Your Starter for 10
1. What percentage of houses had no running water in St. Petersburg in
1900?
a) 10% b) 25% c) 40%
2. Which century saw the violent death of 4 English kings?
a) 14th b) 15th c) 16th
3. Which one of the following jobs would you associate with Stalin?
a) Priest b) Bank Robber c) book editor
4. Who referred to Tsar Nicholas II as a ‘dunce’, a ‘weakling’ and a ‘girlie’?
a) His wife, Alexandria b) Rasputin c) His father, Alexander III
5. ‘Teddy Boys’ were the fashionable teenagers of the 1950s. But why
were they called ‘Teddy Boys’?
6. Whose nickname was ‘Koba’?
7. What was the ‘Second Battle of Hastings’ of 1964?
8. Who links Monty Python and Catherine of Aragon, first wife of
Henry VIII?
9. Which famous monarch is reported to have said “My lord, I had forgot
the fart”?
10. Who was ‘the king in the car park’?
Your Starter for 10
1. What percentage of houses had no running water in St. Petersburg in
1900?
a) 10% b) 25% c) 40%
2. Which century saw the violent death of 4 English kings?
a) 14th b) 15th c) 16th
3. Which one of the following jobs would you associate with Stalin?
a) Priest b) Bank Robber c) book editor
4. Who referred to Tsar Nicholas II as a ‘dunce’, a ‘weakling’ and a ‘girlie’?
a) His wife, Alexandria b) Rasputin c) His father, Alexander III
5. ‘Teddy Boys’ were the fashionable teenagers of the 1950s. But why
were they called ‘Teddy Boys’? Edwardian style dress
6. Whose nickname was ‘Koba’? Stalin
7. What was the ‘Second Battle of Hastings’ of 1964? Mods v Rockers
8. Who links Monty Python and Catherine of Aragon, first wife of
Henry VIII? Isabella of Castile
9. Which famous monarch is reported to have said “My lord, I had forgot
the fart”? Elizabeth I
10. Who was ‘the king in the carpark’? Richard III
A Level History at High Storrs
Objectives:
1. To give you a taste of the
topics you would study in
A Level Modern or Early
Modern History
1. To show you the structure
of the course and how it is
assessed
2. To answer any questions you
might have
Modern History A Level
Breadth Study
1H Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855–1964
Depth Study
2S The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007
Coursework
Slavery in America c.1776- c.1865
Early Modern A Level
Breadth Study
1B Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469–1598
Depth Study
2B The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
Coursework
Tudors and Stuarts c.1485- c.1650
How will I be assessed?
Breadth Study - 40% of overall mark
(2 hour 30 minute exam – 1 interpretation question + 2 essays)
Depth Study - 40% of overall mark
(2 hour 30 minute exam – 1 source question + 2 essays)
Coursework – 20% of overall mark (3000 word essay)
Linear Course
We view this as a two year linear course
The AS exam DOES NOT count towards the A Level
• The exam at AS will test the content of the first half of
both components
•
The skills required for AS are linked to full A level skills.
Any Questions?