Exam Technique: Planning, Timing & Pitfalls

What this note covers

1. Reading Time: The Strategic 15 Minutes
2. Planning Each Piece: Thesis-First, Not Topic-First
3. Timing Across the Three Hours: A Workable Allocation
4. Common Mistake: Summarising the Text Instead of Analysing It
5. Common Mistake: Labelling Techniques Without Explaining Effect
6. Section A: Responding to Prompt Types and Embedding Evidence
7. Section B: Structuring the Analysing-Argument Essay

7 sections · 14 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes