1. GCSE Examination Practice
Extended Writing

2. No bullet points, No one-word answers, No abbreviated sentences.
GCSE Exam Practice
In your GCSE Resistant Materials Examination, one of the questions you will be expected to answer is a piece of ‘Extended Writing’.
Q. What does this mean?
No bullet points, No one-word answers, No abbreviated sentences.
Marks will be awarded for your knowledge of the designers, the content of your answer and the quality of your written communication.
The designers you will be looking at this year are:-
James Dyson & Ross Lovegrove

3. GCSE Exam Practice
In order to produce a good quality piece of extended writing, you will need to focus on and develop the
following areas:-
The range of work produced by the designer
The features that identify the work of the designer
The innovations and/or new ideas introduced by the designer
The influence the designer has had on design & manufacture
VCOP (Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers, Punctuation)

4. Essay Mark Scheme Section A Section B 19 U 20 G 30 F 40 E 50 D 60 C 70
Historical Account 5
Excellent 4
Good 3
Average 2
Below Average 1
Poor
Marks
Analysis of Products 5
Excellent 4
Good 3
Average 2
Below Average 1
Poor
Total marks available = 20
EXAM PERCENTAGE CONVERSION CHART 19 U 20 G 30 F 40 E 50 D 60 C 70 B 80 A 90 A*
Communication
Marks
Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling 5
Excellent 4
Good 3
Average 2
Below Average 1
Poor
Marks
Presentation 5
Excellent 4
Good 3
Average 2
Below Average 1
Poor