How to answer a 16 mark 'Interpretations' Exam Question | Edexcel History GCSE Revision

[@ultimaterevision437]

16 marks and 16 mins exactly. I see what you’ve done there 😎

[@Alonglongtimeago]

This was obviously very intentional....

[@dualorphan3765]

@@Alonglongtimeago If this is gcse im scared for a level

[@konrcsgo6166]

@@dualorphan3765 ong i picked a level history and am scared as fuck because gcse is so hard 🤣🤣

[@dualorphan3765]

@@konrcsgo6166 Nah its my favourite subject tho lol

[@mollywinchurst2056]

@@konrcsgo6166 my history teachers have all said that the a level is "easier" - you only do 20 markers in exams as opposed to all the other question types, meaning you only have to learn how to do/get good at the 20 markers rather than all the other random ones in all the papers

[@marufmiah2200]

I used your Structure for GCSE. I feel happy I did good Bagged a grade 9

[@archieseymour74]

Really well done!

[@samwill7259]

Now where in the fresh hell were videos like this when I was doing these kinds of exams? XD, you probably saved at least one soul with this explaination, good on you.

[@weirdsharktv]

Thank you for the help! Your structure helped me go from Grade 6 to 8 and hopefully tmrw for my paper 3 it will boost my chance for a 9!!!!!

[@DMNSAlex]

Thank you SO much for these videos. I've binge-watched all of your content and it is incredible. I'm a Year 11 working at a grade 6 in History and I'm starting mocks in a few months, so this is really helpful. But I am determined to get at least a 7+, and your videos make me believe it is possible.

[@foxhound24]

Same , but right now I’m terrible at history, no idea how I’m predicted a grade 6...

[@lavender_aspyn]

How’d it go?! :)

[@ghadachammas6346]

my dad told me to do revision 5 hours every day this summer for year 11 and you're really making it fun! thank you so much

[@Alonglongtimeago]

5 hours revision every day for GCSEs is quite excessive, make sure that's not getting in the way of the rest of your life, it's still important to have fun! Pleased you like the videos though :)

[@aurallistine]

What?? I did no revision over the summer and am doing absolutely fine

[@billyredtail]

@@aurallistine Agreed. This is excessive, you'll miss that time when you're 18

[@sariahmalcolm6203]

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!! I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A PAPER 3 16 MARKER STRUCTURE FOR SO LONG!! THANK YOU FOR SAVING MY HISTORY GCSE!! 🙏❤😁

[@godsservant3024]

I'm so happy, just got all 9s. And yes. I did history. Thanks for your help!!! A BIG contribution to my success, Praise GOD.

[@billyredtail]

Thankyou so much for these video's. Its incredible what you do and I honestly can't thank you enough. I got a 5 in my November mocks, but I took a mock in late April and managed to get away with a 9! I was convinced essays were impossible for me and I should just stick to Science and Maths, but you've really encouraged me to do my best in these exams. I really can't understate just how useful you have been and I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels this way. The time and effort you put into these videos is much appreciated!

[@billyredtail]

Follow up to this, just took my exam, it went fantastically! Perhaps I could have added more to some of my answers if I had more time but I feel relatively confident of at least an 8 :)

[@billyredtail]

Even further follow up! I got my results back and I achieved 9 in History! In no small part to you. Thankyou so much for the help with the essay questions! I never thought I could achieve such high marks in an essay subject :D

[@saeso6974]

@@billyredtail wow, ik it's been a year now, but that's so cool, congrats!!

[@billyredtail]

@@saeso6974 Thanks, I'm still so happy with that! Not taking History any further, unfortunately. Though in my spare time, I'm always reading history books

[@ailiasvlogger4realz247]

you really have helped me thank you! I have a history mock tomorrow having very little detail about the structure of a 16 mark question and from this video, you have changed everything :)

[@Alonglongtimeago]

I hope your mock went well!

[@Lucerys890]

I just saw this video pop up in my subscription feed and I'm so glad you're still making videos. I got a 9 last year in history and your videos were a HUGE help. Thankyou :)

[@anna-394.]

