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Decoding the question: the concept, the contextual information and choosing your option

Reading the question and stimulus
Essay · External assessment: analytical essay on unseen stimulus (assessment objectives 3, 5 and 7)

What this note covers

  1. What the external assessment asks you to do
  2. Anatomy of an external assessment question
  3. Reading the contextual information
  4. Choosing your question
  5. How the essay is marked
  6. From question to viewpoint
  7. A planning-time routine for decoding

7 sections · 10 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes

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