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Extended Writing: Step 1 = the Question
‘The question is king’ AQA English Chief Examiner 2017
EVERY part of EVERY question that you answer, MUST be INTERROGATED by you.
• Annotate – the key words, relevant dates, relevant audience, relevant purpose –by circling/underlining/highlighting
• Write – first ideas/translations from these selected parts annotations
Extended Writing: Step 2 = Planning
‘There is no doubt that proficient planning makes a significant difference to a candidate’s results’ Principal Chief Examiner AQA 2018
Planning puts in control of your writing. It is your satnav, and it is a satnav for the examiner. It allows you:• To know where + how you will
start and finish• which points you will develop in
detail• How you will shape your writing
– move from one point to another
Extended Writing: Step 2 = Planning
‘There is no doubt that proficient planning makes a significant difference to a candidate’s results’ 2018
Principal Chief Examiner AQA
• Jot down the essentials from your ‘suitcase’ for this topic
• Jot down your first thoughts about the topic of the question – all parts of it – and also what you know already to be the essentials about this topic. This will become your THESIS.
• Establish from the points that you have jotted down/annotated a ‘rank order’ to answer the question.
• Check that you have enough detail for each point/paragraph ‘so what?’
• Check the clock
Extended Writing: Step 3 = Writing
‘The question is king’ AQA English Chief Examiner 2017
• Now the planning + the question need to come together.
• The words/ideas of the question need to drive the topic sentence = first sentence of the essay/paragraph, to prove you are answering the question SET.
• Do not ‘throw spaghetti at the wall’• The words/ideas of the question need to be
everpresent, particularly at the end of the paragraph/’chunk’ or essay, when you ‘judge’ ‘evaluate’ the success/relevance of what you have written. ‘hence’ ‘clearly’
• LINK each sentence and each paragraph. ‘however’ ‘similarly’ ‘as a result’ ‘despite’ ‘also’
• Take care with your handwriting
Extended Writing: Step 4 = Checking
‘The question is king’AQA English Chief Examiner 2017
Checking what you written is a VITAL step• Leave time to check your work,
especially in the Writing sections of Language P1 and Lang P2. Ask yourself:
• Is my writing/point CLEAR?• Am I actually answering the question
set?• Have I made spelling, punctuation,
expression errors?• Is there anything else I could have
included? What else – ideas/phrases for writing, were in the suitcase for this part of the exam?
Exam tips for Maths GCSE• 3 papers (Non-calculator/Calculator/Calculator)
• Answer all questions using the answer space and giving units if necessary
This questiongives a mark for correct units
Answer space
Calculators (P2/P3)Must be a “D” here
• Use it for all calculations (Saves time! Gives right answer!)
• Show method (essential for questions worth 2+ marks)
Diagrams
• Draw them to help clarify a question
• Label axes on any chart (e.g. frequency, sectors on pie charts)
• Remember a key (especially stem and leaf)
• Leave construction lines (this is your method)
Command words
Estimate – round values to make a calculation approximate
Evaluate – find the value
Expand – multiply out brackets Factorise – put into brackets
Solve – find the answer to an equation or inequality (e.g. x = 4, x >7)
Construct – draw accurately, lines measured, angles exact, compass used
There are others so ask your teacher if you come across one you don’t understand!
Finally…
• Have you answered the question? Decisions are sometimes needed
e.g. Sandra says “Phones 4 U” are cheaper. Is she correct?
• Have you given full reasons for any angles calculated?
e.g. “base angles in an isosceles triangle are equal”
• Don’t give up! Easier questions at start (be meticuolous!) but can have simple ones towards the end – answer all questions (even potentially the back page!)
6 mark questions in science
They are marked from bottom up and have a list
of content that goes with the mark scheme.
The key ideas are:
Structure
Comparisons
Relevant and correct points
Plan a method – use the bullet points as a guide, include what you are changing and what you are measuring.
Think about what needs to be kept the same (fair test)
B questions - Describe (5 marks = 5 minutes)1. Underline key words
2. Use the wording of the question
3. Refer to source of wisdom and authority if not one in question
Describe St. Augustine’s teaching on the origin of the universe. (5)
In Confessions, St. Augustine states that God is the origin of the universe. He states that God made the universe ex nihilo. Describe two ways the Church participates in inter-faith dialogue. (5)
The Catholic Church has encouraged inter-faith dialogue since Vatican II. In Gaudium et Spes, one of the four constitutions, the need for dialogue was expressed as a duty for all Catholics….
The Church also participates in inter-faith dialogue through meetings with the Pope and authority figures in other religions such as Judaism, Islam and Hinduism.
C questions – Explain (8 marks = 8 minutes)Explain, from either Catholic Christianity and Judaism or two Christians traditions, teachings on the origin of the universe. (8)
Explain, (from either Catholic Christianity and Judaism or two Christians traditions,) teachings on the origin of the universe. (8)
1. Bracket the question on component 1 (from….traditions) and underline
2. Chose two from the three
A. Catholic teaching
B. Other Christian teaching
C. Jewish teaching
3. Support with evidence
Catholic – bible, catechism, Pope, encyclical. Other Christian – bible
Jewish – torah
PEEL -PointEvidenceExplainLink
Sources of wisdom and authority
4 developed reasons
Line between each reason
PEEL paragraphs
Connectives in writings firstly / finally
D questions – Discuss (15 marks = 15 minutes)
‘Suffering is not always evil.’ 1. Discuss, discuss, discuss the statement…differing views
2. Catholic, other Christian, Jewish, humanist (atheist)
3. Start with strongest point of view – bounce between views
4. Evaluate - do not just explain
5. Conclusion – use the words in the question
6. Writing frame – SONIC / PEEL x2 (chief examiner – no magical formula for D questions)
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