History Grade 8:
History
Work for November 2009 examinations.
Grade 8:
Theme for the year: Continuity and Change
What to study for the November Examination
Content:
1. Industrial Revolution:
Britain and South - Africa
Study your Text book: Focus on Social Sciences: P. 132 – 152, notes from Investigating Our World page 105 – 130 and all other notes.
2. Resisting British Control:
Self Study: P131-145 copied notes from Investigating Our World.
(Not for examination purposes.)
3. Colonialism:
Focus on Social Sciences: P185 – 207
Layout of paper:
Section A: (60 marks)
Industrial Revolution in Britain
Industrialisation of South Africa.
Section B: Colonialism in Africa (30 marks)
Total: 90 marks
Length: 2hrs
Types of questions: Source based questions, cartoon analysis, extended writing, classification of sources etc.
