OCR GCSE History Explaining the Modern World: War & Society, Personal Rule to Restoration and the Historic Environment (OCR GCSE History Explaining Modern World) - Softcover

Walsh, Ben; Farmer, Alan; Shuter, Paul; Wheeley, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 147186247X ISBN 13: 9781471862472

Publisher: Hodder Education, 2017

Synopsis

Exam Board: OCR
Level: GCSE
Subject: History
First Teaching: September 2016
First Exam: June 2018

An OCR endorsed textbook

Trust Ben Walsh to guide you through the new specification and motivate your students to excel with his trademark mix of engaging narrative and fascinating contemporary sources; brought to you by the market-leading History publisher and OCR's Publishing Partner for History.

- Skilfully steers you through the increased content requirements and changed assessment model with a comprehensive, appropriately-paced course created by bestselling author Ben Walsh and a team of subject specialists

- Deepens subject knowledge through clear, evocative explanations that make complex content accessible to GCSE candidates

- Progressively builds students' enquiry, interpretative and analytical skills with carefully designed Focus Tasks throughout each chapter

- Prepares students for the demands of terminal assessment with helpful tips, practice questions and targeted advice on how to approach and successfully answer different question types

- Captures learners' interest by offering a wealth of original, thought-provoking source material that brings historical periods to life and enhances understanding

About this title

About the Authors

Ben Walsh is an experienced GCSE history teacher, a senior examiner with a major examination board, a best-selling author and a celebrated expert in the use of digital technology in history teaching.

As well as writing best selling books for GCSE Modern World History he has been the key developer of the highly praised Learning Curve online exhibitions for the National Archives and he has blazed a trail in the use of digital video archives in the teaching of GCSE history.

Alan Farmer is a widely published academic on modern American, European and British history. He taught history to students of all ages for all his working life. He was Head of History at the University of Cumbria until his retirement in 2006. He has extensively written for A Level History in the Access to History series.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder Education
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 147186247X
• ISBN 13: 9781471862472
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272