About this course
The course explores the question types and topics across both Papers 1 and 2 with guided videos that walk through the most effective ways to scaffold these questions with students.
There are also some 12 marker exam shorts in the download files, along with the three 12-markers referred to in the final video.
Who it's for
All teachers delivering AQA GCSE Geography
Course series
Course outline
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In this introductory video we look at the paper overview - exploring what types of questions students will see and where on the paper.
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Introduction - paper overview
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In this video we focus on the 1-3 markers - where they occur and how to approach them, and will walk through some examples for the 2 and 3-markers.
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Low-tariff questions
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In these videos we look at the three types of 4-mark question that students will face - the item question, the key text question and the two methods in context questions. We look at 3 different strategies to answer the different types that enable students to differentiate between the three question types, and their different demands, and will walk through a number of examples for each question type.
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4-markers - item questions
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4-markers - MIC questions
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4-markers - key text questions
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In this final (and longer) video we look at how to approach the 12 marker discuss questions (DHFWSA) through effective planning and scaffolding, and by working through three examples.
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12-markers - discuss questions
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Hosts
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Vicki Woolven
Vicki Woolven is Subject Lead for Geography and Key Stage 4 Humanities at tutor2u. Vicki previously worked as a Head of Geography and Sociology for many years, and has been a content writer, senior examiner and local authority Key Practitioner for Humanities.
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Julia Ferrebe
Julia is a passionate and experienced Head of Sociology and has been teaching both GCSE and A-Level Sociology for 18 years.