Whitechapel - The Fundamentals 2025

The Whitechapel section of Paper 1 is worth how many marks in total?

• 8 marks

• 12 marks

• 16 marks

• 20 marks

The 3 quesitons you will get in the Whitechapel section will be:

• Describe one feature of (x2).

• How useful are sources A and B (COP/PANDA).

• How to follow up a source.

• Explaining the similarity/difference.

The Whitechapel unit covers which time period:

• c.1500-c.1588

• c.1870-c.1900

• c.1970-c.2000

• c.1000-1066

The writing frame to use for the first 'Describe one feature' questions is:

• One feature is.... For example...

• One feature is.....

• A fact is, for example...

• I don't care, I hate History.

Answer explanation

Remember, you will get asked to do this question twice, therefore describing two separate features.

One mark is given for identifying the feature. Another for the specific fact. So 2 marks per feature and 4 marks in total.

For the 'How useful are sources A and B for an enquiry into' question. Which structure should you use to plan/write your answers:

• Bobby

• PEEL

• COP

• PC

The 'C' in COP means you must refer to what aspect?

• What you can learn from the content of the source (ideally given a quote from the source to demonstrate this).

• How this matches your own knowledge - so bringing in a fact that supports this being the case.

• An aspect of PANDA.

The 'O' in COP means you must refer to what aspect?

• What you can learn from the content of the source (ideally given a quote from the source to demonstrate this).

• How this matches your own knowledge - so bringing in a fact that supports this being the case.

• An aspect of PANDA.

The 'P' in COP means you must refer to what aspect?

• What you can learn from the content of the source (ideally given a quote from the source to demonstrate this).

• How this matches your own knowledge - so bringing in a fact that supports this being the case.

• An aspect of PANDA.

You must give one COP paragraph for each source. Therefore writing two COP paragraphs in total. True or False?

• True

• False

If the source was talking about living conditions being very cramped. Which bit of own knowledge below would be best fitted for the 'O' aspect of 'COP?'

• Police failed to catch Jack the Ripper, despite using new techniques such as police dressing as prostitutes.

• There were 902 lodgers living in Flower and Dean Street, in 31 'Doss Houses'.

• Fenians tried to gain independence for Ireland and used bombing campaigns as part of this.

• Wait, I have to do an exam? Huh. I thought History was just watching videos.