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Building Better Learners - Politics

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==Write Like A Political Scientist==
*30-Mark Source Questions Writing Frame:
**Introductory paragraph:
**Main body paragraph:
**Concluding paragraph:

*30-Mark Essay Questions Writing Frame:
**Introductory paragraph:
**Main body paragraph:
***PACE: P - introduce the premise; A - argue for the point; C - counter-argue; E - evaluate (specify whether the premise stands up to scrutiny and why).
**Concluding paragraph:

*24-Mark Political Ideas Questions Writing Frame:
**Introductory paragraph:
**Main body paragraph:
***DATE: D - describe the issue; A - identify the areas of agreement; T - identify the causes of tension; E - reach a judgment about the extent to which there is agreement on the issue.
**Concluding paragraph:

*12-Mark Comparison Questions Writing Frame:
**Introductory paragraph:
**Main body paragraph:
**Concluding paragraph:

*12-Mark Comparative Theory Questions Writing Frame:
**Introductory paragraph:
**Main body paragraph:
**Concluding paragraph:

*Evaluative Phrases:
**“This is a strong argument because...”
**“This is a weak argument because…”
**“This claim can be effectively countered by…”
**“This claim can be countered, but rather poorly, by…”
**“This point stands up to scrutiny as…”
**“This point fails to stand up to scrutiny as…”
**“The underlying assumption behind this reason is a convincing one…”
**“The underlying assumption behind this reason is doubtful…”
**“The two assertions are equally balanced…”
**“It is difficult to choose between the evidence here…”

*Useful Conjunctions:
**Addition: again; also; and; another; as well as; furthermore; in addition; moreover; too; what is more.
**Comparison: by the same token; comparatively; congruently; equally; equivalently; in the same way; just as; likewise; similarly.
**Contrast: alternatively; although; despite this; however; in contrast; on the contrary; on the other hand; otherwise; whereas; yet.
**Illustration: essentially; for example; for instance; in actual fact; it became clear that; such as; this means that; this shows that; thus; to illustrate.
**Cause & Effect: as a consequence; as a result; because; consequently; depending upon; inevitably; since; therefore; whenever.
**Concession: admittedly; despite this; in any case; in spite of; nevertheless; notwithstanding; on the other hand; regardless; still; while it is true that.
**Emphasis: above all; especially; in fact; in particular; indeed; more important(ly); notably; significantly; specifically; undoubtedly.
**Summary & Conclusion: after all; finally; in conclusion; in short; in the end; on the whole; overall; throughout; to summarise; ultimately.

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Stst12 at 18:21, 11 December 2018

Stsb11: Created page with "==Write Like A Political Scientist== *30-Mark Source Questions Writing Frame: **Introductory paragraph: **Main body paragraph: **Concluding paragraph: *30-Mark Essay Question..."

Stsb11: Created page with "==Write Like A Political Scientist== *30-Mark Source Questions Writing Frame: Introductory paragraph: Main body paragraph: **Concluding paragraph: *30-Mark Essay Question..."