Guidelines for A Level Interpretations and Investigations

How Mr Oswald can help with Investigations (Scramble)... Help to create a background knowledge Advise on research skills such as footnoting and references Practise skills exercises to ensure that you can handle documents (you can!) Use mark schemes as guides to successful writing. Have a practice at some answers You keep a log of your research

Guidelines for A Level Interpretations and Investigations How Mr Oswald can help with Interpretations (Vietnam).... Help to create a background knowledge Practise skills exercises to ensure that you can handle documents (you can!) Use mark schemes as guides to successful writing. Have a practice at some answers

Guidelines for A Level Interpretations and Investigations What I can’t do with either..... Go through and explain every explanation Suggest specific knowledge or page references Mark drafts of final questions and then allow you to make amendments Teach to documents ignoring all other aspects of the course.

Guidelines for A Level Interpretations and Investigations Timetable for Investigations Intro ¾ weeks Research 6-8 weeks Final essay no more than 2000 words (not- including footnotes and bibliography) A running word count must appear on the bottom of each page and a total word count at the top of the first page. All research must be registered in the bibliography and acknowledge in the footnotes.

Guidelines for A Level Investigations Tips for Investigations.. Ensure your work is theory backed by evidence. Explain which arguments are more convincing and why. Ensure your argument is relevant and doesn’t drift. Sources of information are assess for their validity (x-ref to own knowledge/events) Judgement must always be reached – Keep returning to your question to ensure this.

Guidelines for A Level Interpretations Tips for interpretations... Ensure your answer answers the question consistently Don’t describe sources …Use them Evaluate the validity of sources Use your own knowledge to prove sources Make a judgement throughout Due in Friday 22 nd March 2013