How to Revise GCSE History || Grade 9 History Nerd || 2019 GCSEs

[@Surfing566]

1. There are no set rule for how many hours of revision to do. Maybe use the pomodro technique 2. Understand the content, maybe reread the book, watch KZbin. 3. Memorisation- use active recall(testing yourself) maybe use flashcards. Have a prompt or a cue on one side and an answer on the other side. You can use her quizlet. 4. Use blurting if you don't like flashcards 5. Apply your knowledge to questions. First pick a question, go find a full mark sample answer and look at the structure. Then have a go. Mark them. Move on to the next question types.

[@ohnePixelVids]

You're a student? I thought you were a history teacher! Lol

[@user-xw4mu6nz4t]

She finished GCSE, probably in uni

[@eelsemaj99]

apparently she’s going into first year of uni this year

[@its_not_akio_]

She looks young

[@crackengeekproductions3843]

So I took your advice in this video and used your videos for revision for my mocks, and I ended up getting a 9! Thank you so much Jasmine, you're awesome!

[@yummysoone4494]

I can’t lie this is actually really funny and it makes revising for history really fun 😂😂

[@khadeeja]

I have to say, your tips are really useful! I'm in Year 10 but your videos really came in handy for my school term exam. Thank you so much and hope you keep uploading videos like this one!

[@Alonglongtimeago]

That's awesome to hear, happy I could help! :)

[@maisiow]

Thank you I’m so happy to come across your channel, I have my history gsce exam on Wednesday and I’m currently only just passing, so I’m having to cram a lot of information but I’m going to apply all the tips from this video and hopefully get higher than 4, thank you!

[@horacethehippo2445]

The quizlet Flashcards are brilliant as I can’t use my wrist due to injury so can’t make physical Flashcards, I’m only in year nine preparing for end of years but we are using past papers for the topics we’ve done so far so you are a lifesaver

[@Oh_HotSausage]

I'll still be using your videos for my other history exams, but i just wanted to say thank you for your content as it's really helped me out over the course of yr10 and yr11. Let's manifest another grade 9 for crime and punishment today!

[@tombatterson7942]

The wall has changed colour

[@Alonglongtimeago]

All my vids with my face in have used some heavy colour correction cuz I've been using a rubbish camera. The raw footage for this vid is literally yellow. In really life the wall is a greeny blue (but definitely blue overall & not green). Hope you feel educated now :)

[@saddovibez_5733]

i just wanted to say i love your videos💕i first started watching you last year in year 10 and i just got my year 11 history mock back and i’ve improved so much !! thankyou

[@lisvea5963]

Can you do a video on how to structure 16 marker on all papers? And how to structure source questions please?!

[@oliviatann588]

‘i wouldn’t say go for too long’... me who’s done 7 hours of history revision in two days.. uhh

[@zexal4217]

Really needed this- have been procrastinating on actual revision until after my Mocks but I have to start sometime soon. Know a few people who might find your videos helpful as well!

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Good to hear :) Hope your next spurt of revision goes well. And if you share my video with other people, I will be a very happy human!

[@anyonebutnell]

I haven't yet managed to pass in any of the history mocks and my gcse is in like a couple of weeks

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Give it your best then because this is the one that counts. Also remember, unless you have plans to go into a career in history, then failing your history GCSE isn't actually all that big of a deal: Don't stress. Good luck :)

[@jasmineagyakwa]

Nell T what did u get its been like 8 months

[@ljsm1th]

Nell T cmon lad don’t leave us hanging

[@connormumby2487]

So how did they go in the end?

[@tamsindave]

mate this is a proper cliffhanger

[@dfsx7934]

and here i am i can’t even get a 3 i just keep getting 2s😭

[@Alonglongtimeago]

If you're here then you're a lot further along the path to getting a 3 than a lot of other people :)

[@katiewitherkay3446]

I’m in need of serious help. Long story short, I have this History teacher in class and I never understand what’s going on. I have asked her for help before but it wasn’t helpful enough for me. I asked her to re explain it again and she just made me feel bad by saying ‘You need to seriously revising yourself and start understanding the context yourself.’ The thing is, I have been revising by myself for a long time! I still don’t understand. Everyone else in my classroom understand her way of teaching but I’m the only one who finds her way of teaching very complicated and complex to my standard. I have asked numerous of times to change classes or even change the subject but I was constantly rejected. I also have a learning program which gives teachers information of what I like and don’t like what teachers do to me. I have told her to follow my program lots of times but she’s just not getting it. I made another complaint recently and she gets away with it just because she’s a teacher. This teacher makes me feel uncomfortable, bad about myself and dumb inside. Your videos are already helping me a lot.

