• The Question

  • Some people suggest it is better to educate boys and girls in different schools. However, others say that it causes socialisation problems for the students late on.

    Do the advantages of single-sex schools outweigh the disadvantages?

    Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

  • Your Plan

    Answer the questions on the and the following pages to quickly develop a plan of your answer.

  • What is this question about?

  • Example

    Some people think that the government should charge consumers for the amount of water they use, as it is a limited resource, while others think it should be free.

    Do the advantages of charging for water outweigh the disadvantages?
    What is this question about?
    Describe the general topic
    Water is a limited resource
    Describe the specific topic
    Should it be free?

  • The Question

  • Some people suggest it is better to educate boys and girls in different schools. However, others say that it causes socialisation problems for the students late on.

    Do the advantages of single-sex schools outweigh the disadvantages?

    Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

  • Parts of the question

  • Example

    Some people think that the government should charge consumers for the amount of water they use, as it is a limited resource, while others think it should be free.

    Do the advantages of charging for water outweigh the disadvantages?
    Parts of the question
    How many?
    Three
    Name them
    (1) Advantages; (2) Disadvantages; (3) Opinion.
    How many paragraphs are needed to answer the question?
    Five: three parts + Introduction + Conclusion

  • The Question

  • Some people suggest it is better to educate boys and girls in different schools. However, others say that it causes socialisation problems for the students late on.

    Do the advantages of single-sex schools outweigh the disadvantages?

    Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

  • Your Answer
    Describe the general topic
    {describeThe} 
    Describe the specific topic
    {describeThe24} 
    How many parts of the question ?
    {howMany} 
    Name them
    {nameThem}
     
    How many paragraphs ?
    {howMany34}
     
  • Dr Tim’s Suggestions
    Describe the general topic
    Single-sex schools
    Describe the specific topic
    Good idea or not?
    How many parts of the question ?
    3
    Name them
    (1) Advantages; (2) Disadvantages; (3) Opinion.
    How many paragraphs ?
    5  (Introduction, Advantage, Disadvantage, Opinion, Conclusion)

  • The Question

  • Some people suggest it is better to educate boys and girls in different schools. However, others say that it causes socialisation problems for the students late on.

    Do the advantages of single-sex schools outweigh the disadvantages?

    Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

  • Your Plan

  • Number of Paragraphs 5  (Introduction, Advantage, Disadvantage, Opinion, Conclusion)

  • Now we’ll add some detail

    Your ‘Introduction’ has the same general format each time

  • PARAGRAPH 1

  • The Question

  • Some people suggest it is better to educate boys and girls in different schools. However, others say that it causes socialisation problems for the students late on.

    Do the advantages of single-sex schools outweigh the disadvantages?

    Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

  • Your Plan

  • Number of Paragraphs 5  (Introduction, Advantage, Disadvantage, Opinion, Conclusion)

  • PARAGRAPH 2

  • Example

    Some people think that the government should charge consumers for the amount of water they use, as it is a limited resource, while others think it should be free.

    Do the advantages of charging for water outweigh the disadvantages?
    P1: Introduction Paraphrase question; opinion (advantage more impt); summarise advantage/disadvantage
    P2: Advantage Encourages efforts to reduce usage 
    e.g. shorter showers, water-efficient toilets, rainwater tanks

  • The Question

  • Some people suggest it is better to educate boys and girls in different schools. However, others say that it causes socialisation problems for the students late on.

    Do the advantages of single-sex schools outweigh the disadvantages?

    Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

  • Your Plan

  • Number of Paragraphs 5  (Introduction, Advantage, Disadvantage, Opinion, Conclusion)

  • PARAGRAPH 3

  • Example

    Some people think that the government should charge consumers for the amount of water they use, as it is a limited resource, while others think it should be free.

    Do the advantages of charging for water outweigh the disadvantages?

    P1: Introduction

    Paraphrase question; opinion (advantage more impt); summarise advantage/disadvantage
    P2: Advantage Encourages efforts to reduce usage 
    e.g. shorter showers, water-efficient toilets, rainwater tanks
    P3: Disadvantage Water regulation (by charging for it) can be unfair
    e.g. rich people can afford it; poor people can’t

  • The Question

  • Some people suggest it is better to educate boys and girls in different schools. However, others say that it causes socialisation problems for the students late on.

    Do the advantages of single-sex schools outweigh the disadvantages?

    Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

  • Your Plan

  • Number of Paragraphs 5  (Introduction, Advantage, Disadvantage, Opinion, Conclusion)

  • PARAGRAPH 4

  • Example

    Some people think that the government should charge consumers for the amount of water they use, as it is a limited resource, while others think it should be free.

    Do the advantages of charging for water outweigh the disadvantages?
    P1: Introduction Paraphrase question; opinion (advantage more impt); summarise advantage/disadvantage
    P2: Advantage Encourages efforts to reduce usage 
    e.g. shorter showers, water-efficient toilets, rainwater tanks
    P3: Disadvantage Water regulation (by charging for it) can be unfair
    e.g. rich people can afford it; poor people can’t
    P4: Opinion Big advantage; disadvantage can be overcome 
    e.g. extra welfare payments can be used to reimburse the poor

  • The Question

  • Some people suggest it is better to educate boys and girls in different schools. However, others say that it causes socialisation problems for the students late on.

    Do the advantages of single-sex schools outweigh the disadvantages?

    Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

  • Your Plan

  • Number of Paragraphs 5  (Introduction, Advantage, Disadvantage, Opinion, Conclusion)

  • And the final detail

    Your 'Conclusion' has the same general format each time

  • PARAGRAPH 5

  • Conclusion   Paraphrase introduction & add one extra detail from your body paragraphs if you can (optional).

  • The Question

  • Some people suggest it is better to educate boys and girls in different schools. However, others say that it causes socialisation problems for the students late on.

    Do the advantages of single-sex schools outweigh the disadvantages?

    Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

  • Your Plan

  • General Topic {describeThe}
    Specific Topic {describeThe24}
    Parts of the Question  {howMany}
    {nameThem}
    No. of Paragraphs {howMany34} 
    P1: Introduction Paraphrase ‘Question’; summarise your answer
    P2: Advantage {yes}
    {paragraph254}
    P3: Disadvantage {no}
    {paragraph363}
    P4: Opinion {opinion}
    {paragraph4110}
    P5: Conclusion Praphrase ‘Introduction’ & add extra detail from body paragraph

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