Transcript The 8 Mark Question - Elgin Academy, Scotland

The 8 Mark Question
Knowledge and Understanding
Credit Level
Learning Objectives
• To learn how to answer an 8 Mark
Question.
• To answer an 8 Mark question using
recalled knowledge.
Success Criteria
• To have a series of notes on how to
answer an 8 Mark Question.
• To be able to identify an 8 Mark
Question.
• To have practised answering an 8 Mark
Question on working conditions in the
coal mines.
Background
• The 8 mark question is the mini-essay
question.
• You MUST have a clear structure in your
short essay – introduction, middle section for
developing the ideas in your introduction, and
a conclusion.
• You should aim to spend 10-12 minutes on the
whole question.
• It is worth 8 marks – 2 for structure (intro,
middle, conclusion, writing in paragraphs) and
6 for content.
Introduction
• One paragraph.
• Refer to the question in your opening
sentence.
• Set in context.
• Identify your line of argument.
• It should be short and list the main
points you are going to expand on later.
Middle Section
• Try to have at least two paragraphs here.
• Develop your points with as much factual
knowledge as you can.
• You can get 2 marks for a developed point.
• 3 basic factors – one problem/issue was… this
was caused by… the effect of this was…
• Use joining and linking words!
• Refer to your argument.
Conclusion
• One paragraph.
• Answer the question!!
• Summarise your arguments very briefly.
Hints and Tips
• Read the question carefully!
• If you need to, spend time quickly
spider-diagramming everything you know
about the what the question is asking –
this will help you organise your answer.
However, remember time is tight.
• Always make sure you include your
conclusion, even if you haven’t finished
the main body of your essay.
The Question
Working conditions in the coal mines gradually
Trigger Statement
began to improve between 1830 and 1930.
(Note: for this answer you should write a short essay
SQA 8 Mark Question Hint
of several paragraphs.)
How important was either
a) New government legislation or
Choice
b) New technology
8
8
in improving working conditions in the coal mines?
Success Criteria Revisited
To have a series of notes on how to
answer an 8 Mark Question.
To be able to identify an 8 Mark
Question.
To have practised answering an 8 Mark
Question on working conditions in the
coal mines.