Geography Skills Handouts (GI Skills, Data Skills, Essay Skills)

You will get:

• Essay Skills Handout

  • Learn the 3 different types of essay questions and the most effective answering approaches to tackle them

  • Understand the breakdown of the marking scheme and common mistakes that keep students stuck in lower L1 or L2 marks, and how to achieve L3/9 instead

  • A simple and effective step-by-step break down of how to tackle essay questions

  • Critical analysis of 6 evaluative criteria to elevate your essays and to obtain your L3, with guiding questions designed to develop students' critical thinking skills

  • Model example with analysis of the fundamental PEEL body paragraphs, and how to develop your point at a high level

  • Model example with analysis of evaluation in concluding paragraphs, and how to develop your evaluation in an analytical manner

  • Tips to score

• GI Skills Handout

  • Important tips and tricks for each of the 5 steps in Geographical Investigation

  • Advantages and disadvantages of the different sampling methods

  • Definitions of key terms and essential vocabulary to use in answering GI questions

  • Guiding questions to help students reflect upon the limitations of the GI investigation

  • Tips to score

• Data Skills Handout

  • Essential framework and answering technique skills required to answer data questions

  • Key terms and vocabulary for data questions that students commonly confuse

  • Tips to score