The history-geography test for the 2024 middle school certificate is held on July 2, what test awaits the students and what subjects can they come across?
For the thousands of students in third grade, whether in the general or professional series, the end of middle school is synonymous with the Brevet exam. In addition to the points earned during continuous assessment, they must pass five tests at the end of the school year if they want to obtain their certificate. After the first day of the test, July 1, the third graders will meet for the rest of the exams and in particular the history-geography and moral and civic education test on Tuesday July 2 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
They will have two hours to work on writing exercises, document study or relating to maps and timelines. To prepare for it in the best possible way, Linternaute invites you to discover the subjects likely to fall on the history-geography test this year, as well as to see or review the subjects and the corrections for the year, available on this page, last thanks to his partner Studyrama.
Three courses are assessed during this test: history, geography and moral and civic education, which increases the number of subjects that could potentially be covered on the day of the test. Here are some of the three subjects.
In history :
- Civilians and soldiers in the First World War
- The Second World War, a war of annihilation
- France defeated and occupied. Vichy regime, collaboration, Resistance
- A bipolar world during the Cold War
In geography:
- Urban areas, a new geography of a globalized France
- Low density areas (rural areas, mountains, less urbanized tourist areas) and their assets
In moral and civic education:
- French citizenship and European citizenship: principles, values and symbols
- The role of opinion in the democratic debate
- Threats to the freedom of peoples and democracy
This does not mean that we should not revise the other themes of the program, they are only assumptions here but the annals of other years show that there are often surprises in the subjects given to students. It is better to review everything before the test or risk having unpleasant surprises.
The students in the general series work on a different subject from that of the third in the professional series. For each of the two subjects, an answer key produced by history and geography teachers is available.
General history and geography subject:
On the menu for last year’s test: an analysis of a historical document linked to the First World War, an essay and a map to complete to explain the assets and dynamics of rural areas and low-density spaces and a CME exercise on the roles of young people in municipalities.
Correction of the subject in general:
Geography history subject for professional qualification:
It is in geography that the candidates for the professional baccalaureate had an analysis of documents linked to France and the European Union, then they had to write a development on Europe as a theater of total wars in history in addition to complete a timeline.
Answer key to the subject on the professional track:
What is the coefficient of the history-geography and EMC test of the patent?
The history-geography and moral and civic education test can yield up to 50 points during the college certificate, it is therefore important. At the brevet, the value of each test is not calculated on the basis of a coefficient, but by counting points. As a reminder, you can obtain a maximum of 800 points during the certificate. You need a minimum of 400 points out of 800 to be accepted. Then, when you collect more points, you can get mentions: you need at least 480 for the fairly good mention, at least 560 for the good mention, and 640 for the very good mention.
The DNB history-geography and moral and civic education test lasts 2 hours and is divided into three different exercises. It is graded on 50 points (compared to 100 points for mathematics, and 100 points for French): 20 points for history, 20 points for geography, 10 points for EMC.
- The first exercise is a document study which may relate to history or geography. Candidates must answer 5 questions, including identifying the subject of the document, its context, its date and its author. There are also three questions to which you must seek the answers in the document distributed, supplementing with your knowledge.
- The second exercise is a argumentative paragraph relating to the other subject. It should be around twenty lines with an introduction, a development, and a conclusion. Subsequently, depending on the discipline, candidates have a geography map or a timeline to complete.
- For’moral and civic education test (EMC)you have to read and study two or three documents and answer a few questions.
The date of publication of the results of patent 2024 varies depending on the academies but they will be available at the latest Friday July 12. And after the results, it’s time to celebrate the students who obtained the best grades! A republican patent graduation ceremony is organized at each start of the school year for the winners in their college. The academies, in conjunction with schools and local elected officials – mayors, departmental councilors, etc. – organize each year an official presentation of diplomas obtained the previous year.