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Essay Writing

Essay Writing. An introduction to essay writing in History. Initial Stages. R.T.Q- read the question! Identify the key command terms- Analyse , compare and contrast, to what extent, how and why- are you being asked to do one thing or two. Are you being asked to make a judgment

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Essay Writing

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  1. Essay Writing An introduction to essay writing in History

  2. Initial Stages • R.T.Q- read the question! • Identify the key command terms- Analyse , compare and contrast, to what extent, how and why- are you being asked to do one thing or two. Are you being asked to make a judgment • Identify any key words / phrases that may need defining- e.g. ideology • If necessary re- write the question into your own words to show you know what it is asking you to do.

  3. “Every essay provides a specific task for the candidate”

  4. Major types of question • Analyse • Response to a quote ‘Mussolini’s rise to power was dependent on post WW1 economic conditions’ • How far do you agree that (to what extent) • Compare and contrast • How and why (‘Jack and Jill’)

  5. Why and how did Fascism shift to the right politically after 1919? • Why / How- motivation for the move / methodology- stages by which it took place • Key term to explain- ‘shift to the right’ • Dates- 1919- really only up to 1921

  6. This essay intends to argue that • This essay will consider

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