Is there any kind of guide of how to answer unseen texts depending on marks (number of techniques, sentences etc.)
Thanks
Here's some unseen text advice I received in a recent lecture:
2 minutes, 40 seconds per mark
5-6 mark question is a third of an essay (my teachers say intro, body1,body 2 and small conclusion)
A 1 mark question should have 1 reference to the text and 1 explanation
A 3 mark question should have 2 references to the text and 2 explanations
A five mark question is essentially a three mark question plus a judgment
A six mark question is a three mark question plus further justification of the judgement
'Don't double dip' - don't write the same answer you did in the shorter response, in the longer response; they try and write the question so that you are unable to do this, so don't risk it!
Always evaluate your references to the text, they are not self-explanatory
Hope this helps!
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