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LEAVING CERT. HISTORY REVISION GUIDE Higher Level: Seán Delap teaches history in Coláiste Iosagáin, Stillorgan and at the Institute of Education. He is the author of Leaving Cert. history textbooks: Nation States and International Tensions 1871-1920, Dictatorship and Democracy 1920-1945, Division and Realignment in Europe, 1945-1992 and European Retreat from Empire, 1945-1990. He is also the co-author of Junior Cert Textbook; Uncovering History. (All books are published by Folens) Higher level exam: The written paper is worth 400 out of the 500 marks. The remaining 100 marks will be awarded for a Research Study which must be submitted to the school authorities by the end of April. There are three sections in the written paper: Section I Documents-based question: One hundred marks are set aside for this question. There is no element of choice in section I. Section 2: Ireland: Here you have to answer one essay-type question on your chosen topic from Irish history. There will be four questions listed of which you must answer one. This question is worth a hundred marks. Section 3 Europe and the Wider World: In this section you will have to answer one question from each of your chosen 2 topics from Europe and the Wider World. You will have the same element of choice in this section as you have in section 2. Each question is worth a hundred marks. Timing: The exam will last for two hours and 50 minutes. You should spent no more than 45 minutes on the document question and about 35 minutes on each of your three essay-type answers. Preparing for the Exam: There are three different core areas to cover for the leaving cert. history higher level course - the document study, essay type questions and the research study. Each section requires a particular approach. I The Document Study: 20% of the marks for the Leaving Cert honours paper are allotted to a document based study. You must study the 3 nominated case studies from Topic 5 of Iris