Post on 19-Jan-2016
Mock Exam Feedback
Englishness
• Not a range of knowledge e.g. no detailed explanation of the points made.
• Arguments jumbled, need clearer structure.
• Refer you answer back to the question
Points to be made
• Historical facts on invasions of Britain• Is Anglo Saxon English?• If not English, we did have homogenous
society in UK, explain how UK became less homogenous and why, refer back to question.
• White skin colour =English? (Danny Blue)• Cultural practices = English (Carol Manley)• Patriotism English = (Damon Barks)
Immigration• The EU HAS changed Immigration in
UK
• Economic migrants after single European Act
• Eastern Europeans and case study
• Points based system for non EU nationals and all EU countries appealing.
• EU decision to have Push Back effect on all asylum seeks and illegal immigrants across Europe to crack down on pressures to public sectors.
• The EU HAS NOT changed immigration in the UK
• Immigration has happened from outside EU before and after UK
joined.
• Asylum seekers have always immigrated, UK humane treatment.
• New Commonwealth immigration
• Numbers of Eastern European migrants have fallen.
• Clear detail needed. Explain each point with reference to facts and figures, studies and laws.
• Examples
• Look at both sides of the argument for the 15 mark questions
• Answer the question, refer each point back to the question.