1. AQA (B) GCSE Modern World History
Unit 2 Depth Study 4 Lesson 3
Answering the
‘Do you agree?’ question
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2. AQA (B) GCSE Modern World History
Unit 2 Depth Study 4 Lesson 3
Principles
Is your school a good school?
Discuss it as a class.
If you have been half fair:
some of you will have said yes,
some no …
and everybody will have been able to see ‘points
for’ and ‘points against’.
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3. AQA (B) GCSE Modern World History
Unit 2 Depth Study 4 Lesson 3
Principles
Indeed, for every important question you will face
for the rest of your life:
There sixth ‘points
•Should I stay on towill be form? for’
•Shall I go to that university?
and ‘points against’
•Do I want that job?
and you will have to make your decision
•Shall I marry this person?
on the balance of argument.
… there will be no easy ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer.
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4. AQA (B) GCSE Modern World History
Unit 2 Depth Study 4 Lesson 3
You answer the ‘Do you agree?’ question
in much the same way!
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5. AQA (B) GCSE Modern World History
Unit 2 Depth Study 4 Lesson 3
You are going to get a question which asks you to
explain whether you agree with a statement. For
example:
‘Russian women’s lives worsened under
Stalin.’
Do you agree? Explain your answer.
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6. AQA (B) GCSE Modern World History
Unit 2 Depth Study 4 Lesson 3
The mark scheme says that this is how you are going to earn
the 12 marks for this question:
•Up to 3 Remember that you learned how to
marks for basic description/factual knowledge.
describe for Paper 1 (International Relations)!
•You can score 3 more marks for identifying (and describing)
relevant points, for or against the suggestion.
•You Remember that 4 marks if you explain how to
can earn a further you already know how the
points you are making are for or against the case.
answer an ‘explain’ question!
•Finally, you will score full marks if you organise your
explained points into a ‘for-or-against-judgement’
argument.
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7. AQA (B) GCSE Modern World History
Unit 2 Depth Study 4 Lesson 3
So, to get full marks, you need to:
build a case for one side of the argument
(including ideas and facts)
acknowledge a case for the other side of the
argument (including ideas and facts)
weigh the importance of the two sides and come to
a judgement.
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8. AQA (B) GCSE Modern World History
Unit 2 Depth Study 4 Lesson 3
You are advised to spend
20 minutes maximum
on this question.
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9. AQA (B) GCSE Modern World History
Unit 2 Depth Study 4 Lesson 3
So …
And second, can you think sides topoints about
First, can you see the two of any the question?
women’s lives you could make for either side?
Side 1:
Side 2:
True – Russian
women’s lives
worsened
False – Russian
women’s lives
got better
‘Russian women’s lives worsened under Stalin.’
Do you agree? Explain your answer.
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10. AQA (B) GCSE Modern World History
And now to sort them out …
Divorce made harder
Crèches
40% of industrial workers
Abortion prohibited
Medal for ten children 72% of health workers
Side 1:
I CAN THINK OF LOADS!!!
Side 2:
True – Russian
women’s lives
worsened
Went to university
General atmosphere of terror
False – Russian women’s
lives got better
True – Russian women’s
lives worsened
Unit 2 Depth Study 4 Lesson 3
False – Russian
Became doctors lives
women’s
got better
Conscripted into the army
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11. AQA (B) GCSE Modern World History
And now you’re ready to write your answer …
Divorce made harder
Crèches
40% of industrial workers
Abortion prohibited
Medal for ten children 72% of health workers
Crèches
Divorce made harder
Went to university
Went to university
Became doctors
40% of industrial workers
72% of health workers
General atmosphere of terror
Abortion prohibited
Medal for ten children
Became doctors
Conscripted into the army
Conscripted atmosphere of terror
General into the army
False – Russian women’s
lives got better
True – Russian women’s
lives worsened
Unit 2 Depth Study 4 Lesson 3
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12. AQA (B) GCSE Modern World History
True – Russian women’s
lives worsened
Unit 2 Depth Study 4 Lesson 3
Start off …
‘On the one hand, it could be
argued that …’
[argue the case that women’s lives
worsened – say what happened and
explain how this made things worse.]
‘Russian women’s lives worsened under Stalin.’
Do you agree? Explain your answer.
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13. AQA (B) GCSE Modern World History
Then add …
‘On the one hand, it could be
argued that …’
[argue the case that women’s lives
worsened – say what happened and
explain how this made things worse.]
‘On the other hand, it could be
argued that …’
[argue the case that women’s lives
improved – say what happened and
explain how this made things better.]
False – Russian women’s
lives got better
True – Russian women’s
lives worsened
Unit 2 Depth Study 4 Lesson 3
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14. AQA (B) GCSE Modern World History
Unit 2 Depth Study 4 Lesson 3
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15. AQA (B) GCSE Modern World History
Unit 2 Depth Study 4 Lesson 3
So now write your essay, remembering to:
1. Write a section arguing the case that women’s
lives worsened – say what happened and explain
how this made things worse.
2. Write a section arguing the case that women’s
lives improved – say what happened and explain
how this made things better.
3. Finish with a paragraph which makes a judgement
which directly answers the question.
What is the ‘telling point’ – explain why.
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16. AQA (B) GCSE Modern World History
Unit 2 Depth Study 4 Lesson 3
Peer-assess each other’s essays. Have they:
• written a section describing, then explaining the
case/points which suggest that life got worse for
Russian women?
• written a section describing, then explaining the
case/points which suggest that life got better for
Russian women?
• finished with a conclusion, giving and explaining
a judgement, supported by a ‘telling point’?