In Section A there will be a choice from two 12-mark questions which will both ask you to ‘Examine’ something. Six of the available marks will reward detailed knowledge (AO1) and six will be available for analysis (AO2). It is therefore vital that your answer provides lots of convincing detail as well as having a clear sense of argument. You will only have 15 minutes to answer this question so it is essential that you waste no time in immediately engaging with it.
It is important to note that you are not required to evaluate the strengths or weaknesses of any arguments in Section A. Evaluation is an AO3 requirement for the Section C essay only. This means that your task in Section A is to examine arguments, criticisms and controversies without evaluating how convincing you think they are. Your writing should thus be entirely focused on explaining the issues under consideration — you should not attempt to make judgements on them.
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