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Oh no! That's really bad, and it makes things tough for you. If there are any more senior history staff, it might be a good idea to talk with them about it. Or if there's a teacher you get on with, then maybe speak to them and hopefully you'll be able to get something sorted. In the meantime you're just going to have to do your best with revision. Good luck. I hope you manage to get it sorted :)

[@grzeg2517]

'at the end of exam period it feels like your wrist is broken' good my handwriting is so bad i get to type my exams on a laptop 😂

[@lamiah.2938]

rly? thats actually a thing?

[@priyanshupokhriyal1677]

I am not a gcse student but still watching cause I'm in 9th grade, loved your method of teaching!

[@sanikaaaak]

hi, my history mock is on the 7th of november and i'm really struggling on how to actually revise, i dont think i'm understanding the content even after speaking to my teacher alot of times. its soo much pressure, i honestly feel that i'm gonna flop these mocks. and its not just history, its a few other subjects too. i need serious help.

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Remember that mocks are mocks. They're a great opportunity to practice your exam technique and work out how to revise, but it doesn't matter if they go wrong. And if they do go wrong then you'll have learned more about what revision techniques do and don't work for you. Honestly, the best thing you can do is not put too much pressure on yourself (easier said than done ik). Set yourself small targets (e.g. I will have covered topic 1 by the mocks) because you don't need to have everything memorised by your mocks. And try to believe in yourself. Hope that helps :)

[@adminss728]

i would say there is no thing such as pressure, just revise by thinking oh crap i am gonna get look down if i don't get a certain grade. i ended up with a 8

[@randomlyashy]

i have history on wednesday, im stuck at a 5, i want an 8. im hoping ill be okay. i can remember the content i just struggle to structure answers

[@ghadachammas6346]

thank you so much I've just finished year ten and I was very nervous bout next year until I watched this video... thank you I feel wayy more confident! :) I'm definitely gonna take your advice 😊

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Good luck next year! Am sure you'll smash it :)

[@FusiYT]

Got my C&P paper tomorrow and got to say your a life saver!

[@surestpoem]

Same

[@FusiYT]

@@surestpoem goodluck! What do you think you are best / worst at in C&P?

[@surestpoem]

@@FusiYT I don’t even know if I revised enough

[@FusiYT]

@@surestpoem I would just say watch GCSE pods or listen to them as well as a long long time ago as much as possible. Thats all I am doing rn. Listen now, listen in the morning, listen walking to school. Get the information into your brain. At this point just try to remember key things. Most importantly if I could only give one tip is to remember what happens in each time period so you dont get them mixed up. Rn make a timeline and go over each periods policing and punishments.

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Thank you and best of luck!! :)

[@domispablo7992]

Rule number 1 binge watch horrible histories. You'll be surprised how many things you can pick up from that show

[@Alonglongtimeago]

can't disagree

[@Khadijahx238]

Why did I find this video AFTER my exams ? 😒

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Aww that sucks!! Hope your exams went well anyway :)

[@Khadijahx238]

Thanks ☺

[@harvey5324]

Hey so you have a 9 in history but it makes me wonder, what did you get in other subjects? I’m just really curious haha

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Excellent! A bragging opportunity!! :D 9 in geography (but that's basically just GCSE colouring - I'm not even exaggerating!) 8 in Maths, the Englishes, biology, chemistry 7 in physics and music

[@emberpowertcg7692]

@@Alonglongtimeago would you not say this si just natural talent and photographic memory as opposed to revision techniques? just saying...