Thank you so much you make the sixteen marker seem way less scary, now I just have to somehow learn the piles of content in this course😅

[@jacknally_music]

Got my gcse tomorrow cheers for this, done no revision for my mocks and got 9s but I’m shitting myself because I forgot how to do the interpretation questions, this video is a life saver 🙏

[@Teagen-y9j]

this actually helped me so much, i was stressing for a test and this has just cleared everything

[@goddy-f7w]

This got me from a grade 1 to a grade 6. thank u

[@lunalingo4461]

bye bye guys I might never return to this video but i will stay subscribed so thank you for everything. I can pop back in on results day tho

[@snoozing7725]

P1 - 7:07 to 8:31 P2 - 9:02 to 10:26 P3 - 10:52 to 11:47 P4 - 12:02 to 12:43 Conc - 13:21 to 14:04

[@taraarcher7316]

Thankyou so much went from a 5 to a 9 from mocks to GCSEs, all thanks to you💜💜

[@teezeee9365]

I have my exam tomorrow although I have been watching you since year 10, thanks so much for these informative and engaging revision lessons!!

[@James-kj9hw]

This is the one question i didnt know how to do, thanks.

[@sophievernon1601]

I have never been more grateful in my entire life ❤

[@Alonglongtimeago]

awww 😊

[@evilgoose6768]

Got a 6 in history. Thanks to your videos, I am able to study history at A-Level. Thank you so much

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Congrats! A-level history was lots of fun, hope you enjoy! :)

[@georgiadean2457]

These videos are litterally saving my history grade

[@susato5704]

I'm using this for my 16 mark history homework. My history teacher told me it's extremely important that I revise questions instead of lots and lots of information.

[@susato5704]

Is revising 3 hours every day after school à good amount ? I tend to do 1 subject per hour.

[@Alonglongtimeago]

@@susato5704 Yep definitely a good idea to revise the questions too! 3 hours a day is more than enough, you'll be absolutely fine with that. If anything you want to make sure you're not doing too much so you don't burn yourself out :)

[@susato5704]

I got 14/16, which is pretty good, the only thing that was keeping me away from full marks was explaining the tone in which the historian wrote in. I might need to look at time management too, as they were extremely long paragraphs, and. I won't have that much time in an exam.

[@corgretta]

Love your videos! My history teacher shows them in class :)

[@historyisfascinating5515]

Mine too, the Ruhr video was really helpful, and this video is extra helpful because I’m doing Weimar and Nazi Germany for my GCSE

[@RomeinG.1918]

Thanks so much, these videos are really clear and helpful for my mock GCSEs. Especially when I'm going over my notes and past papers at 1:30 in the morning before my exam lol.

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Pleased you like them! And also good luck with the exam!!! :)

[@RomeinG.1918]

⁠Thanks, I got a grade 8! I owe a lot of it to you.

[@evilgoose6768]

Thank you so much! GCSEs are coming up in a few weeks so I really appreciate these videos

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Good luck with your exams!! :)

[@ghoste2755]

5:36 You literally said earlier "careful not to accidentally say source instead of interpretation" and you just proved how blindlessly you can make that mistake haha with my Weimar and Nazi Germany exam tomorrow, I am welp terrified

[@oo-pk8pm]

I have my history exam in a couple weeks. Hope your videos and advice pull through :,)

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Good luck!

[@spacedog127]

Thank you so much! Excellent format and it helped me to structurally understand the most daunting question on the exam :)

[@LGarratt747]

Thanks for the help. I have my Germany Exam in a few weeks!

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Good luck with the Germany exam!! :)

[@pu9929]

i used this structure and i still managed to get 14/16 and 3/4 for spag but my teacher said that the alternating paragraphs structure was not good at all and it held me back from getting higher marks :(

[@danknight1979]

Thank you, your the only thing that is gonna make me do good in my upcoming history gsces i needed this

[@nathanbeler4874]

This was evil. The entire exam was about the cultural changes in the Weimar republic. it's amazing how i brought up "my own knowledge" without knowing anything, although i think this video helped massively, Thanks!

