Title: Structured essay questions require you to look at various factors andor issues and weigh the factors
1STRUCTURED ESSAY QUESTIONS
Structured essay questions require you to look at
various factors and/or issues and weigh the
factors in deciding if anyone of it is more or
less important than the others.
Weighing
Marking
Weighing
2TYPES OF SEQ
3TYPES OF SEQ
- Type 1 1 factor vs the others E.g. Conflict
over border is the most important reason for
conflict between countries. Do you agree? Explain
your answer.
4TYPES OF SEQ
- Type 2 Discuss two factors
- E.g. Conflict over border is more important than
conflict over scarce natural resources in the
conflict between countries. Do you agree? Explain
your answer.
5TYPES OF SEQ
- Type 3 Discuss three factors
- E.g. Given below are three causes of conflict
between countries - (a) conflict over border
- (b) conflict over scarce natural
resources - (c) conflict over ideological differences
- Which do you think is the most important?
Explain your answer.
6TYPES OF SEQ
- Type 4 Discuss an issue
- E.g. Conflict between countries is mainly caused
by greed. Do you agree? Explain your answer.
7GETTING STARTED - TOOLS
8The Mother Story
3 Sembawang Secondary pupils have done extremely
well in their O level examinations. As they are
the best performers in the Combined Humanities
examinations, the Press is here to interview them
on their success story!!! Lets go live to
Sembawang Secondary School.
9The Mother Story
Jane, who is the person behind your success?
There are many people behind my success. They
include my mother, father, teachers, friends,
uncle, aunt, my brother, my sister, my sisters
friends, my mothers friend, my uncles friend
and many more ?
Well, that does not tell me much. Maybe I should
ask someone else.
10The Mother Story
Jason, who is the person behind your success?
I would say that my mother is behind my success.
She took leave from work during my exam period
she made coffee for me she stayed awake with me
when I did my revision she cooked good food for
me. I love my mother. ?
These are what his mother did. However, how do
all these helped him to succeed?
11The Mother Story
The person behind my success is my mother. She is
very caring and kept talking to me about how
capable I am. In doing so, she gave me much
confidence and made me work harder. This led to
my success. ?
Jody, who is the person behind your success?
This is a very good answer indeed.
12The Mother Story
Question The person behind my success is
Factor my mother. Story She is very caring
and kept talking to me about how capable I am.
Explain My mother is the person behind my
success because by caring she gave me more
confidence and encouraged me to work harder,
leading to my success.
13Square Approach
- detailed (show
- understanding of
- content)
- example will be good
- link from story to explanation (because)
- link from explanation to question (leading to)
14Square Approach
The person behind my success is
My mother is the person behind my success because
by caring she gave me more confidence and
encouraged me to work harder, leading to my
success.
My mother
She is very caring and kept talking to me about
how capable I am.
15Lets See An Example Conflict over scarce
natural resources led to the conflict between
countries. Do you agree? Explain your answer.
16Example
Yes, conflict over scarce natural resources led
to the conflict between countries to a certain
extent. During the 1970s, Iceland and Britain
were in conflict over fishing grounds. Iceland
has few natural resources and depended on the
fishing industry for its survival. When the fish
stocks around Iceland decreased, it extended its
zone of control over fishing ground from 50
nautical miles to 200 nautical miles beyond its
shore. However Britain refused to acknowledge the
new boundary and continued fishing in the area
now belonging to Iceland. This led to conflict
between Iceland and Britain because it made the
Icelandic people very unhappy that Britain was
not willing to respect their new boundaries.
Tensions thus developed between the two
countries, leading to conflict between them.
17- Marking
- The common
- mistakes
18Conflict over scarce natural resources led to the
conflict between countries. Do you agree? Explain
your answer.
Student 1 Yes, During the 1970s, Iceland and
Britain were in conflict over fishing grounds.
Iceland has few natural resources and depended on
the fishing industry for its survival. When the
fish stocks around Iceland decreased, it extended
its zone of control over fishing ground from 50
nautical miles to 200 nautical miles beyond its
shore. However Britain refused to acknowledge the
new boundary and continued fishing in the area
now belonging to Iceland. This led to conflict
between Iceland and Britain because it made the
Icelandic people very unhappy that Britain was
not willing to respect their new boundaries.
Tensions thus developed between the two
countries, leading to conflict between them.
No factor
19Conflict over scarce natural resources led to the
conflict between countries. Do you agree? Explain
your answer.
Student 2 Yes, conflict over scarce natural
resources led to the conflict between countries
to a certain extent. This led to conflict between
Iceland and Britain because it made the Icelandic
people very unhappy that Britain was not willing
to respect their new boundaries. Tensions thus
developed between the two countries, leading to
conflict between them.
No story
20Conflict over scarce natural resources led to the
conflict between countries. Do you agree? Explain
your answer.
Student 3 Yes, conflict over scarce natural
resources led to the conflict between countries
to a certain extent. During the 1970s, Iceland
and Britain were in conflict over fishing
grounds. Iceland has few natural resources and
depended on the fishing industry for its
survival. This led to conflict between Iceland
and Britain because it made the Icelandic people
very unhappy that Britain was not willing to
respect their new boundaries. Tensions thus
developed between the two countries, leading to
conflict between them.
No story
21Conflict over scarce natural resources led to the
conflict between countries. Do you agree? Explain
your answer.
Student 4 Yes, conflict over scarce natural
resources led to the conflict between countries
to a certain extent. During the 1970s, Iceland
and Britain were in conflict over fishing
grounds. Iceland has few natural resources and
depended on the fishing industry for its
survival. When the fish stocks around Iceland
decreased, it extended its zone of control over
fishing ground from 50 nautical miles to 200
nautical miles beyond its shore. However Britain
refused to acknowledge the new boundary and
continued fishing in the area now belonging to
Iceland.
No explanation
22Conflict over scarce natural resources led to the
conflict between countries. Do you agree? Explain
your answer.
Yes, conflict over scarce natural resources led
to the conflict between countries to a certain
extent. During the 1970s, Iceland and Britain
were in conflict over fishing grounds. Iceland
has few natural resources and depended on the
fishing industry for its survival. When the fish
stocks around Iceland decreased, it extended its
zone of control over fishing ground from 50
nautical miles to 200 nautical miles beyond its
shore. However Britain refused to acknowledge the
new boundary and continued fishing in the area
now belonging to Iceland. This led to conflict
between Iceland and Britain because it made the
Icelandic people very unhappy that Britain was
not willing to respect their new boundaries.
Tensions thus developed between the two
countries, leading to conflict between them.
23Dos and Donts
241. Answer the question
252. Remember the square
263. One paragraph for one factor