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Revision and exam tips

Get expert tips on revision, exam structure, and writing strategies to ace your exams. Learn how to choose questions, plan your arguments, and manage timing effectively. Prepare thoroughly to maximize your success.

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Revision and exam tips

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  1. Revision and exam tips The Technique of Exam Writing

  2. Outline • Revision • Exam structure • Exam tips

  3. 1. Revision • Lecture notes • Reading • Exam questions • Make a revision timetable • A cautionary note on spotting

  4. 1. Revision • Lecture notes • Reading • Exam questions • Make a revision timetable • A cautionary note on spotting

  5. 2. Exam Structure • Two questions in two hours; choice of 5 questions • Time; date; venue • Rules of exams • Procedure of exams • Practical advise • The deferred exam

  6. 3. Exam Tips • Which questions should you choose? • Exam questions: class exercise • The formula to exam writing: • Read the question • Plan your argument • Demonstrate your knowledge • Timing

  7. Class exercise: exam questions [Insert previous exam questions or questions from the course outline]

  8. 3. Exam Tips • Which questions should you choose? • Exam questions: class exercise • The formula to exam writing: • Read the question • Plan your argument • Demonstrate your knowledge • Timing

  9. Conclusion • How to prepare for exams: • Thorough and strategic revision– mock-exam conditions • Choose questionscarefully • Have a plan: structure and argumentation • Be aware of the practicalities

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