[@anisah466]

I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS THANK YOU

[@rok2383]

For anyone wondering, I’m pretty sure this applies for the AQA gcse exams except that I have covered the topics Britain Health and the people, World war 1 and Russian history (late 19th century - 1945).

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Good to hear :)

[@dreamylights2998]

Lmaooo i used to stress about this done with gcse for a while now !!!loll, If ur reading this, its going to end soon, you will be fine. I even did A level histroy, that was another stress. Never doing histroy again but it was good memories i guess but defo enjoyed gcse way more

[@dreamylights2998]

history*

[@sevenationx737]

who else is here the day before there history exam

[@si_miii]

quick question. You basically use one interpretation to agree twice(2 different paragraphs) then use the other interpretation to disagree twice(2 paragraphs) then conclude agreeing or disagreeing with the statement with the help of either interpretation...right?

[@TheSpectreAW]

Awesome videos, very helpful for someone who goes to a trash school like me, I also have a question: Can you please make a video on how to answer source questions please?

[@angelicat3243]

You are trully amazing for creating content that is so helpful honestly😊

[@Jaffacakemf]

got my paper 3 mock tomorrow morning and was getting confused on how you start this mf question. Tysm this helps a lot (:

[@freyamurray2286]

Hello, I was wondering if you could explain the technique for an 8 marker question? Thank you

[@Alonglongtimeago]

It'll probably be the next question technique video I make :)

[@saeso6974]

THANK YOU SO SO MUCHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Alonglongtimeago]

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Great video thanks 👍

[@JoeBieen]

Thank you so much, these videos are a life saver 🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Thank you!! :)

[@s.jad_n1018]

You're saving my life rn im sitting at a 5 on history tryna get a 7

[@Alonglongtimeago]

you can do it :))

[@tentanghukumkita6381]

Good sharing my friend Very interesting ❤️

[@ameliaburnham8863]

Would you consider doing similar style videos for the AQA A-Level history exams, please?

[@cookiedw3927]

Thank you for being so clear

[@ultimaterevision437]

Love your videos

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Thank you :)

[@finty077]

could you do a video on 8 mark 'how useful' questions pls

[@frasermills4162]

Exam tomorrow- thanks.

[@cookiedw3927]

Same

[@JohnSmith-kb2sr]

Hello I really found the video useful but I wanted to ask, the question askes for a certain time frame (1929-32) but you utilised SPEND from a different time period. Does that matter at all, as long as it backs up the interpretation/argument?

[@LoyalBook75]

Why start writing before the margin? Also thanks so much, this was very useful! ❤

[@dilanperkins2776]

can you do one on the 4 mark follow question on the source in paper 1

[@aurallistine]

7:58 I asked my teacher if I could use that phrase and he said it's a bit primary school-ish? Will I actually gain more marks for making it flow better rather than saying "from my own knowledge" or is it better to just make it clear

[@Alonglongtimeago]

There are absolutely no marks awarded at GCSE for making it flow nicely. So long as it makes sense and the spag is good, you won't have any problems whatsoever with very on the nose phrases. In my opinion, even though it sounds a bit stilted sometimes, it's a much better strategy to use very on the nose sign-posty language than worry too much about it flowing beautifully. Ultimately, the examiner is working to a bunch of checkboxes, so obvious sign-posting makes their job easier and makes it more likely that they'll pick up on where you're checking things of the marking criteria and that means more marks!

[@jaechell8401]

do you have a video on a 16 mark paper 2 quesiton?

[@majorianus8055]

Hey new subscriber here, just saw you from Useful charts. I'm wondering if you have any plans to create Roman/Byzantine videos in the future? More blessings to you!

