S5 Christmas Exam Checklist

Please read the plan carefully to guide your revision.

S5 L2

Checklist Christmas 2016

Part 1:                Reading Comprehension  420 marks

1	Read Title, Subtitle then questions
2	Highlight the key words in questions and check if there is more than one part to the question
3	Highlight where the answers are.
4	Look at how many marks there are for each.
5	Read the text at least twice before answering questions

Part 2:     Plan your literature essay – 300 words  (20 marks)

MAKE A PLAN/MIND MAP BEFORE BEGINNING

1	Introduction	·         General reference to title. ·         Define key words ·         Thesis Sentence: i.e. a roadmap sentence of where you plan to take this essay. Thesis sentence should be clearly related to the Topic Sentences in the Main Body ·         Background info to the work*
2	Main Body	·         2-3 PQE......minimum two points on Kindertransport, ·         Each Topic Sentence to be developed fully and briefly summarised before moving onto next Topic Sentence. There should be a natural lead into each new Topic Sentence.  ·         Use linking words between each paragraph.
3	Conclusion	·         Plan the conclusion during the roadmap stage so that you know exactly what your points are going to be and they are immediately available for the summary. ·         The  summary of points should be clearly related to the Thesis Sentence in the Introduction ·         Don’t forget what a conclusion is: Summary of Main Points and personal opinion. ·         NO NEW INFO IN CONCLUSION