A Level Sociology: Structure for a 20 mark essay AQA

How to structure a 20 mark answer.
This video tutorial focuses on –
1. Reading the question and the item and starting to plan your answer.
2. Writing an introduction.
3. Main paragraph structures (and avoiding juxtaposition).
4. Ending with a relevant conclusion.

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[vtzrfoc]

Pov: your teacher just expects you to know how to do this so you have to learn it yourself

[glaila]

god bless u, u help me more than my teachers who disregard my questions

[Melissamahlalove]

This is so helpful, i will now follow this structure for all my 20 mark essays in paper 2

[shanehorsfall]

Thank you, I have my mock this afternoon and just getting last minute revision done . This is more helpful than my sociology teacher. Can you plz do a video on the Culture and Identity topic .

[jvr]

My first socio exam will be tomorrow ! this video is extremely useful !!!

[sarabashiri]

Oh my GOSH I've just come across this video while I WAS looking for paid resources online with sample 20-mark essay questions! Thankfully I haven't thought about buying any yet so I am going to use your channel more often hopefully from NOW on!! <3🦕

[jinlov]

Hey really love your videos ! I don’t know if you’ll see this before the exam, but for the 20 markers, do you need to do 4 points to get into the top band, or is it possible to do 3 instead as I really struggle with time management and I don’t feel comfortable in doing 4 different points in the time allocated. Also for the 30markers would you need 5/6 points or can you do with 4 and still get into the higher bands.

[ashaward]

is it better to use the item for every paragraph in the 20 marker as it shows you can draw information out of it or is that only more important for the ten markers? I know for 20 markers it includes and your own knowledge so i was just wondering would it be better to have lets say 3 paragraphs all from the item and one without or as many as you can from the item with your knowledge being presents though evaluation?

[reihanagreen]

How do we do plans? What does a good plan look like? That's what I struggle with and I believe if you give us an example it may be beneficial.

[daisyd]

Hi! When learning names of sociologists would you recommend that I try and learn them all or just a few per sub-topic? I'm unsure as to whether I need to add names of sociologists every time I reference a theory in an exam question. Thank you! :)

[AveChristusRex]

Hello, when it says “applying material from item A/B and your knowledge” do you have to mention the item in every body paragraph or can you do a couple that do and any another one that doesn’t? Hope that makes sense

[savx]

PLEASE do a video on privatisation of education !!!!

[kiinfaysal]

Can I evaluate the paragraph using a contrasting view I will discuss in the next paragraph? For example, if my paragraph is talking about Wilmot & Young, can i evaluate them by saying Oakley argues their findings are exageratted and then talk about her in the next paragraph?

[han.ridly]

Thank you so much for this!! I am confused on how many main paragraphs i need though?

[nadiasinterlude]

Can you please do a video on religious fundamentalists

[xc.dionne]

resat my mocks and i went from e to a* in 2 days thanks

[avarosegilbert]

Hi, I was just wondering about juxtaposition in these answers. I've been told to do 2 paragraphs agreeing with the statement (if it's that type of questions) and 2 paragraphs disagreeing with the statement. However, my tutor has told me not to do that and only to evaluate in the bottom part of a paragraph. I'm really confused!

[sohnelbains]

Hey miss, im in yr12 and i did my first 20 marker in the topic families and households under timed conditions and received a B.... im not sure if thats a good grade ?

[uejbbts]

I don't understand how the "comment" and the "evaluate" bit in the structure is different

[danylo]

Miss, how did the student lose 1 mark in her answer?