Y106 OCR A LEVEL HISTORY QUESTIONS AND
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How do you structure the answer to a 20 mark essay question?
- Introduction
Introduce the three factors. Establish measuring criteria (i.e. how consistent and
effective a certain policy is). Make a judgement.
- Paragraph 1 (JKLM)
- Judgement (State whether factor x is most important in relation to the question
((Signposting).
- Knowledge (3x pieces of evidence that supports what you are stating)
- Link to the question, incorporating evidence.
- Measure (In terms of established criteria, how important is the factor?)
- Paragraph 2
Repeat structure from paragraph 1
- Paragraph 3
Repeat structure from paragraph 1
- Conclusion
Mirror the judgement from the introduction from the introduction, using evidence from all
paragraphs and additional analysis
What was the political spectrum in early 17th century England?
Puritanism->Presbyterianism->COE->Calvinism->Arminianism
->Catholicism
(Puritans -> Arminians are all classed as Protestants)
In terms of James I's religious policy, who were the three main groups whose
interests he had to balance?
- Early Protestants
-Late Protestants
- Catholics
What judgement can be made about the success of James I's religious policy?
(i.e. what would you say in the introduction to an essay?)
James was consistently successful at balancing the interests of Protestants and
Catholics at the start of the period. However he struggled to maintain control later on
due to the increasing radicalism of Puritans who felt he pandered too much to Catholics.
What evidence can be used to support an argument in the 'Early Protestants'
paragraph?
1) 1603 - Millenary Petition. (Signed by 1,000 Puritans) - They ask for church reforms.
No call to abandon Bishops (as per beliefs), shows they were willing to compromise.
ANSWERS.Buy Quality Materials!
How do you structure the answer to a 20 mark essay question?
- Introduction
Introduce the three factors. Establish measuring criteria (i.e. how consistent and
effective a certain policy is). Make a judgement.
- Paragraph 1 (JKLM)
- Judgement (State whether factor x is most important in relation to the question
((Signposting).
- Knowledge (3x pieces of evidence that supports what you are stating)
- Link to the question, incorporating evidence.
- Measure (In terms of established criteria, how important is the factor?)
- Paragraph 2
Repeat structure from paragraph 1
- Paragraph 3
Repeat structure from paragraph 1
- Conclusion
Mirror the judgement from the introduction from the introduction, using evidence from all
paragraphs and additional analysis
What was the political spectrum in early 17th century England?
Puritanism->Presbyterianism->COE->Calvinism->Arminianism
->Catholicism
(Puritans -> Arminians are all classed as Protestants)
In terms of James I's religious policy, who were the three main groups whose
interests he had to balance?
- Early Protestants
-Late Protestants
- Catholics
What judgement can be made about the success of James I's religious policy?
(i.e. what would you say in the introduction to an essay?)
James was consistently successful at balancing the interests of Protestants and
Catholics at the start of the period. However he struggled to maintain control later on
due to the increasing radicalism of Puritans who felt he pandered too much to Catholics.
What evidence can be used to support an argument in the 'Early Protestants'
paragraph?
1) 1603 - Millenary Petition. (Signed by 1,000 Puritans) - They ask for church reforms.
No call to abandon Bishops (as per beliefs), shows they were willing to compromise.
