Tuesday 19 July 2011

Coursework FINISHED: double YAY!

After a few weeks relatively solid activity and inspiration, I've managed to finish my A Level coursework. I was expecting that it might take me a few months to write, but I have surprised myself with how fast I managed to pull it together. I will submit it in the next day or so, but according to my tutor, it wont be marked by the exam board until next May - a bit of a wait. There are no estimated grades, but I'm really hoping (and in a way expecting) that it will get an A.


John Walliss Course Work (FINAL)

The plan now is to take the summer off from A Level things and then return to the AS in November, to revise for the exam in January.

Tuesday 12 July 2011

Coursework update: YAY!

My tutor has been back in touch and has given me positive feedback about my coursework [yay!]. I just need to tinker with some bits and add a short bibliographical essay at the end, where I explain how and why I used the secondary texts and sources that I used. At the most, I'm guestimating that there is about an hour's work to do now to finish it - inc. writing the last bit on the conclusion.

It goes without saying that I'm REALLY pleased about this. Once it has been submitted formally, I'll upload the final version to scribd.

[Yay!]

Wednesday 6 July 2011

Finished the first draft of the coursework

After a rare week of creativity, I've finished the first draft of my A Level coursework. Once I was told that I didn't have to write something on the balance of power or nationalism in 19th Century Europe, I settled on writing 3,500 words on "In What Ways Did Perceptions of the Causes of Crime Change in Britain During the Nineteenth Century, and Why?", thinking that it would be good preparation for my MA and for the dayjob.

Overall, I'm happy with what I have written, even though I always think what I write is rubbish. I'm confident (as far as I can be) that i have done what is required in terms of looking at 100 years (for me 1795 to 1896), looking at change, and using and evaluating contemporary sources and different historians' view of the past. That said, I'm pretty sure that I will have to redo bits of it - especially the conclusion that needs a final bit. In a more pragmatic sense, i HAVE to get a good grade on this - ideally an A - as the coursework component is worth 20% of the overall A Level.