VCE History Revolutions Question Thread

[Hala119]

Just wanting to bump this for any Revs students out there who might be wanting some help or advice

Hi there!

I was wondering if you'd know if there was anywhere I could get a practise essay I wrote checked over or read?

Thanks!

[Dictionnaire de la Marche]

Hey fellow Revver's!!

Is anyone else out there doing the American Revolution??
Seems to be a lot on russia and france (which I don't do till later in the year), but nothing on America!
Our teacher is really good so she gives us tonnes of quotes, plus she has also set up a collaboration where the whole class can share anything they find with each other, however, my main problem is remembering them all!!
How did everyone go in their first SAC's??

Just wondering if you have any tips for answering sac/exam questions?

In terms of answering such questions, I have always found that the best way is to be both concise and analytical, and give detail on how events lead to certain reactions, and how that lead to an overall effect of whatever, rather than just giving a narrative of the original event. It is also hugely important to develop a clear contention from the very beginning and incorporate a range of historians views and primary evidence. Also, I think it was mentioned previously as well, but if you check out the examiners reports etc on the VCAA website, the average mark for 10 mark questions is only 4 out of 10! This means that if you nail the structure and can get even 6-7 out of 10, you already have a huge advantage over the rest of the state!

Good luck everyone in their historical pursuits!

[Hala119]

Is anyone else out there doing the American Revolution??

Hi there! i'm actually doing American revo next semester. This sem i'm doing Russian. I didn't go too well on my first sac. it was a source analysis out of 20 marks and I got 75%, but my next sac is coming up and its an essay which I can hopefully do better in. Source analysis always stuffs me up.

I didn't know the average marks for a 10 mark question was 4. I got 8/10 on my last sac for the last source analysis question.

I'm trying not to do that thing where I stress over the study score and just focus on my marks but its haunting me haha. I really wanna do well in revs. I'm not even sure what grades I should be getting to get a high SS.

[Dictionnaire de la Marche]

Hey Hala119,

I didn't go too well on my first sac. it was a source analysis out of 20 marks and I got 75%, but my next sac is coming up and its an essay which I can hopefully do better in. Source analysis always stuffs me up.

With a mark like 75%, I don't think you did bad at all for your first SAC!! We have already done two SAC's, one a extendented answer and the other an essay. I did some last minute cramming (I am such a bad procrastinator!!)  and think I did alright, but we haven't got our marks back yet.

I didn't know the average marks for a 10 mark question was 4. I got 8/10 on my last sac for the last source analysis question.

I'm trying not to do that thing where I stress over the study score and just focus on my marks but its haunting me haha. I really wanna do well in revs. I'm not even sure what grades I should be getting to get a high SS.

I didn't know that the average marks were that low either, until my teacher showed us on the website! I was pretty shocked because my lowest mark ever for a 10 mark question was 6 out of 10, so it was quite reassuring! Like you, I'm also trying not to stress over study scores !! I want to do really well too, but I have found from past experience, that the less I stress and try to overthink things, the better I tend to do!

Glad to find someone else who will be doing the American Revolution! Did you get to choose what revolutions you wanted to do or did the school choose for you?

[Hala119]

With a mark like 75%, I don't think you did bad at all for your first SAC!! We have already done two SAC's, one a extendented answer and the other an essay. I did some last minute cramming (I am such a bad procrastinator!!)  and think I did alright, but we haven't got our marks back yet.

For me, I did worse than I hoped i'd go. What's reassuring me is that the class average was a 55% and the highest mark was 80%, as well as the fact that I have other sacs in the future that I can make up for it, as well as the exam!! Good luck on your future sacs. I have my essay sac this monday. Honestly because i'm doing the 3/4 in year 11 my brain is just like 'discard all the other subjects and do history.' I still have so much to memorise, but i'm spreading it out over the course of the remaining time I have (and making myself have one day of revison as well as to write one more practise). Procrastination is the worst but I still manage to do it haha.

Glad to find someone else who will be doing the American Revolution! Did you get to choose what revolutions you wanted to do or did the school choose for you?

The school actually chose for me. They decided on Russia and America because theres less units to study and its more straight forward, i'm pretty sure.

Hows revs going for you? It was a pretty big jump from year 11 to 12. Theres so much content to know, and the fact that extra reading is essential is a new thing for me, but I'm easing into it, I think. I think I finally got down how best I study.

[Dictionnaire de la Marche]

Honestly because i'm doing the 3/4 in year 11 my brain is just like 'discard all the other subjects and do history.'

Wow! Instant respect for doing a subject as hard as history revs in year 11! I am finding it tough enough doing it in year 12!  I also did a units 3/4 subject in year 11, and found that it was quite rewarding. I managed to get over 40, and now it kinda motivates me through my current studies because it reminds me what I'm capable of.

The school actually chose for me. They decided on Russia and America because theres less units to study and its more straight forward, i'm pretty sure.

Hows revs going for you? It was a pretty big jump from year 11 to 12. There's so much content to know, and the fact that extra reading is essential is a new thing for me, but I'm easing into it, I think. I think I finally got down how best I study.

