Hi folks, how's it going? You are very welcome to another exam predictions video here with examrevision.ie. In this video, we are going to look at what might come up on the junior cycle history exam in June 2025. So what are the probable questions for June 2025 in junior cycle history? Well, the first and probably most important topic in junior cycle history is the work of the historian. This is the one topic that's guaranteed to be on the exam paper. And these questions are embedded usually throughout the entire paper. Okay? And I'm going to go through some examples of what these questions could look like later on in the video and what you definitely need to know in terms of the work of a historian uh before you sit your junior cycle history exam. The sec second topic I believe has a strong chance of making an appearance is a pattern of change. All right. Now, you probably did there's a number of different patterns of change. You more than likely did health and medicine, but we're going to go through this in later detail later in the video. The third topic I believe you need to know is the plantations. And I believe that there's a strong chance this will rear his head. Another topic is the experience of women in 20th century Ireland. really important one um has not appeared on any exam yet. And again, we'll look at all these later on in the video. And we must know international cooperation, justice, and human rights. And that can either be the United Nations or the European Union. You probably did the European Union. And finally then, the Cold War. So before we delve into some of the more specific aspects of those topics, I'm just going to take a couple of minutes to go through the exam revision package with you. Okay, so creating an account and joining exam revision gives you access to hundreds of byite-size video tutorials that makes learning easier for students. 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So really good opportunity now in the run-up to the state exams to get in on a cheaper package. So folks with that it's time to get back to our junior cycle history exam predictions. So I'd mentioned earlier the work of the historian is guaranteed to be on the paper. Okay. So we've seen three exams so far and it's the only topic that's been on every exam. And as I said guys, it will appear throughout the entire paper. So like there could be say question one could be specifically the work of a historian. But I guarantee you there will be other questions related to the work of a historian throughout the paper. If I had a class and I only had a week to prepare them for junior cycle history, I would do the work of a historian. I'm going to show you what some examples of these questions could look like on your exam now. So these are some examples of what these questions could look like. Okay. Now these questions are taken from past papers going back the last three years and are taken throughout the paper. So we'll start at the top. Difference between an archive and a museum. Um name an archive, museum, library or heritage center you've studied. Um name an item from it. Okay. Explain one advantage of showing information about the play of light on a map rather than in a written paragraph. So that was on a question on the famine a couple of years ago. Is source one a primary or secondary source? So it's really important to know the difference between a primary source, a secondary source. Then it's really important to know about things like bias, propaganda, what's a subjective source, what's an objective source, uh written source, tactile source, visual source, what's a strength and a weakness of a tactile source. Okay? So your textbook should have all this information in it. All right. Um, in relation to the GPO, what are two ways the visual evidence supports the written evidence in source one? Um, I was a boy in Belson by Tommy Recantal is an autobiography. What is the difference between a biography and an autobiography? Identify two different sources to find out about this. Um, how many decades are represented on the timeline? Is source two a primary or secondary source? Um which so in source two do you think Elizabeth Richards is positive, negative or neutral. Uh two differences between a library an archive and a library sorry and what evidence about the Holocaust is provided by three different types of sources. So that is just they're just some of the work of historian questions that we have seen on the paper and like I said folks they are can be seen throughout the entire exam paper not just in the first or first or second question. So the next prediction for June is a pattern of change. Okay. Now there are a number of pattern patterns of change you will have studied. Now I believe most of you will have done health and medicine. However this might not be the case. Other patterns of change could have included crime and punishment, food and drink, work and leisure and fashion and appearance. Okay. And it'll more than likely come up as sort of a longer style question, maybe half to one to three quarters of an A4 page. And how you would navigate this question is you should be able to discuss how your chosen pattern of change developed across three different time periods. So for example, let's say I did health and medicine. I should be able to talk about a couple of ways health medicine maybe developed from let's say the Roman Roman times into medieval times into maybe industrial revolution or the 20th century. So I might talk about Galen, okay? Uh Roman physician. I might talk about medieval times, talk about the impact, you know, things like amputation, bloodletting, and the impact of the black death. I might go on to then um industrial times, and I might talk about things like Edward Jenner's vaccine, Louisie Pastor's work. Um and then I might finish by talking about the 20th century things like the discovery of penicellin Alexander Fleming Forest C Shackly and discovery of multivitamins or something like that. Okay. But I I would envision it'll most more than likely be a longer style question. Okay. So it's really important to be able to maybe have three different time periods and talk about your chosen pattern of change and how it's developed and changed in three different time periods. Another probable topic for junior cycle history in June 2025 is the plantations. Now you probably did the Olter plantation. You might have touched on the monster plantation and leash off but the one