Modern History Textbooks (2 Viewers)

[Aplus]

Re: Excel vs. Macquarie Revision Guides

I just bought the Excel one.

 

[Kujah]

Re: Excel vs. Macquarie Revision Guides

What would be better is that if you have both Macquarie AND Excel to colloborate and compare with in times of exams.

 

[Road Runner]

Re: Excel vs. Macquarie Revision Guides

i think macquarie ones are better

macquarie guides are more easier to read, it is more stuctured and the information is summarised in a way that you can easily understand it.

 

[Zephyrio]

Re: Excel vs. Macquarie Revision Guides

Personally, I despise using Excel. Books without solid structure really put me off. Haven't had the time to look at Macquarie in depth, but I feel like the source questions may be quite misleading and not indicative of real HSC exams.

What I do for my notes: I summarise my teacher's notes and use some textbooks to add to them. lol My teacher's pretty brilliant, so there really isn't a need to, but one does become paranoid. xD

 

[Timothy.Siu]

wat textbook is good for modern history?

wat textbook is good for modern history or does it depend on wat topics our school chooses?

 

[Kujah]

Re: wat textbook is good for modern history?

What modules are you doing? You're bound to be getting many textbooks based on what modules you do.

 

[Timothy.Siu]

Re: wat textbook is good for modern history?

What modules are you doing? You're bound to be getting many textbooks based on what modules you do.

so theres like no one textbook that covers everything?

 

[Kujah]

Re: wat textbook is good for modern history?

There are, its just that the depth of the knowledge that they give is questionable. You can get the Oxford one, the HTA Study Guide, Macquarie (more a study guide but still good) and others as well I guess

 

[Timothy.Siu]

Re: wat textbook is good for modern history?

oh okay, so do u recommend just getting specific books on the topics, and since everyone does ww1 wat wud u get for that?

 

[Zephyrio]

Re: wat textbook is good for modern history?

Ken Webb?

 

[Kujah]

Re: wat textbook is good for modern history?

Ken Webb's good, I think he's got two. Anne McCallum's Evidence of War (or whatever its called) is pretty good as well for sourcework.

 

[lionking1191]

Re: wat textbook is good for modern history?

key features. but most of ur info comes from other stuff, key features is good as a starting point

 

[Dresden.]

Re: wat textbook is good for modern history?

Hm, is the HTA Modern History Study Guide available only via the HTA website? Or can it be bought at common bookstores?

 

[Kujah]

Re: wat textbook is good for modern history?

only via the HTA website. Ask your teacher, he/she's bound to be a HTA member and they get discount prices on books.

 

[jellybelly59]

textbooks

what are the best textbooks to look for in modern history in yr 12 and is the new edition oxford textbook for modern history any good?

 

[Kujah]

Re: textbooks

http://community.boredofstudies.org/showthread.php?t=185341

I'd rate that and the HTA Study GUides as the best books that cover the whole course, but I'd prefer individual books on your modules cos they provide greater depth.

 

[smurfygirl]

Re: wat textbook is good for modern history?

Sarajevo to Versailles is pretty good too.

There are so many options for each of the studies (National, personality and Modern world) that you'll need to ask your teacher. They should be able to tell you what you're doing next year by now.

 

[Matt1120]

Re: wat textbook is good for modern history?

any thing with Ken Webb is good especially for the core

 

[Timothy.Siu]

Re: wat textbook is good for modern history?

ok thanks guys i guess i'll get a ken webb for ww1 and then i'll see for the other ones

 

[Alex499]

Re: wat textbook is good for modern history?

I'd definitely recommend the HTA study guide. It was my absolute saviour in modern this year. I got it from some weird textbook place in miranda, didn't order it from the website.