Intermediate 2Intermediate 2

Critical EssayCritical Essay

Some tipsSome tips Spread your time evenly. Spread your time evenly.

You have 1 hour and 30 You have 1 hour and 30 minutes to write 2 essays. minutes to write 2 essays. You should aim to spend 40 You should aim to spend 40 minutes on each essay. minutes on each essay.

Allow yourself 5 minutes at Allow yourself 5 minutes at the beginning to read over the beginning to read over the paper and plan and the paper and plan and then use 5 minutes at the then use 5 minutes at the end to proofread your end to proofread your work.work.

If you run out of time…If you run out of time…

Make sure you have done a Make sure you have done a plan at the top of your plan at the top of your paper. This will show the paper. This will show the examiner what you intended examiner what you intended to do.to do.

You may use bullet points if You may use bullet points if you are writing the essay you are writing the essay and you run out of time. This and you run out of time. This also shows the examiner also shows the examiner where your essay was where your essay was going.going.

Take your time…Take your time… Make sure you read Make sure you read

the passage fully, the passage fully, looking at all three looking at all three sections we have sections we have covered (poetry, film covered (poetry, film and prose). You don’t and prose). You don’t want to start an essay want to start an essay and realise that you and realise that you could have answered a could have answered a different one more different one more effectively.effectively.