The school chose for me too, and my teacher says that they chose American and French because the one of the causes of the French rev is actually the American Rev, so there is a bit of an overlap which makes it easier!
I also found it a bit of a jump, but have settled into the routine and am feeling more confident. I too have realized that I actually have to read my textbook, and have worked out what works best for me in the way of studying (right now my bedroom walls are covered with historians quotes and massive timelines!!).
All the best in your studies, and another congrats for doing 3/4 in year 11!

[Hala119]

Wow! Instant respect for doing a subject as hard as history revs in year 11! I am finding it tough enough doing it in year 12! 

I'm honestly questioning my decision today, but I've always enjoyed history, so I don't regret it. It'll be worthwhile and I feel like doing it in year 11 will be better because I have more time to focus on it. Being the only year 11 in my class (a couple of people have questioned my decision too lmaoo), it's kinda confronting, but I know a couple of the kids from last years class. I'm honestly still not really sure of how much doing a 6th subject contributed towards my atar but I know that its beneficial. I feel like my teacher from last year believes I can do well and I hope so too. I don't want to disappoint both the teachers and myself lol.

I also did a units 3/4 subject in year 11, and found that it was quite rewarding. I managed to get over 40, and now it kinda motivates me through my current studies because it reminds me what I'm capable of.

Oh, what did you do? Congrats for getting over 40! That's a really admirable achievement. I really want to aim for that in history but am not really confident I can get it, but i'm doing my best, so thats that. Thats great that it motivates you.

All the best in your studies, and another congrats for doing 3/4 in year 11!

Thanks! Good luck to you, too. What subjects are you taking this year? Kinda curious if history students take similar subjects. Another question, what kind of resources is your teacher giving you? My teacher is always like 'you guys are kind of at a disadvantage because you're competing against a lot of the private schools and they may have things you don't like tutors (because I got to a public)' lIke, thanks sir, great way to motivate. Kinda pushes me to work harder, though. 

[K888]

Hey guys, hate to be a buzzkill but it'd be great if you could keep discussion on topic as this is a question thread Feel free to continue chatting away over PM or in a more general thread such as the Class of 2018 discussion thread.

[Hala119]

Hey guys, hate to be a buzzkill but it'd be great if you could keep discussion on topic as this is a question thread Feel free to continue chatting away over PM or in a more general thread such as the Class of 2018 discussion thread.

No problem!

[Hala119]

There you go, this is now the revs question thread

Hi there.

I'd just like to ask if anyone has any tips on essay writing.

[MathsQuestIsBad]

Hey guys, hate to be a buzzkill but it'd be great if you could keep discussion on topic as this is a question thread Feel free to continue chatting away over PM or in a more general thread such as the Class of 2018 discussion thread.

Hey,

So I got my SA back today and I got a 9/10 for QC but I really struggled with QA in trying to extrapolate from a source. I just didn't know how far we were supposed to go in using prior knowledge because I was told to infer, but I accept full responsibility haha (2/5). Anyway, yeah I just wanted to know how you answered QAs in trying to infer from a source, I for some reason struggled to do that in the SAC.

[natothegreat]

Hi there.

I'd just like to ask if anyone has any tips on essay writing.

Use lot's of Historian quotes and make sure they link in well with your assertions. Also use as much knowledge such as dates, people and places in your paragraphs. Not only will it increase your word count but it will get you lot's of marks. In my first SAC I got 41/50 and my quotes were pretty meh but I used a ton of knowledge in mine.

Good luck.

[Hala119]

Use lot's of Historian quotes and make sure they link in well with your assertions. Also use as much knowledge such as dates, people and places in your paragraphs. Not only will it increase your word count but it will get you lot's of marks. In my first SAC I got 41/50 and my quotes were pretty meh but I used a ton of knowledge in mine.

Good luck.

Hey, thanks for this. I read it too late, oops, but I managed to get a 17/20 on the essay. It wasn't extremely impressive but I understand where I went a bit wrong and hopefully will improve by the exam. My next upcoming sac (extended responses) is on monday and hopefully I wont botch it.

[Elsa//768]

Hey guys,
I'm a yr11 student doing revolutions this year. I scored 100% for both of my Unit 3 Outcomes (my class average is around 80%), HOWEVER, I stuffed up my first unit 4 Outcome...
So I'm just wondering, is it still possible for me to get a study score of 40?
Thanks!

[K888]

Hey guys,
I'm a yr11 student doing revolutions this year. I scored 100% for both of my Unit 3 Outcomes (my class average is around 80%), HOWEVER, I stuffed up my first unit 4 Outcome...
So I'm just wondering, is it still possible for me to get a study score of 40?
Thanks!

Absolutely!

Been a few years since I did revs but I was in a very similar (almost identical) situation to you after my first unit 4 SAC and I got a study score of 45. If you're highly ranked in the class by the end of the year, and do well in your exam, you're all set! Don't worry too much about this SAC, just use it as a learning experience and motivating factor to drive you through the remainder of the year.

All the best!