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Guidelines for A Level Interpretations and Investigations

Guidelines for A Level Interpretations and Investigations. Guidelines for A Level Interpretations and Investigations. How Mr Oswald can help with Investigations (Scramble)... Help to create a background knowledge Advise on research skills such as footnoting and references

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Guidelines for A Level Interpretations and Investigations

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  1. Guidelines for A Level Interpretations and Investigations

  2. Guidelines for A Level Interpretations and Investigations How Mr Oswald can help with Investigations (Scramble)... • Help to create a background knowledge • Advise on research skills such as footnoting and references • Practise skills exercises to ensure that you can handle documents (you can!) • Use mark schemes as guides to successful writing. • Have a practice at some answers • You keep a log of your research

  3. Guidelines for A Level Interpretations and Investigations How Mr Oswald can help with Interpretations (Vietnam).... • Help to create a background knowledge • Practise skills exercises to ensure that you can handle documents (you can!) • Use mark schemes as guides to successful writing. • Have a practice at some answers

  4. Guidelines for A Level Interpretations and Investigations What I can’t do with either ..... • Go through and explain every explanation • Suggest specific knowledge or page references • Mark drafts of final questions and then allow you to make amendments • Teach to documents ignoring all other aspects of the course.

  5. Guidelines for A Level Interpretations and Investigations • Timetable for Investigations • Intro ¾ weeks • Research 6-8 weeks • Final essay no more than 2000 words (not-including footnotes and bibliography) • A running word count must appear on the bottom of each page and a total word count at the top of the first page. • All research must be registered in the bibliography and acknowledge in the footnotes.

  6. Guidelines for A Level Investigations Tips for Investigations.. • Ensure your work is theory backed by evidence. • Explain which arguments are more convincing and why. • Ensure your argument is relevant and doesn’t drift. • Sources of information are assess for their validity (x-ref to own knowledge/events) • Judgement must always be reached – Keep returning to your question to ensure this.

  7. Guidelines for A Level Interpretations Tips for interpretations... • Ensure your answer answers the question consistently • Don’t describe sources …Use them • Evaluate the validity of sources • Use your own knowledge to prove sources • Make a judgement throughout • Due in Friday 22nd March 2013

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