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THE (a) QUESTION: Describe one…..(2 marks)

THE (a) QUESTION: Describe one…..(2 marks). Make a point, then add to it in order to develop it. Often, one sentence is enough. Definitely don’t write more than two sentences! Always underline words in the Q to get you focused on what it’s asking you. One _____ was…..

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THE (a) QUESTION: Describe one…..(2 marks)

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  1. THE (a) QUESTION: Describe one…..(2 marks) • Make a point, then add to it in order to develop it. • Often, one sentence is enough. Definitely don’t write more than two sentences! • Always underline words in the Q to get you focused on what it’s asking you One _____ was….. (Then develop this point.) 2 mins

  2. THE (b) QUESTION: Briefly explain the key features of……..(6 marks) One key feature of X was…….. Add no more than 3 sentences to explain. • ‘Key features’ could be causes, events or consequences. Ideally, you should write about a cause, an event and a consequence. • BUT sometimes these questions start with Briefly explain the key features of the events of…….With these questions, it’s best to stick to explaining 3 events (ie. what happened) • Always underline words in the Q to get you focused on what it’s asking you • You can get a C for one developed key feature, and an A for two. So if you’re running out of time in the exam, you could sacrifice a paragraph. A second key feature of X was…….. Add no more than 3 sentences to explain. A third key feature of X was…….. Add no more than 3 sentences to explain. • You should try to start each paragraph by identifying a key feature, and then developingthat key feature. For example, • One key feature of the Warsaw Pact was that it was set up to counter the ‘threat’ posed by NATO. • This makes for a much more focused answer than ‘The Warsaw Pact was an alliance of 8 nations set up in 1955……. 7 mins

  3. THE (c) QUESTION: Explain why……..(12 marks) 15 mins STRUCTURE WRITING FRAME One reason why….. This caused x because….. This led to (reason 2) OR this links with (reason 2) because... Reason 1 – identify and explain it How does the reason explain x? How did it lead to OR how is it linked to reason 2? A second reason why….. This caused x because….. This led to (reason 3) OR this links with (reason 3) because... Reason 2 – identify and explain it How does the reason explain x? How did it lead to OR how is it linked to reason 3? REMEMBER TO USE DATES IN YOUR ANSWER! A third reason why….. This caused x because….. Reason 3 – identify and explain it How does the reason explain x? CONCLUSION : A* ONLY - which was the most important reason? Why? Why weren’t the other 2 reasons as important? The most important reason why X happened was___ because…..___ was less important because…___ was less important because……

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