policy towards) under Elizabeth I, catholicism under Charles I and Charles II, catholicism during the reign of James II, anti-catholicism 1558-1689.
Note: Candidates are not expected to demonstrate a detailed understanding of the specification content but are expected to have a knowledge of the main developments and turning points relevant to the theme.
This theme focuses on the tension between the state Church and other religious groups and especially on the extent of toleration. It considers the development of Protestant nonconformity and the continued anti-Catholicism in England.
Content
Anglicanism under Elizabeth I, the strengths and weaknesses of the early Stuart church, Laud, the Restoration settlement, Anglicanism under James II.
The emergence of puritanism under Elizabeth I, its development under the early Stuarts from the Millenary Petition to the Root and Branch Petition, the proliferation of sects from 1646 to 1660, the ascendancy of puritanism in the 1640s and 1650s.
The fate of protestant non-conformity from 1660 to the 1689 Toleration Act: official policy, the attitudes of Whigs and Tories, the extent of the change from persecution to toleration.
Roman catholicism (the extent of its support, reasons for opposition, government policy towards) under Elizabeth I, catholicism under Charles I and Charles II, catholicism during the reign of James II, anti-catholicism 1558-1689.
Note: Candidates are not expected to demonstrate a detailed understanding of the specification content but are expected to have a knowledge of the main developments and turning points relevant to the theme.
SO: the whole idea is that you are demonstrating your ability to understand and analyse a situation over a long period of time.
How can you get an idea of what you have to do and how you ought to answer?
The best way, I would suggest, is to go to this page on the OCR website.
First of all look at the specimen and past papers to see the kind of questions that are asked.
Next, look at the markschemes to see what the examiners have said about the different kinds of answers.
Finally, look at the examiners' reports to see what advice the examiner has given each year about how to do a decent answer.
If, at the end of this, you still have any questions, come back to us and we will do the best we can.
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