This is from the HSC History Extension Syllabus:
Option 12: Elizabeth I and the Elizabethan Age
Principal focus: students investigate changing interpretations of the evidence relating to the personality and achievements of Elizabeth I.
Students examine the approaches to history and...
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I am offering my hand to any History students out there...
I completed the Preliminary Modern History course, as well as the Ancient, Modern and Extension History courses for my HSC with pleasing results...
Doran and Bassnett are good for a feminist perspective... I really like Doran's writing...
Knox is a contemporary, and is very biased... His work "The Fisrt Trumpet Blast..." was a pamphlet that condemned the idea of female sovereignty.
Elton, of course, is really good for a comparison. He...
re: Year 12 Modern History
I didn't think it was possible to skip the premilnary course.... ???
The HSC Modern History course in my opinion is really good and it's NOT terribly difficult... I'd rate it 7 or 8 for difficulty. There is a clear difference between a Band 5 and a Band 6... It's...
These are the sources I have studied...
For Origins and Reasons for Transportation:
Llyod Robson - Convict Settler's (I think?)
Anne Summers - Damned Whores and God's Police
Debroah Oxley - Convict Maids and various essays
Portia Robinson - Women of Botany Bay and various essays
For...
Hey guys,
Wondering if anyone is doing or has done the Convict Women case study?
If any one has any notes (I already have the ones off the Bored of Studies) would you please be able to help me!
I've done 'origins and reasons for transportation' and 'recidivism and emancipation' as my...
My opinion on doing History Extension...
You should only really do it if you plan on going to do history, or a similar discipline at University... Otherwise, it is a waste of time and study.
It may be a 1 unit course, but the work load equates to that of any other 2 unit course... You...
We were given a smaller one to remember:
C = Content/Context
O = Origin
M = Motive
A = Audience
When answering a question usefulness, discuss the content in detail.
When answering a question reliability, discuss origin, motive and audience in detail.
Hope that helps...
You should only keep your Yr 10 notes if your doing Australia as your national study - honestly, no one does Australia.
In regards to year 11 notes, depends what topic you do in the preliminary course and the HSC course.
For example, In yr 11, I did Decolonisation in Indochina up to 1959...
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I had this question...
I did really bad... I only got 15/25 for it...
The only thing I could think of in the exam was 'Freedom'...
I talked extensively about the Ionian revolt... I seriously lacked sources...
I got 79%
I lost marks because I didn't manage my time well between the two personality questions and I only wrote a couple of paragraphs for part b.
I'm ashamed... lol
I was very pleased with my results for my trials :)
I came second in my year with 78%
Paper One - AOS
AOS - Section I: 15/15
AOS - Section II: 13/15
AOS - Section III: 13/15
Paper Two - English Advanced
Module A: 12/20
Module B: 13/20
Module C: 16/20