Lesson Objectives• To revise section B exam technique

for 12 mark questions

ICEBERG QUESTIONS

How does Section B work?• This is the specialist knowledge section

of the paper and can be on any topic in the American West

• You will have a choice between two questions – question 2 or question 3 (these will be on different topics)

• Each question has 3 parts, eg. 2a, 2b and 2c – you much answer all parts of ONE question

• a = 4 marks, b = 8 marks, c = 12 marks• Time per question = number of marks +

5mins

Level 1: Answer that provides general statements, describe single factors or basic facts about why the Indians didn’t like whites 1-2 marks

Level 2: Answer that describes several factors to do with the topic briefly. Doesn’t explain how important the factors areORAnswer that identifies and explains one factor, in depth, to do with the topic. Doesn’t explain how important the factor is 3-6 marks

Level 3: Answer that recognises and explain several factors to do with the topic in specific detail. Answers at this level may begin to evaluate the importance of factor(s) 7-10 marks

Level 4: Answer that is the same as level 3 but also clearly evaluates the relative importance of individual factors and has a clear conclusion saying the most important reason. Answer may also show links between factors 11-12 marks

Top Tips• 12 Marks = 17 minutes• This is an ICEBERG question. You

need to talk about the factor or issue they give you in the question and at least 3 other reason that help explain why the event happened

• 4 paragraphs• Conclusion

Factors to learn and remember!

• Role of the Government• Impact and importance of the Railroad• Manifest Destiny• Conflict with the Indians / Plains wars /

Reservations• Clash of different cultures• New Technologies• Improved Communications• Hard work and determination of settlers• Size of the American West• Extreme weather conditions• Lack of Law and Order• Women

Past 12 mark questions2003• Why was it so difficult for the Plains Indians to understand the ways of white

people?• How important was the work of the Mormons in enabling them to settle

successfully in Salt Lake City?2003• How important was new technology in the end of open range ranching by

1895?• Why had the American West becoming more peaceful and law-abiding by

1895?2004• Why did the white think that the Plains Indians were uncivilised savages?• Why did many white people think that the Indian “problem” had been solved by

1895?2005• Why were the Mormons successful in building a city for themselves at the Great

Salt Lake?• How important was the role of Custer in the defeat of the Seventh Cavalry at

the Battle of the Little Big Horn?2006• How important were new farming methods in overcoming the problems which

white people faced when settling on the Great Plains?• How important were the actions of the government in trying to overcome the

problem of law and order?

2007• How important were the railways in the development of Cattle

ranching on the Great Plains?• How important was the leadership of Brigham Young in both

leading the Mormons to the Great Salt Lake and then settling there?

2008• How important was the US Army in the defeat of the Plains

Indians?• How important was cattle rustling as a cause of lawlessness and

violence in the West?2009• How important was the winter of 1886 – 1887, amongst other

factors, in the development of the Cattle Industry on the Great Plains?

• How important was a belief in the idea of ‘Manifest Destiny’, amongst other factors, in encouraging white people to settle on the Great Plains?

2010• How important was the destruction of the buffalo, amongst other

factors, in ending the traditional way of life of the Plains Indians?• How important were the actions of the United States government,

amongst other factors, in the setting up of a permanent Mormon home around the Great Salt Lake?

• What 3 targets can you set yourself to improve your knowledge / exam technique for this part of the exam?

• What 3 things do you know now, that you didn’t at the start of the lesson?