• You must complete a historical investigation of your 
        choice.
    • The Internal assessment is worth 25% of your final 
        grade. 
    • It is made up of 3 sections
    • You must not exceed 2,200 words 
    • You must include a bibliography referenced correctly.
   1. Identification and                  2. Investigation                        3. Reflection 
   evaluation of sources 
              Suggested allocations for each section of the 
                               historical investigation.
      Stick this in and make sure you use this to help you 
      when you start writing your assessment!
       1. Identification and evaluation of sources      500 words 
       2. Investigation                  1,300 words 
       3. Reflection                     400 words
       Total:                        2,200 words
        Choosing your topic
  • Choose something that interests you 
  • It must be historical – it can not be an event that has 
   happened in the last 10 years. 
  • You must get approval of topic and question for investigation 
   before work is started. 
  • You will be expected to select and analyse a range of sources 
   and consider diverse perspectives. 
  • You must search for, select, evaluate and use evidence to reach 
   relevant conclusions consistent with the evidence and 
   arguments that have been put forward. 
  Think of topics you have covered and enjoyed
  • Jack the Ripper
  • Prisons in England 
  • Types of punishments in medieval England 
  • Nazi Germany 
  • Rise of Hitler 
  • Cold War
  • Stalin 
  • Norman England 
  • Slavery 
                         Section 1: Identification and                                        Primary sources: 
                                                                                              written at the time 
                             evaluation of sources /6                                         in question.
                                                                                              Secondary sources – 
                                                                                              written after time 
   •   You must analyse in detail two of the sources that you                                 in question. 
       will use in your investigation. They can be primary or 
       secondary sources. 
       You must:                                                                Hint: 
       •  Clearly state the question you have chosen to investigate             You must have an appropriate 
          (must be stated as a question)                                        question to investigate. Consider 
       •  Include a brief nature of the two sources selected for                the following to help you: 
          detailed analysis, including an explanation of why they are           Causation 
          relevant.                                                             Consequence 
       •  Analyse two source in detail. With reference to Origin,               Continuity 
          Purpose and content. You should analyse the value and                 Change 
          limitations of the two sources in relation to the                     Significance 
          investigation.