The Edexcel GCSE History Crime and Punishment guide provides a comprehensive structure for answering exam questions, focusing on key skills such as source analysis, comparison, and evaluation. It covers various question types, offering detailed strategies for each.
• Question 1 emphasizes describing features with supporting knowledge.
• Question 2a focuses on assessing source usefulness through content, reliability, and accuracy.
• Question 2b involves following up on source details with specific questions and potential resources.
• Question 3 requires making comparisons using the PEEEL structure.
• Question 4 explains reasons using PEEL paragraphs.
• Questions 5/6 involve making judgments using SPEND and PEELE structures.
The guide also provides valuable phrases and criteria for evaluating historical significance.