Hi Jake
So for my half yearly test I am doing an extended response on the two dot points:
- rise to power of the Khmer Rouge on Cambodia
- nature, aims and methods of pol pot
which are under option C ( conflicts in Indochina).
I haven't been given the question, so I was wondering if you have any suggestions on possible extended response Q that I could do as practise essays.
Also this is my first extended response assessment task for MH so I'm feeling really really nervous. Do you have any tips on staying calm and on task during the test?
Thank you so much 😊
Oh and happy Easter ( if you celebrate it) or if not have a lovely long weekend 😅
Hi Annie! I'm not Jake, but I did study those topics and Jake did a different topic for that section.
They've picked my favourite part of that syllabus (or...the only part I liked at all haha).
So these are likely questions they could ask:
Account for the rise of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.
To what extent did the Khmer Rouge change society in Cambodia?
Analyse how the Khmer Rouge created the state of Kampuchea.
To what extent did the Khmer Rouge achieve their aims in Cambodia?
As for staying calm in the exam:
I was the kind of student who needed to make a quick list of things I would discuss as soon as I looked at the question (during writing time, not reading time hehe). So, if my essay question was "To what extent did the Khmer Rouge change society in Cambodia?" I would quickly scribble,
-form of government
-agrarian peasant state
-new ideology
-civil war
-Four year plan
So these would dictate my paragraphs when I'm having an inspiration strike at the start. This way, when I get half way through the essay I don't stop and think, "hmm, what next?" Instead, I save time and continually move through just by being re-prompted by my notes. Sometimes I would flesh ideas out. Like "Four year plan" and then write nearby - property, marriages, workforce, S-21. Then I knew exactly what would go in my paragraph.
Before you go in, know your weaknesses. If you are a slow writer you should probably get a start on the essay early. If you are slow to analyse sources, then just spend your entire reading time analysing the sources so you're ready to pump out a response as soon as the time starts.
Don't stress, and don't stop writing until the end! If you have time left over you'll be exhausted and not want to keep going, but keep revising for extra marks!
You'll do awesome!