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3 dot points across 3 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How do you answer the source and stimulus questions that use images and prescribed material?

Analysing prescribed sources and stimulus material: how the picture and stimulus questions work, how to identify and describe a visual source (a statue, vase, building or coin) and a literary source, and how to move from describing what is shown (AO1) to explaining its meaning (AO2).
An OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation (J199) guide to the source and stimulus questions. Covers how the picture and stimulus questions work, how to identify and describe a visual source (statue, vase, building or coin) and a literary source, and how to move from describing what is shown (AO1) to explaining its meaning (AO2), a core J199 skill across all components.
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How do you plan and write a top-band 15-mark extended response in OCR Classical Civilisation?

The 15-mark extended response: how the 'how far do you agree' essay is marked (AO1 knowledge and AO2 analysis and evaluation), how to plan a balanced two-sided argument with named evidence, and how to reach a supported judgement under timed conditions.
An OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation (J199) guide to the 15-mark extended response. Covers how the essay is marked (AO1 knowledge and AO2 analysis and evaluation), how to plan a balanced two-sided argument with named evidence, and how to reach a supported judgement under timed conditions, the key essay skill across all J199 components.
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How do you compare Greek and Roman material, and revise effectively for the J199 papers?

Comparing Greek and Roman evidence and revising for J199: how the Myth and Religion paper draws on both cultures, how to compare them in an answer, how the two equally weighted papers and their components fit together, and how to revise the named gods, heroes, sources and terms the exam rewards.
An OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation (J199) guide to comparing Greek and Roman material and revising for the exam. Covers how Myth and Religion draws on both cultures, how to compare them in an answer, how the two equally weighted papers fit together, and how to revise the named gods, heroes, sources and terms, a core J199 skill.
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