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Paper 1 Video Walkthrough

This video unpacks a Paper 1 prompt and models the planning process. This is crucial in the first 15 minutes of the exam to ensure your response is relevant (to the prompt), fully developed, and structured in a clear, logical way. This could potentially save you SIX marks. The Paper 1 assessment criteria award up to 12 marks for use of language but up to 18 marks for the quality of ideas. Failing to read (and...

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