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The Major Work! Tips from a 2016 survivor :)
bellerina:
Oh my gosh! Awesome :D
Well hey, if we go back to the 'What is History' part of history extension...what is the best way to study for it?
sudodds:
--- Quote from: bellerina on June 07, 2017, 08:18:58 am ---Oh my gosh! Awesome :D
Well hey, if we go back to the 'What is History' part of history extension...what is the best way to study for it?
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No worries! In terms of Section I it is very difficult to study. There isn't really "core content" in the same way that you get for modern or ancient - the topic is interpretive and while one school might place a particular focus on postmodernism, others might look more closely at the British Marxist Historians! Thus annotated readings are imo the best method of writing notes. Practice papers as well are a MUST. A history extension essay is so different from any other HSC essay you can receive, so the more practice you get the better!
Finally and probably most importantly you need to DEVELOP A VOICE! I'm your responses your own voice and opinion must be shining through, otherwise it is just a list of Historians and opinions. Debate and discussion with others is soooo helpful and important :) Highly recommend checking out the History Extension Debate Thread if you want help developing your voice. If there was one thread I'd recommend to history extension students above all else it would be that. (on my phone so unfortunately can't link :( )
Hope this helps!
Susie
jadzia26:
This is literally an amazing guide
I feel like I'm getting confused with historiography in the context of my topic, even though we did a whole unit of it I worry I dont properly focus on historiography in the right way consistently throughout.
How can i ensure my essay doesnt kind of stray away from the main ideas?
Also how can I avoid rambling and repeating myself when re-addressing points and linking to the question? (I'm not very good with word sophistication so I always end up rewording or saying something similar that sounds repetitive)
sudodds:
--- Quote from: jadzia26 on July 19, 2017, 11:00:39 pm ---This is literally an amazing guide
I feel like I'm getting confused with historiography in the context of my topic, even though we did a whole unit of it I worry I dont properly focus on historiography in the right way consistently throughout.
How can i ensure my essay doesnt kind of stray away from the main ideas?
Also how can I avoid rambling and repeating myself when re-addressing points and linking to the question? (I'm not very good with word sophistication so I always end up rewording or saying something similar that sounds repetitive)
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Yay! I'm so glad that you found it useful!!
The best way in my opinion is to literally structure it around the historiographical ideas, rather than around the content of your topic. It's impossible to not write historiography, if the basis of one of your paragraphs is literally the implication of popular culture of the interpretations of your topic, or the nature of truth in relation to your topic, etc. etc. :) In terms of rambling - not gonna lie, I don't think I ever perfected that when it came to history extension, however my best advice would be to make sure that no matter what you are writing, it is answering the question. If you stray to far off the question, that is when you're entering dangerous, rambling territory!
Hope this helps!
Susie
olr1999:
The syllabus says for the synopsis we must 'describe the development of the precise question that provides the focus of the essay.' Does this mean we must talk about how our question has changed and what it started with or am I on totally the wrong track? Thanks!
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