Exam skills and the assignment - SQA National 5 Classical Studies quiz quiz

A single sentence opinion

A list of question titles

Separate, accurate, developed points of fact

A drawing of a classical scene

About six, ideally one or two extra

Exactly two

As many as possible in one sentence

None, just a conclusion

More drawings

A longer introduction only

Fewer facts

Points on more than one side and a supported conclusion

Writing too neatly

Describing instead of evaluating, with no judgement

Using too many examples

Reaching a conclusion too early

Translating ancient Greek

Memorising dates only

Comparing the classical world with the modern world

Drawing maps of the empire

Slavery was accepted in Greece and Rome but is rejected today

Things were just different back then

The ancient world was quite like ours

People in the past were strange

Both rejected all forms of slavery

Both gave women the vote

Both had identical governments

Both valued family, loyalty and mass entertainment

Sitting an extra exam

Choosing a focused, arguable classical studies issue

Memorising the whole course

Writing without any research

Permitted notes prepared from research and used in the supervised write-up

The final marked essay

A list of every student in the class

The exam timetable

Only neat handwriting

Only the length of the essay

Knowledge, the use of evidence, structure and a supported conclusion

Only the number of sources listed

It means you can avoid doing research

It makes the essay shorter automatically

It removes the need for a conclusion

It lets you build a clear argument and reach a supported conclusion

Individual schools

The SQA (now Qualifications Scotland)

An English exam board

The candidates themselves