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Exam board: OCR (Specification B, SHP) Level: GCSE (9-1) Subject: History First teaching: September 2016 First exams: Summer 2018 An OCR endorsed textbook. Help more students to access the content for OCR GCSE History B (SHP) with this Foundation Edition, designed to work alongside the mainstream textbook for effective co-teaching in the same class. Covering The Making of America 1789-1900, this book: > Follows the same structure and page numbers as the mainstream textbook so that students of all abilities can explore the same enquiries > Simplifies and reduces the text on each page, using carefully-controlled vocabulary and clear explanations of key terms > Focuses on the key points that students need to understand and includes new content summaries at the end of each enquiry to reinforce learning > Offers full support for the student tasks, using a wide range of scaffolding to make the tasks accessible and achievable > Provides specific assessment guidance and develops the historical thinking skills required for success at GCSE