History

Year 11 / 12 transition homework - History

 

Please read the handout carefully and make detailed notes.  These notes will need to be brought to your first History A-level lesson in September.

 

Write an essay responding to the following question:

 

How far do you agree that religious issues posed the greatest threat to stability in seventeenth century England?

 

Success Criteria:

• You have structured it appropriately, with an introduction, several main paragraphs and a conclusion.
• You have a balanced argument, examining more than one factor.
• You include a good level of detail
• Your judgement is clear and sustained throughout your essay.

 

Sentencing, grammar and useful phrasing

One reason why… happened was because of… A second cause of … was … A third factor responsible for … was… This led to…          This resulted in…            This had the impact of… This created…       This made…more likely because… This was responsible for…                            As a result of this… Thus…                    As a result of…                    As a consequence… Because of this…                                            This meant that…