Look at your selected topic.
● Does it offer enough scope and opportunities for varied and substantial research?
● Is it manageable? Does it have a clear focus and are all the materials accessible?
● Does it provide a range of possible outcomes for both fiction and non-fiction tasks?
Look at your written tasks:
Is there a clear link with the topic, core text and wide reading?
Does the writing show clear understanding of genre conventions?
Does it have a clearly defined audience?
Does it employ suitable techniques to appeal to this audience?
Self-assess yourself using the mark scheme here:
a clear rationale for the choice of approaches and the significance of the chosen genres
● evidence of wide reading and research
● evaluative comments about the style and influence of the stimulus
clear explanation of purposes
● comment on the characteristic stylistic features of the chosen genres
● appropriate and discriminating use of technical terminology
● interesting and coherent commentary.