elizabeth exam technique

Question 1

how do you answer the first question?
(how convincing is interpretation a about…?)

Answer 1

• knowledge only, no provenance
• 2 or 3 paragraphs:
  paragraph 1: evaluate one way in which A is convincing
  paragraph 2: evaluate a second way that a is convincing
  then conclusion
• don’t have to have a less convincing paragraph unless you disagree with something
• 10 mins

Question 2

how do you answer question 2?
(explain what was important about…)

Answer 2

• 2 or 3 paragraphs
  paragraph 1: explain one way/reason it was important, use own knowlendge
  paragraph 2: explain a second way/reason it’s important
• include how important it was based on how much it changed or influenced things
  paragraph 3 is a short paragraph explaining the importance for the wider context of elizabethan england for level 4
• 10 mins

Question 3

how do you answer question 3?
(write an account of…)

Answer 3

• its an explain question
• 2 paragraphs - one explanation per paragraph
• find the key words in the question e.g. ‘favour, ‘change’, ‘impacted’
• use because and the key word as many times as possible
• explain chronologically