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How to approach the assessment

You will have two hours in the Hall to complete this work. It will also help you to prepare for Section B of the examination paper where you write to argue and persuade.

A bit of advice...

1. Choose your topic wisely - it must be something you have lots of ideas about.
2. Think about why whatever you have chosen is not needed in the 21st century - make sure you comment on this specifically in your work. Think about why it is not needed and what could replace it.
3. You may write seriously or you could choose to use humour and write about something more quirky.
4. Read some similar articles and think about how they are written - what makes them interesting/effective.
5. Research your topic - details can be used to add humour or develop your argument.
6. Ask your mates about your chosen topic - they might have some useful ideas about why they think it should be got rid of too.
7. Use a full range of persuasive techniques - have a checklist to help you to do this. You must skilfully shape your writing.
8. Remember that part of the marks for this assessment are for grammar, spelling and punctuation - you need to be very accurate.
9. Try to make your heading and opening original and lively - don't give too much away at the start.
10. Develop your argument through a series of points and stages and use the counter-argument if you can - a thorough plan will help.
11. Have a lively conclusion and use irony if you can.
12. If you run out of points - change your idea. Sometimes a choice may seem easy, but it isn't when you try to construct an argument.