Describing is the lowest cognitive skill level for high school and college students.
Therefore, students need to instead be writing at the explain, analyse and evaluate levels more and more.
But many students know this, and yet that ‘Description Danger Zone’ is a trap that is just SO easy for students still find themselves falling into!
Here’s why it happens and why your teen needs to make sure they avoid it like the cleaning rota! 😉
ROE = Return on EFFORT.
I see so many students with a depressingly low return on effort and over time, I’ve identified the two main reasons this is happening.
I share them in this week’s video with the solution to doing something about it and the strategies to maximise your teen’s ROE!
A lot of students find it daunting when they are faced with an essay title, particularly if it appears quite general or broad to start with.
In fact, often it is the shortest titles or those that appear to be the most open-ended that are the most challenging (or anything that simply ends with the word “Discuss” – right?!)
So, as someone who loves structure and steps, I’ve developed a system to help students deal with ANY essay title in a clear and structured way that also ensures they access the highest success criteria and marks.
It’s a two-step system and I explain it all in this week’s video.
What’s one of the most important elements of an extended response or essay?
The introduction?
The thesis statement?
The body paragraphs?
Nope, none of those.
Not even the conclusion.
It feels like a quick win to gain back 5 or 10 minutes of time by skimping on this part of the process of writing and crafting an extended response.
BUT, this will almost always lead to:
Check out this week’s video to find out what I’m talking about and why it’s so important!
