How to Write Essays for Modern History (& How to Avoid Plot Retell)

Mairi Robertson talks to Rowan Kunz from Study TV how to write essays for Modern History, and how to avoid re-telling facts.

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Mairi and Rowan discuss the following essay writing skills skills:

- Start with the content - history essays are all about knowing the material
- How to avoid re-telling the historical narrative
- How to increase your analysis in your history essays
- Expose yourself to other peoples idea
- Stay familiar with the question
- 90% analysis rule

Mairi completed her Higher School Certificate (HSC) in NSW (2010), where she achieved an ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank) of 99.75, placing her in the Top 130 out of 66,000 students in the state.

Mairi also achieved a state ranking of 10th in Modern History/10,500 students. Mairi will be studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford University from October 2011.

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[MrStudyTV]

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[MrStudyTV]

Great to hear :)

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Is that Randwick library?

[TheForeverMelanie]

Thanks, it was really good help.