Essay · Subtopic
Revision and self-evaluation
Official syllabus
Essay: Candidates may be required to write essays on multiple topics. They will be expected to keep closely to the subject of the essay to arrange their ideas in orderly fashion, and to write concisely. Credit will be given for effective and exact expression.
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What this covers
Revision tests whether the essay answers its prompt throughout, not merely whether spelling is correct. Review can be staged even under a time limit.
Key ideas
- relevance
- argument
- balance
- expression
- time