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Your Strategy For The Qcs Writing Task

Your Strategy for the QCS Writing Task

In Perusal Time (10 minutes)

• Minute 1

o With the stimulus sheet closed, read the front cover closely – every word, every tip, every

instruction

• Minutes 2 and 3

o Open the stimulus sheet.

o Find the section “About Your Task”

o Identify the word/phrase that is the concept for the paper.

o Close the stimulus sheet

o Think about the concept. What do you know about it already? What would you write if the

stimulus sheet was completely blank except for that one word?

• Minutes 4 to 10 –

o Re-open the stimulus sheet and study it closely.

o How does it connect with what you already know about the concept?

o Choose the one (or two items…NO MORE) on the sheet that you will relate to.

The First Half Hour

• Leave your response booklet closed

• Once you have decided how you will respond, close

the stimulus sheet. You are finished with it.

• Fill out the initial brainstorming diagram. Check

that you have enough information to complete a 600

word response. Make sure you state clearly your

central idea i.e. thesis statement

• Decide on the best order for your ideas. Number

them 1, 2, 3 etc.

• Using the loose-leaf paper, write your introduction.

• Leave at least 10 lines before the next paragraph

and write your second paragraph (the first body

paragraph or supporting paragraph of your essay.)

The Second Half Hour

• Continue writing as much of your first draft as possible on loose paper, leaving 10 lines between

each paragraph.

• At the end of this half hour, stop drafting whether you have finished your draft or not.

The Last Hour

• The First Five Minutes

o Do nothing. Clear your mind.

o Close your eyes; have a drink of water

o Look up at the ceiling; think about the holidays etc.

• The next 10 to 15 minutes

o Edit your work, carefully and meticulously. (see below)

o Use the 10 lines between paragraphs for re-writing and fine tuning

o Don’t just add commas and capital letters; rewrite sections to improve them.

Your Strategy For The Qcs Writing Task