1. Doing well in Paper 2 > Choosing the question > Looking at the task, in detail > Planning > Scoring highly

2. Choosing the question - 'your 3 best text types'

3. Choosing the question - 'your 3 best text types' - text type more important than topic

4. Looking at the task, in detail - text type ... what are the (basic) rules?

5. Looking at the task, in detail - text type ... what are the (basic) rules? - approach specified ... what does the question require ? ... what do you have to do ?

6. Looking at the task, in detail - text type ... what are the (basic) rules? - approach specified ... what does the question require ? ... what do you have to do ? - audience ... to whom is it supposed to be addressed? so - ... how can you best communicate ?

7. Looking at the task, in detail - text type ... what are the (basic) rules? - approach specified ... what does the question require ? ... what do you have to do ? - audience ... to whom is it supposed to be addressed? so - ... how can you best communicate ? - topic area ... do you know anything about it?

8. Planning - NET SIEVE SPINE ... and then stick to it!

9. Scoring highly Criterion A - accuracy ... CHECK ('10 favourite errors') - sentence structure ... what does your teacher say ? ... If weak, full stops every two lines, max.

10. Scoring highly Criterion A - accuracy ... CHECK ('10 favourite errors') - sentence structure ... what does your teacher say ? ... If weak, full stops every two lines, max. Criterion B - right format + register - right 'address', basically ... + any imaginative phrases - cohesives ... especially paragraphing

11. Scoring highly Criterion A - accuracy ... CHECK ('10 favourite errors') - sentence structure ... what does your teacher say ? ... If weak, full stops every two lines, max. Criterion B - right format + register - right 'address', basically ... + any imaginative phrases - cohesives ... especially paragraphing Criterion C - avoid repeating (see planning) - does the argument GO somewhere ? (see planning) - support ... details, examples, illustrations, evidence ? - organisation - is there a clear shape ? (see planning)