[@violetmousehall1300]

you are the only reason i didn’t break down crying in my history exam

[@emilygubb7790]

“Survived” as in a grade 9

[@Alonglongtimeago]

I think grade 9 counts as survived! :D

[@emilygubb7790]

A long, long time ago... haha just about

[@exoical4304]

i know i thought surviving was a grade 5 💀💀

[@natashasauvage]

I enjoyed this video! Subscribed. I'm also a history nerd. I'm currently working at a grade 7 but I've been stuck at that same grade since year 10 so it's really frustrating :D hopefully your other videos will give me some idea of how to get a 9

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Welcome, fellow history nerd! Also dw, the same happened to me - I was working at a grade 7 from pretty much the start of year 10. In my year 11 mock I got a 7 and it was really frustrating (the main thing holding me down was not being quick enough in my exam - something I worked out from the mock). So see if you can track down the problem and try to fix it. :)

[@natashasauvage]

@@Alonglongtimeago My teacher said that I messed up on the USA paper. On the power and conflict paper I got near perfect marks but there's so much content for USA that I kind of just forgot it, lol. It brought my grade down a lot. Also, she said I need to be more concise when answering exam questions (though they are giving us an extra 15 minutes for the exam this year, so yay!)

[@Alonglongtimeago]

@@natashasauvage so basically, you need to work out your revision for USA a bit better (which there's plenty of time to do) and nail some sort of structure to help you keep your answers more concise. Also, 15 extra minutes... You lucky things!

[@natashasauvage]

@@Alonglongtimeago Yup! I was so happy when my teacher told me about the extra 15 minutes

[@pleasewait8124]

Natasha S I’m working on getting a grade 4 hooray

[@sam0fc325]

Great video. I always have trouble getting myself to revise!

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Thanks :) I struggled too at first, but once I knew what I was doing, with some subjects, revising actually became... fun! (though with things like English this never happened)

[@jamilahilda6591]

Oh wow didn’t know you had a KZbin channel aha ! Tibble showed us one of your videos and omg thankyou it helped a lot to understand American west 😂 x

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Well, now you know! Pleased I could help :) I'm intrigued which video Tibbz showed you?

[@georgekillick910]

I used your exam question break down videos, and now Ive gotten full marks on every mock I’ve done on those particular questions! However, if you could do the other types of questions like the ones In the Cold War paper, that would honestly save my grade 😅

[@ADEYENO]

Can you make a video on how you can structure a 16 mark question because the way you structured a 4 mark question was really helpful in my history mock!

[@Alonglongtimeago]

I won't have time to do that before the exam unfortunately. But, essentially, it's a 12 marker (kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZquXp4CejpZ4p6c) with an intro and a conclusion. Pleased you like the 4 marker vid though :)

[@ADEYENO]

A long, long time ago... thank you! I’ll make sure to keep that in mind!

[@ADEYENO]

Also quick update, in my history mock I got full marks in the 4 mark question because of you! The structure was helpful and easy to follow.

[@Alonglongtimeago]

@@ADEYENO That's really good to hear! :D

[@nicky.03photos]

YYear 10 who has revised.... only cuz mocks are in two weeks and I'm kinda screwed 😂

[@nicky.03photos]

Leia b you should probably start 😂

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Starting will indeed help massively with your revision

[@aesthetic_disney_1239]

hello, thanks for this video!! it was really helpful :D however, my history teacher just makes us copy notes from the textbook, so i feel like i'm not really learning anything. i have tried doing some practice questions, but i feel like i don't know any content (especially for germany- so many events happen!). i've also tried making flashcards for the dates, and these kind of help me, but it's so stressful making them! is there any easier way to memorise content?

[@katiesweeney98]

THIS IS THE BESTTT! im thinking of taking A level history, ive just stumbled upon this channel so i have 0 idea if you take it or not, if you do, can i ask one question how hard is it compared to other a levels?

[@Alonglongtimeago]

I did indeed take A-level history and I loved it (am now doing a history degree lol). All A-levels are hard and history is no exception to that (I took history, geography, art & music tech btec and they were all very difficult in different ways). When it comes to deciding A-levels you've really got to base it on how much you enjoy the subject because it will be the passion for a subject that gets you through the A-level as there are no easy subjects.

[@katiesweeney98]

A long, long time ago... you are so right! thank you so much, honestly ur videos are amazingggg!!!!

[@natashacallis2736]

love this!

