Changing the way you learn

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exam technique
1. paragraphs
  1. Paragraph start
    1. introduce the overall point
    2. show the points clearly
    3. starting the answer
      1. use the some of the same words as the question
      2. use clear arguments
      3. A good first paragraph sets the scene for the whole answer
      4. if possible refer to an opposite side of view
    4. the introduction should grab the readers attention
    5. using quotation will give the reader an insight
  2. new paragraphs
    1. Use a new paragraph when there is a change.
      1. when writing about a new place or scene
      2. when talking about a new person
      3. when writing about a new time
      4. when starting a new topic
      5. Or when making a new point
    2. It is important to make one point or more every paragraph
    3. linking paragraphs
      1. paragraphs need to be linked together
      2. use words like these to link
        Therefore
        Again...
        For the same reason
        on the other hand
    4. Ordering paragraphs
      1. put paragraphs in an order of importance
      2. use paragraphs for an argument then paragraphs against
      3. use a time order
      4. act order
      5. scenes
      6. but dont make all the paragraphs the same
        vary the styles of the paragraphs
        repeat sentence structures
        when at home
        when at school
        when at the park
        Or use rhetorical questions
        would you let your children die
write a lot about a little
1. where
  1. scene
  2. setting
  3. places
2. when
  1. when was it
  2. what act
3. what
  1. what is it about?
  2. what they mean?
4. why
  1. why was it done
  2. why was it done then
5. who
  1. who was there?
  2. importance
6. how
quotes
1. its a very easy way to back up evidence
2. to back up arguments
3. don't make quotes to long
4. Use quotation marks ( " " )
5. it is important to use quotation as they split up text from your own writing
finishing

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