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What selection means in Y100

What selection means in Y100

Flowchart showing how to select material for a Y100 essay from the essay question through primary sources, secondary interpretations, a balanced range, and finally a supported judgement

In Y100, selection means choosing material because it helps answer the exact essay question. Strong essays start with the question, then select evidence and interpretations that test possible answers.

Selection of sources and interpretations Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /History
  3. /Selection of sources and interpretations

Step-by-step lessons covering OCR A Level History Selection of sources and interpretations for A Level History. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Unit group 1, Unit group 2 and Unit group 3, plus the Y100 non-exam assessment format. Build a secure grasp of the outline narrative for your breadth and depth periods first, since the source-evaluation and historical-interpretations questions that carry a large share of the marks depend on that contextual knowledge.

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