ABSTRACT
By studying the essays presented in this chapter and the examiner's comments, one can learn how to turn a grade C answer into a grade A. Typically it only involves an extra 4 marks out of 24. The essays given in this chapter are notionally written by an 18-year-old in thirty minutes, and are marked bearing that in mind. It is important when writing to such a tight time limit that every sentence should be made to count. Each essay in the chapter is followed by detailed comments about its strengths and weaknesses. Some of the most common problems to watch out are: failure to answer the question but reproducing a model answer to a similar question which you have pre-learned; and not delivering the right balance between description and evaluation/ analysis.
