2. What is scholarship all about?
It
is more than level 3
At
level 3 the key command word is
„Analyse”
At
scholarship the key command word is
“Critically analyse”
3. So What is the Difference?
Analyse
looks deeply into the facts
behind what you are studying in
geography
You
describe and explain
You say what and why
4. Critically Analyse
Critically Analyse goes further – not only do
you also look deeply into what you are
studying geographically but you need to give
some personal opinion on it.
I feel ….. because…
The most significant issue in my opinion is ..
I think there are benefits to this because..
You can look at the issue from this perspective
because …..
5.
6. WHAT IS THE FORMAT?
You
are provided with 2 booklets – a
question paper and a resource
booklet.
The
resource booklet is on a theme – it
will have case studies around the
world to do with the theme.
You
have to answer 3 questions –
these may be 3 illustrated essays or 2
essays and a diagram with a written
component.
7. How To Approach the Paper
So
what must you do to get a good
mark!!
Here
we have the 10 step easy guide
9. 1. Look for the topic
Skim
read the questions to see what you
need to do and plan your attack! Ensure
you realise what is in each question to
avoid repeats.
Skim
read the resource booklet to see
what it contains
10. What is skim reading?
Getting
information quickly without
reading everything.
Examine
before you read – look at the
layout to see where likely to get info.
Establish which articles cover each of the
questions.
12. 2. Read the questions carefully
Highlight
Ask
the key instruction words
yourself what does the question
mean? Put it in your own words
13. Make
You
sure you critically analyse:
may also be asked to:
- Justify Why do you think this – give
evidence to back up ideas
- Critically Evaluate Which is the more
important? Why are the others not as
good?
These should form the basis of your essay
not a tack on at the end.
15. 3. Look for other key words
like:
A. PERSPECTIVES (a way of looking at an issue)
- Social (people based)
- Economic (money/business based)
- Environmental
- Political (governments)
- Indigenous (local residents)
- Scientific (fact based)
- Other (sex, age, religion)
16. b. GENERAL GEOGRAPHIC
KNOWLEDGE
Show
what you know about geography.
You must go beyond the resource
material.
Think
about:
- Current issues
- what you did in geo last year
- what you have read about
18. 4. Is it an illustrated essay?
If
so you must include a diagram of some
type
-
It should be original not copied from
resources
- It should be appropriate to the answer
- It should be referred to in the text not an
add on at end
- It does not need to be complex – a
simple star diagram or converting a table
to a graph is often sufficient.
20. 5. Now Read the appropriate
resources
Check to see if you are told which resources
to read for a particular question. If you are
keep to these only.
Skim read it carefully – you will probably spent
a good half hour reading this.
Highlight the appropriate resources in the
resource booklet. A tip is to use a different
coloured highlighter for each question.
21. Again use skim reading
techniques:
Establish what you are looking for as you look
over an article
Read the introduction carefully as it sets the
layout of the article
Read the first sentence of every paragraph
Establish the main theme of the paragraph
and decide if it is vital to your answer. If it is
read it carefully, if not jump to the next one.
Highlight the information as you find it.
23. 6. Plan your answer carefully
Use
the planning pages provided. This is
not wasted time.
Try
to think of a good way to categorise
the answer so that it flows well.
It
needs:
An introduction
A Body
A conclusion
27. 8. Start Writing your answer
SHOW
You
INSIGHT
need to wow the person marking this.
Show them you know geography. Use
geographic terms and ideas. Do not use
baby language (nice, good etc).
29. 9. Watch the time
You
will struggle to finish in time so be a
clock watcher!
Make
the answer concise not full of
waffle. The best answers are short and to
the point.
31. 10. Finish the paper
Each
To
question is marked out of 8.
pass you need 16-17 marks. This means
the first 2 would have to be perfect to
pass! It is not advised to run out of time or
not attempt every question!