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The externally set assignment

3 dot points across 3 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How do you plan a personal response to the set task that realises intentions and connects to the preparatory work?

Planning the personal response: turning the preparatory work into a clear, resolvable plan for the final outcome, ensuring it realises intentions and connects to the preparation, ready for the supervised time.
How to plan a personal response for the OCR Externally Set Task: turning preparatory work into a clear, resolvable plan for the final outcome that realises intentions and connects to the preparation, ready for the 15 hours of supervised time.
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How does the 15 hours of supervised time work, and how do you make the most of it?

The 15 hours of supervised time: the rules of the supervised period, that preparatory work cannot be altered during it, and how to plan and pace the making of the final outcome within it.
How the OCR Externally Set Task supervised period works: the 15 hours of supervised time, the rules (preparatory work cannot be amended during it, no new work brought in), and how to plan and pace the making of the final outcome.
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What is the Externally Set Task paper, when is it released, and how do you develop the preparatory work?

The Externally Set Task paper and preparatory period: the question paper released on or after 1 February, choosing a starting point, and developing preparatory work across all four objectives before the supervised time.
How the OCR Externally Set Task works: the question paper released on or after 1 February, choosing a starting point, and developing preparatory work across all four objectives before the 15 hours of supervised time, worth 80 marks and 40 percent.
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