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Unfortunately not, my knowledge of Roman/Byzantine things is distinctly lacking. I might be a little late, but welcome to the channel :)

[@arafatkhan4234]

This is very tres bien

[@olivia-po1xe]

can you show us how to write the 8 mark on the german paper

[@anthonygoodall6735]

Awesome as usual! Thanks

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Thank you!! :)

[@jkscfe]

when the questions mention certain dates like in this vid, where it says in the years 1929-1932, how easy is it to write ab smth outside the time frame? and will it lose precious marks? majority of the time most of the info we need to answer that question will be within the time frame anyways right? if not, do u have any advice for what to do if u cant remember anything from within the time frame? (i know it may seem a silly question as u should prepare fully but i just wondered because perhaps ur mind could go blank during the exam etc.)

[@h4m4dx]

this literally came on my mock 😭

[@AliOmar-zr6ze]

Can you do question 3a

[@movar3218]

What would happen if in a 20 marker u talked about two different points for the agree let say the treatment of women and the hierarchy in the golden age question. Would u lose any marks

[@paris6827]

thank you so much!!!!

[@chloestudy481]

wait you made a how to answer a 16 mark question a few years ago is this one different because the exams are different? ps ur videos are rlly helpful

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Yeah this is a different question that is also worth 16 marks :)

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👀 you can't just say this and not tell me which teacher it was

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[@Sup7569]

I still don’t understand I get the first 2 paragraphs I don’t understand how u provide the counter argument please lmk

[@JuicyPolarBear]

Hi there, great video. so for the 8 mark question for pretty much every topic in edexcel "explain two effects", ive found out a loophole which i can get done in a couple hours, so i have gotten a timeline from the edexcel revision guide (an example is Germany development of dictatorship) and i have put a subtitle under every topic and im still continuing to do this and im nearly finished, if i explain two effects of every single topic, atleast one of these topics will 100% be in the exam, its not an insecurity of being unable to memorise everything but time is everything, if i can remember every single point in a nutshell, ONE of these topics MUST come up! These are a couple examples, is this a good idea? It didnt take me very long, Armistice 1918 One effect of the Armistice on Germany was its end to the harsh conditions and loss of the First World War in which Germany had experienced food shortages as 750,000 Germans died of food shortages in World War One and more. World war one also caused huge costs to be made to keep up with the production of World War one, 150 billion marks were spent on the war and this wasn’t even the worse of it as Germany suffered the future events of the reparation payments as 269 billion gold marks to Britain, the USA and France. Another effect of Armistice had of accepted defeat that made Germany experience the Treaty of Versailles, which enforced economic strain on Germany, and limited the German army to 100,000 troops, this also constituted the Weimar Republic, which caused communism Like the Spartacist Revolt, this also enforced Freikorps unemployment's struggle due to the treaty, which enforced the Kapp putsch and the chained events of the nomination of Hitler as chancellor in 1933. New Constitution national assembly 1919 One effect of the New constution on the national assembly was that as a result of the new republic, Ebert was reassuring to people like Hugo Stinnes where Ebert proclaimed that no factories will be confiscated by the New Republic and workers will still have full control of their factory industries without the involvement of the new republic, this is to ensure the continuation of production of the economy and the businesses that entice employment, Another effect was that the effect of the new republic was that officers and soldiers will remain the same and keep their ranks and this was taken kindly by the General as they were keen to defend the new Weimar Republic. The Weimar Republic/ Constitution One effect was The Weimar constitution was its involvement in democracy and proportional representation where seats were allocated for parties with the votes. An electoral system in which parties gain seats in proportion to the number of votes cast for them. Democracy helped in the arrangements of an equal fair law Another effect of the Weimar republic was Article 48, in this effect the article 48 was a key to bypass the very means of democracy and enforce laws without and kind of approval. Article 48 was initially supposed to be used as a means of emergency when parties were out of control but this article was heavily misused and caused strives of power for many in the Weimar Republic. Spartacist Uprising One effect of the Spartacist uprising was the many fights in the streets between Spartacist Communists and the Freikorps. The Freikorps hated communists and wanted to put an end to them, the effect of these fights between communists and the Freikorps was not only the numerous deaths but also the deaths of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, the two primary communist leaders who were shot in the streets by Freikorps. Another effect of the Spartacist uprising was the Spartacist seizing of government offices and the raids by communists. This had only sped up the need for importance of a new constitution and a democratic government. Treaty of Versailles 1919 One effect of the treaty was that it totally punished Germany for its damage made to Britain, the USA and other countries such as France. Reparations were expected to be paid to the three big countries with a total sum of 132 billion gold marks for WW1 reparations. Germany also lost 48 percent of its iron industry and suffered economic depression shown within hyperinflation and the need of the rentenmark by Stresemann . Another effect of the treaty was its efficiency to end German opposition to the opposing countries. This had left Germany humiliated as they had no power to speak after accepting total defeat, this had also sparked reparations to be paid to the countries and because of the funding spent on the first world war combined with the repayments, not only could Germany not pay off the debt but also had no power of defence as their military was shortened to 100,000 soldiers which means the French occupation of the Ruhr was extremely easy for the French to take over the industrial area of Germany to use that as a reparation substitute however was by no means the same as paying off the debt, the Germans were humiliated because of this. This is just an example of what im talking about so ignore the length of all these questions lol

