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							       Why choose History?

If you’d like to know why our world
is the way it is and deal with it
successfully…
        Why choose History?

If you think these are interesting…
   The History
    The History     The History
   of Surgery –
       of the        of Germany
                     History of
             we
   when did War
   Vietnam            – why did
                   medicine – why
       stop it
    – why did       the Germans
                    people now
   butchering
   make people      vote to have
                     live longer
    people and
     so angry?           their
                      than ever
   start saving     country run
      them?           by a killer?
           Why choose History?

If you’d like to build these skills…
•Using information efficiently
•Assessing options before making critical
decisions
•Analysing new material quickly and thoroughly
•Expressing your opinion clearly and convincingly
•Writing sharp, coherent reports
•Getting on with colleagues because you
understand what makes them tick
         Why choose History?

History leads to all sorts of careers…
                Careers in law – judges,
                 Cohen
                     Starting your own
   Sacha Baronbarristers, solicitors
                 TV presenting – Louis
                     business – Dame
   went into acting and
                   Sebastian Coe decided
                 Theroux went for this
   film production toAnita Roddick set
                      run the 2012
                     up
Football commentating the Body Shop
        Journalism Olympics
      Gordon went for
– Alan Green Brown
      decided to run the
this one
      country
       Why choose History?

Everyone gets entered for the same
papers – so everyone has a chance to
get the top grades if they work
hard…
  If I do History, what can I expect?

To get up to all sorts of things in
lessons…
                  Assessing evidence




       Research
  If I do History, what can I expect?

To take my exams in little chunks…
There are 3 exams and one piece of
coursework
2 exams will be done in Y10, 1 exam and
the coursework in Y11
You can re-take your Y10 exams in Y11 if
you’d like to improve your mark
  If I do History, what can I expect?

To have the opportunity to see the
places where it all happened…

                           Lots of
                           The
    The Old                sites in
                           Holocaust
    Operating              Berlin in
                           Exhibition
    Theatre in             Y11
                           in London
    London
         Why choose History?

Pupils already studying it say…

   You’re always learning new things in
 It’s given me good writing skills which
    You get form than going over the
        sixth to voice your look for.
    History rathercolleges opinion and
      It’s a really useful qualificationto
        really interesting teacher.
   It’s same things againand you get as I
          argue with your and again.
 There’s not as much essay writing
     because it up for A things. and
                   loads of to think
   It sets learnhelps youlevel History –
    thought –you and actually, I’m getting
          get to do out is really respected
     We I’ve found a range of things in
               reason logically.
which good at essays now so I don’t
   quite
                    lessons.
            of fun – we get to do practical
It’s a lotby the best universities.
              mind writing them.
   activities like the time we squirted
              water everywhere.

						
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