Fani Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Hi everyone!I'm a history HL student and apparantly I constantly fail to link the answer to the question.Although I do analysis (according to my teacher) I use lots of irrelevant info and write too much about things that arent of major importance.So I can't get over a 12-13.Any tips so I can link my answer more to the question? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Award Winning Boss Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Make sure you write the question properly and at the end of every paragraph write how what you've said is relevant to the question. That way, as you write you'll know you have to link it to the question so you shouldn't go off on a tangent. So yea, it is possible. Just focus on actually answering the question. It may seem obvious but it's helpful. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiggsHunter Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Hi everyone!I'm a history HL student and apparantly I constantly fail to link the answer to the question.Although I do analysis (according to my teacher) I use lots of irrelevant info and write too much about things that arent of major importance.So I can't get over a 12-13.Any tips so I can link my answer more to the question?One technique that may help you keep your answers focussed is to make a list of the most important points before you start to write. Refer to the list as you compose your answers, and drop any ideas or events that don't relate to your list. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karimelleithy Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Hey,I am also a History student and used to have a very similar problem. What I did, is after every idea that I wrote, I would look back at it and see how much it has to do with the question at hand and my thesis? Is the sentence strenghthening my position?Is it providing a counterargument?Is it showing a different perspective?Is it an analysis of a historical fact?If you do not think that your idea/sentence answers any of the above, you should probably remove it. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Stark Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 I used to do this a LOT. The two things I did to minimise it were to a. proofread what I wrote at the end of every paragraph, and make sure that at the very least the beginning and end of the paragraph directly and explicitly link to the topic, as well as a couple of references in the body; and b. pick topics that are very specifically argumentative (unfortunately this features a high degree of luck). Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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