3. Choosing the question - 'your 3 best text types' - text type more important than topic
4. Looking at the task, in detail - text type ... what are the (basic) rules?
5. Looking at the task, in detail - text type ... what are the (basic) rules? - approach specified ... what does the question require ? ... what do you have to do ?
6. Looking at the task, in detail - text type ... what are the (basic) rules? - approach specified ... what does the question require ? ... what do you have to do ? - audience ... to whom is it supposed to be addressed? so - ... how can you best communicate ?
7. Looking at the task, in detail - text type ... what are the (basic) rules? - approach specified ... what does the question require ? ... what do you have to do ? - audience ... to whom is it supposed to be addressed? so - ... how can you best communicate ? - topic area ... do you know anything about it?
9. Scoring highly Criterion A - accuracy ... CHECK ('10 favourite errors') - sentence structure ... what does your teacher say ? ... If weak, full stops every two lines, max.
10. Scoring highly Criterion A - accuracy ... CHECK ('10 favourite errors') - sentence structure ... what does your teacher say ? ... If weak, full stops every two lines, max. Criterion B - right format + register - right 'address', basically ... + any imaginative phrases - cohesives ... especially paragraphing
11. Scoring highly Criterion A - accuracy ... CHECK ('10 favourite errors') - sentence structure ... what does your teacher say ? ... If weak, full stops every two lines, max. Criterion B - right format + register - right 'address', basically ... + any imaginative phrases - cohesives ... especially paragraphing Criterion C - avoid repeating (see planning) - does the argument GO somewhere ? (see planning) - support ... details, examples, illustrations, evidence ? - organisation - is there a clear shape ? (see planning)
