How To Answer BGCSE Coursework

ANSWERING COURSEWORK QUESTIONS

1. To answer the questions get information from places like the library and the archives; text books, websites, articles, research papers; and also your history teacher, other history or social studies teachers in your school, history/social studies teachers in other schools.
2. In completing your answers always comment on and evaluate the sources. Reference the source, specifically state or note the source, e.g. “According to Source D….”
3. In completing your answers make sure write in your own words as far as possible or quote and acknowledge your sources (author, book, etc.). 
4. You have to integrate and synthesis the information to make an answer that is uniquely yours. 
5. Answer at the level where you get the maximum points.  Your teacher should have a mark scheme.  Your teacher after reading your answers could tell you if you answered at the level for maximum points or not.
6. You do not need a Table of Contents.  However, it does not hurt to include it.  If included, your table of contents will list each question and the page number each question starts on.
7. Your cover page has your name, your candidate number, school/centre number, and the title BGCSE History Coursework 2015

Your cover page should have the following:

SUBJECT:  BGCSE HISTORY

PAPER TITLE: COURSEWORK 2015

SCHOOL NAME:

SCHOOL  NO.: 

STUDENT NAME:   

CANDIDATE NO.:

8. You must write the question out in full then begin answering underneath it.
9. It can be handwritten or typed.  If your handwriting is not pleasing to the eye then you should type it because it will cause fatigue to set in with the marker possibly causing a less objective assessment.  If typed you should use size 12 font, double spaced.
10. Pictures are not necessary for your coursework but it might make it more interesting reading for the marker having pictures to refer to and if it assists in answering a question make sure to include them.
11. Completed coursework should be about 2000 to 4500 words.
12. Include a bibliography (a list of the books, websites and articles referred to or used)
13. I suggest highlighting the major points in each of your essay responses, for example, by using bold font.  I think markers like this because they can clearly see your major points.
14. Place your coursework in a folder when it is complete.   I recommend the paper folder with the clips and pockets.