[alberte4ever]

I would like to forward this mail to Mr. Huggins,
We are about to have our History essay on " What effect did Railways have on Britain"
I would like to get some useful and valuable tips on the introduction and key points that I have to write to lift my grade upto Level 7.

Thanks and Regards,
Ash M

[MrJohnDClare]

I have emailed Mr Huggins and told him about your post.

In the meantime, this is what the National Curriculum says you have to demonstrate in your essay to get a Level 7:

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Level 7
Pupils show their knowledge and understanding ... by analysing historical change and continuity,diversity and causation.
They explain how and why different interpretations of the past have arisen or been constructed.
They begin to explain how the significance of events, people and changes has varied according to different perspectives.
They investigate historical problems and issues, asking and refining their own questions and beginning to reflect on the process undertaken.
When stablishing the evidence for a particular enquiry, pupils consider critically issues surrounding the origin, nature and purpose of sources.
They select, organise and use relevant information and make appropriate use of historical terminology to produce well-structured work.

So I suppose that you must try to do all of these things in your essay.

I don't know about an introduction; I always tell my pupils to get it over with as quickly as possible and start answering the question!

[Marx]

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the introduction

Tell them what you're about to tell them in your main part of the essay.

If there is a "technical term" that your essay is based on, for example Democracy or The Welfare State it's a good idea to tell them your definition of the term.

You have an essay question to answer. Answer it within your introduction then make sure every single paragraph in your essay links back and answers the essay question.