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Certainly seems like it could work :) Let me know how it goes

[@strawbellies8641]

There isn’t an 8 marker on edexcel saying explain 2 effects for W&N Germany??.....

[@cookiedw3927]

Looks good but I don’t see any 8 marker explain questions .

[@JuicyPolarBear]

@@cookiedw3927 ohh, I did IGCSE, not GCSE And on the Edexcel exam board

[@billy3708]

Hey love the videos , can I ask how you do the animation?

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Thank you! I use final cut x and do a lot of stuff with keyframes in there and then sometimes I use motion 5 for if I'm trying to do something a bit more fancy :)

[@billy3708]

@@Alonglongtimeago Thank you for answering! I do like the animation style it's really engaging. Also, i noticed you've been uploading alot less, if you need help with editing, animation etc. let me know and we can work something out! Really like the channel, keep it up :)

[@pavelmath2588]

great video!

[@Sup7569]

Can I agree or do I have to disagree with contextual knowledge

[@zaiyaanismail]

Would you do 2 agree paragraphs then 2 disagree or 1 agree 1 disagree 1 agree 1 disagree

[@liaroxyl7677]

does the answer need a introduction?

[@talibanakh]

PLEASE DO THE 8 MARKER

[@georgei918]

thank you 😭😭😭😭😭

[@jannahakhter4969]

can you do aqa

[@ultimaterevision437]

Hello 👋🏼

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Hello :)

[@iisilentripper2738]

GUYSSS THE EXAM IS TODAY 😭😭

[@unclecondog9807]

thanks bucko

[@lorddoctor-4893]

Where was the vote?

[@Alonglongtimeago]

In a poll on the community tab (although it did happen a year ago... I'm not the fastest with videos lol)

[@chootruli]

you are my lord and saviour

[@YesManF7W]

Fantastic videos. I am the head of history at my school and share these with students. If you’re thinking about getting into teaching post university please share your email.

[@hoshizoras]

i have a history exam tomorrow morning from 850 to 1040 so if this helps me understand how to answer 16 marker because i will cry if i fail

[@hoshizoras]

my teacher never explained how to answer a 16 marker even after i asked her multiple times to go through it with me so this is a really helpful 😭

[@lorddoctor-4893]

Hello there

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Hiii

[@Panoleon]

General Kenobi

[@iba0232]

do you have to say something about language? literally every single video ive seen has a different method and idk what method to do

[@Alonglongtimeago]

There's more than one right way to answer a question like this, just pick the method you like the most that you've seen and stick to it and it should all be fine :)

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I love u

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I love you too

[@Michael-wm8un]

Never use “I” and “my” in history!

[@Alonglongtimeago]

I'll have to disagree with you there, you'll find academic historians using "I" and "my" these days! To say never use them is quite outdated. History is, after all, just a series of opinions!

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[@angelicat3243]

2023 Gcse's 🥲

[@Sup7569]

So pretty much Point point On the other hand and substances ghen year ur done

[@bronaghcarroll1187]

Fyi. U don't need the complected words

[@Fizzlo]

does this question not need an introduction?