Exam Technique - Elizabeth

• Elizabeth - Question One


  [8 marks] 10 minutes

  How convincing is interpretation A about x

  x could be eg:

  • fashion
  • poverty
  • exploration
  • government
  • theatre
  • Royal Court
  • privy council
  • architecture
  • patronage
  • etc etc

  DO NOT write about provenance

  2 points with own knowledge
• Elizabeth - Question Two


  [8 marks] 10 minutes

  Explain what was important about x

  x could be items such as in question one

  Two points, PEE paragraph each

  Talk about short term/long term/change over reign
• Elizabeth - Question Three


  Write an account of x

  x could equal eg:

  • How the Spanish Armada was defeated
  • how Elizabeth maintained control of her government
  • Religion
  • Puritanism
  • Catholicism
  • poverty
  • how the gentry prospered
  • etc etc

  Write two points, PEE paragraph each
• Elizabeth - Question Four


  [16 marks] 20 minutes

  Intro: What do you think is the main factor

  Part Two: Analyse question factor - 50% of your answer

  Part Three: Analysis of two or three other factors

  Part Four: Polite conclusion

  • Question could be on causes or consequences of the circumnavigation