you would have done in detail is more than likely the Olter plantation. Um, so it's yet to appear on the exam paper and what I'd be prepared for is a source-based question that also includes a longer knowledged question. Okay. Now, the important things to know here is uh how the plantation was carried out and the impacts of the plantation. Okay. So, I would make sure the key thing I want you to know is the main changes that occurred in Ireland as a result of the plantations. I'm going to show you from an old mock paper what this question might look like. Now remember, it has not appeared on your exam yet, but teachers will have given sample mock papers back four or five years ago um to see what questions could look like. So the first few parts of this question A, B, C, and D were based off a straightforward source question related to the plantations. E, F, and G get a bit more challenging. So they ask students to name a plantation uh name who ordered the plantation and then explain the changes that occurred. So you need to exam and explain maybe five four to five changes that occurred. So you know uh cultural changes, a new language, change in farming practices, uh religion, so the introduction of the Anglican and Presbyterian religions. Um you know we have violence as well uh troubles. So again, this has not appeared on any genocycle history exam yet. This is like an old mock paper I'm showing you. But this is what this question may look like. Okay. Also be able to talk about how the plantation was carried out. So how land was divided up into estates. We had um undertakers and servtors granted land. You know, you might build for example defensive features like castles and bonds. You could bring a garrison of soldiers over. Those kind of things. So another topic I believe could rear its head is the experience of women in 20th century Ireland. Again like the plantations like the patterns of change it is yet to appear on the exam. We have not seen this question yet. So what we need to look at is how the lives of women changed in 20th century Ireland. What areas are we talking about here? So we need to look at things like working life. So things like the marriage bar, sports, so things like the foundation of the LGFA and commodity associations, uh politics, so you know women's more kind of gradual involvement in politics in Ireland and you know institutional abuse like for example the Magdalineries, what they were and you know why they eventually closed. Um I again probably probably a sourcebased question with a longer style question towards the end of it that maybe asks you to you know explain how the lives of women have changed throughout the 20th century in Ireland. Okay. So those few areas there are important look at look at your notes in your textbook uh for more kind of clarification on on these. The next topic I believe can appear might appear on the exam is a topic your international cooperation justice and human rights. Now that you might be thinking what does that mean? So that you will probably mean for you the European Union. You might have studied the EU and Ireland's linked to the EU or the United Nations. Now it depends which one your teacher literature. Most textbooks and teachers I know will look at the European Union. But just as a heads up, that question will be worded like this. It could say like, you know, write about an organization you studied that promotes international cooperation, justice, and human rights. It probably won't say write about the European Union. Okay? So, it's important to be familiar with the terminology here. Um, so yeah, you more than likely did the European Union. Make sure to understand how it promotes international cooperation and justice and human rights. So if we look at the European Union that means things like the European Court of Justice, the common market, the common travel area, the common agricultural policy, the Euro currency etc etc. They're just some of the things um you know some of the ways the European Union promotes justice, cooperation and human rights. Now it's also important to look at Ireland and the European Union. So Ireland joined the European Union in 1973. Okay. So it's important to understand how Ireland also benefited from EU membership. That could be a question where there could be two parts to it. There could be a sourcebased question just a general question on the European Union. And then there could be a a part E or a part F, a longer question that says, you know, explain how Ireland's benefited from um EU membership or explain how Ireland has benefited from UN membership, for example. Okay, so that's really really important there. Again, has not appeared on the exam yet. So I there's a strong chance it might appear on it in June. The final topic I believe could appear on the exam is the cold war. Again, like the ones I've mentioned, it is yet to appear on the exam. Okay? Uh again, look, it's it's how it's going to appear probably some kind of sourcebased question with a longer question. Okay? So, I would make sure to know in detail at least two events from the Cold War. Um these could be the Berlin Airlift, the Cuban Missile Crisis. It could also be like the Korean War. It could be the Vietnam War. I make sure to know two at least two events in detail. What do I mean by in detail? So be able to write the cause, the course and the consequences of each event. That's really really important. Um again has yet to appear on the exam. So I do believe there's a strong chance it could appear. It could come up like this. For example, you know, there could be a sourcebased question on say the Cuban missile crisis and you know A B C are straightforward questions on the source and then a part D or a part E could be you know apart from the Cuban missile crisis write an account of the main cause and consequence of another event you studied from the cold war. So you know you'd have to write about say the uh Berlin airlift or for example the Vietnam war. It's really really important to know about those uh going into the exam. Now, just before we finish up, okay, so uh 2025 is the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. So, there could possibly be a World War II related question on the exam as well. So, it's another thing to be looking at in the buildup to the exam in June. Folks, thanks a million for tuning in. I really hope you found this video helpful and and useful and the very best of luck in your studies going forward.