[@emberpowertcg7692]

photographic memory

[@skybrookesrevisionaccount6904]

TYSM for ur videos, sitting my mocks now and got gcses in roughly 5 months time...going to use all of these tips for a wide range of my subjects. Do you know anywhere that does loads of past papers that I can use to practice?

[@Alonglongtimeago]

You should be able to find past papers on the exam board website!

[@alishbarasool2619]

I'm in year10 and this helps a lot thanks:)

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Good to hear! :)

[@lirxzy4561]

Do u have any tips on exams on how to write out 16 markers like assessment objectives or anything?

[@Alonglongtimeago]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n53HeGCegstrbKM

[@roshaanbhabra5611]

A long, long time ago... : You'll be a date nerd Me: Oh i don't think so (prequels)

[@seanhn5415]

what did you get in your other subjects

[@Alonglongtimeago]

I got a 9 in geography, 8s in English lit, English lang, maths, chemistry and biology and 7s in physics and music.

[@fuzehup6406]

Very good tips thanks!

[@frankiefitzhunn32]

you are a lifesaver thankyou :)

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Thank you!!

[@mux_8128]

my gosh you're so genial i love it

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Haha, thanks :D

[@ChsonlineOrgUkinternetschool]

Great content

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Thanks, pleased you like it :)

[@abhinavpanchal6556]

well being a year 10 with mocks in two days, still really sucks... Wish me luck tho !

[@Alonglongtimeago]

hope your mocks went well! :)

[@maahikamali]

How do you edit your vidoes

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Final Cut Pro X. But as you can see from this video... it also pays not to film in natural light!

[@sarahhhhhhhh569]

This was rlly helpful!! Btw what a levels did you pick ?

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Pleased you found it helpful! For A levels I chose history (obviously), geography, art and music tech (BTEC), so I've got a real mix of things going on! :)

[@sarahhhhhhhh569]

A long, long time ago... that’s such a good combo I’m planning on doing art and history for a level as well. U could do a gcse art sketchbook tour ppl would love to see it !

[@Alonglongtimeago]

@@sarahhhhhhhh569 I actually really recommend it, I think a combo of creative and academic gives a nice variety. I can't do a GCSE art sketchbook video though... as I didn't do art GCSE! (Which in retrospect was a terrible decision)

[@sarahhhhhhhh569]

A long, long time ago... 100% agree with everything u said don’t worry about not doing it for gcse it’s obvious ur a hard worker since u got a flipping 9 in history ! You’ll do fine

[@beansontoast2734]

I am now very excited of my wrist hurting 😭

[@milkandduckrailway323]

got a test tomorrow

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Hope it went well! :)

[@undeadassassin0438]

hey, i know this is a year late but i can’t find your quizlet in the description, do you know where i could find it? also thanks so much for making videos you’ve made me a teachers pet lol

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Pleased you like the videos! I've just added the link into the video description for you. :)

[@undeadassassin0438]

A long, long time ago... omg you replied thank youuuuu

[@lamiah.2938]

which topics in history did u do?

[@Alonglongtimeago]

At GCSE I did Norman Conquest, Crime & Punishment, American West and Weimar & Nazi Germany

[@emberpowertcg7692]

i have the worst memory out of all the people i know, so what i recommend from current and soon to be experienced, DO NOT TAKE HISTORY IF YOU HAVE A BAD MEMORY unless of course you really like i do not, i was forced

[@Alonglongtimeago]

History can be difficult when it comes to remembering things (at least at GCSE), but I think better advice would be don't take a subject you're not interested :)

[@emberpowertcg7692]

@@Alonglongtimeago I know right

[@amalvadher5830]

What revision guilds did you buy for crime and punishment

[@Alonglongtimeago]

I bought a CPG revision guide which I didn't use as I didn't find it very helpful. Personally, I'd recommend getting a copy of the textbook as that was what I used for pretty much all of my revision in history. They are quite expensive, but you might be able to borrow one from school? www.amazon.co.uk/Crime-Punishment-Through-EDEXCEL-HISTORY/dp/1292127368

[@amalvadher5830]

@@Alonglongtimeago Thanks :)

[@pleasewait8124]

A V I have an Crime and punishment exam tomorrow I’m failing it soooooo hard

[@Alonglongtimeago]

@@pleasewait8124 Good luck tomorrow! :)

[@amalvadher5830]

@@pleasewait8124 RIP

[@willster2004]

please could you send the quizlet flashcards for everything is that possible ?

