Answering an essay question

Learning Objectives Identify best practice for the exam.

The last question

An area where you can pick up a lot of marks is the final question. Your own knowledge is vital but so is essay structure. On your desk is an example question and answer. Highlight what you think has been well and what needs to be improved.

Your turn
You have three different questions on your desk. All are worth 16 marks. You have to pick one and write an answer to it. You have ....... minutes.

Marking
Swap your answer with the person next to you. Now use the mark scheme to grade their work. Give them a target for improvement. Now give yourself a target for improvement.

Now improve your answer

Choose another question to have a go at. Thinking about your target write an answer to this question. You have .... minutes. Again mark it and give feedback.

Plenary
Plan an answer to the third question that you have not answered. Think about all the feedback that you have been given from the previous 2 questions.