[@Alonglongtimeago]

You should be able to find all the flashcards I've made from here :) quizlet.com/class/7246753/

[@willster2004]

A long, long time ago... thank you so much got mocks after Christmas hols so I need to get busy

[@Alonglongtimeago]

@@willster2004 Haha same! I haven't done any revision yet this Christmas :)

[@willster2004]

A long, long time ago... for a levels ?

[@Alonglongtimeago]

@@willster2004 yup :)

[@Zainab-rd4ys]

what exam board did u do

[@Alonglongtimeago]

I did edexcel

[@user-tr1rj1bw9k]

thanks!

[@kei5985]

Im in year 10 lol, making flahscards in year 10 takes so much effort😂 but anyway gotta do it for the ppes

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Ngl, I didn't make any flashcards until I was in year 11, so you've definitely given yourself a really good start! Hope it pays off for you! :)

[@kei5985]

A long, long time ago... THANKSDSS!

[@llotto1533]

yo this is helping me

[@cameronfindlay9775]

that was really helpful! might want to get a pop filter for your mic though. cuts through all those unwanted noises and you can get a background noise rectifier in lightworks if you have it. its in audio edit and lightworks is the video editing software.

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Pop filters are for plosives, but the microphone isn't anywhere near my mouth in this video (it's the internal mic on the camera) so there isn't a problem with plosives anyway. I do actually own a pop-filter, but I don't tend to use it much anymore because it's not very effective and positioning the mic to one side does a much better job. As for background noise rectifiers, I don't use lightworks, but final cut pro x. Generally, however, I find that such sound processes tend to alter the tone of the speech for not much overall improvement. The problem with the sound here is that I'm using a camera which you can't plug an external microphone into and the camera's internal mic isn't very good. Since then, I've gained access to a camera which you can plug a mic into (and also I've become a bit less lazy with sound), so this isn't an issue anymore. :)

[@ultimaterevision437]

What did you achieve in your other GCSEs?

[@Alonglongtimeago]

9 in geography, 7 in physics & music and 8s in all the others

[@ultimaterevision437]

@@Alonglongtimeago that’s great💞💞

[@abigaildarwish5053]

Could I have the link to your Quizlet page please, I couldn't find it. Thank you for the useful video, all of your videos are great :)

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Thanks :) Here's a link to my quizlet quizlet.com/Alongtimeago_YT

[@cameronfindlay9775]

year 10? lolololololol im a 20 year old retaking his GCSEs XD

[@Alonglongtimeago]

ooof. Nah, retaking stuff is cool (I was actually meant to be retaking a practical exam this year). Not many people retake GCSEs that aren't maths or English though...?

[@ChickenPermissionOG]

Revise code for change.?...

[@Alonglongtimeago]

What do you mean?

[@ChickenPermissionOG]

@@Alonglongtimeago Revise=Change? To adapt.

[@Alonglongtimeago]

@@ChickenPermissionOG oh, you mean as in historians who are 'revisionists'? - I'm using 'revise' as in going back back over stuff you learnt in class to study for a test

[@ChickenPermissionOG]

@@Alonglongtimeago Yup that word make me wary. I got what you meant.

[@thatboyg4942]

thank you so much hopefully i pass i get ppe tomorrow lmao

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Pleased you liked the video! What's ppe?

[@thatboyg4942]

A long, long time ago... practice paper exam 😁

[@StacyGarrouchGiron-yt8en]

Why do u act strange

[@williamstephens9945]

You are bonkers!

[@Alonglongtimeago]

That's true.

[@Inferno-ob9td]

Fuck! Haven’t started at all

[@Alonglongtimeago]

It's never too late to start ...at least not until the exam's happened... then it's too late to start.

[@Inferno-ob9td]

A long, long time ago... We do MEP in school Migration Empire People So much content can u link me videos on it

[@tamsindave]

this would be funnier if it was edited amirite

[@Alonglongtimeago]

....it is edited

[@simonburt]

i hate bishop

[@Alonglongtimeago]

who is bishop?

[@larrywave]

You cute girl 😳

[@Alonglongtimeago]

Thanks 😊