HOW DO I ENSURE HOW DO I ENSURE THAT I GET A GOOD THAT I GET A GOOD GEOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHY COUSEWORK GRADE?COUSEWORK GRADE?

SOME TIPS WHICH CAN MAKE SOME TIPS WHICH CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE.THE DIFFERENCE.

WHERE DO THE MARKS WHERE DO THE MARKS COME FROM?COME FROM? PLANNING YOUR PROJECT. SHOW THIS PLANNING YOUR PROJECT. SHOW THIS

IN YOUR INTRODUCTION. (10)IN YOUR INTRODUCTION. (10) COLLECTING, RECORDING AND COLLECTING, RECORDING AND

PRESENTATION OF DATA. (10)PRESENTATION OF DATA. (10) DESCRIBING AND ANALYSING DATA. (10)DESCRIBING AND ANALYSING DATA. (10) CONCLUSIONS / GIVING REASONS / CONCLUSIONS / GIVING REASONS /

EVALUATION (10)EVALUATION (10) PRESENTATION AND COMMUNICATION PRESENTATION AND COMMUNICATION

(10)(10)

THE STRUCTURE OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE PROJECT.THE PROJECT.

1.1. INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

2.2. DATA COLLECTIONDATA COLLECTION

3.3. DATA ANALYSISDATA ANALYSIS

4.4. CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

5.5. EVALUATIONEVALUATION

DON’T FORGET A DON’T FORGET A GOOD FRONT COVERGOOD FRONT COVER

TITLETITLENAMENAMECANDIDATE NUMBERCANDIDATE NUMBERGCSE WJEC GEOGRAPHY 2007-08.GCSE WJEC GEOGRAPHY 2007-08.

AND A CONTENTS AND A CONTENTS PAGEPAGE

DO THIS LAST AND NUMBER DO THIS LAST AND NUMBER YOUR PAGES!YOUR PAGES!

INTRODUCTION (1-2)INTRODUCTION (1-2)

THE MAIN AIM OF THE PROJECTTHE MAIN AIM OF THE PROJECT WHAT WILL YOU HOPE TO FIND WHAT WILL YOU HOPE TO FIND

OUTOUT BACKGROUND INFO ON THE AREA BACKGROUND INFO ON THE AREA

STUDIEDSTUDIED MAPMAP

Introduction – AIM + Introduction – AIM + HypothesisHypothesis What are you going to investigate?What are you going to investigate? What are you going to record?What are you going to record? How are you going to record your How are you going to record your

results? (what techniques are you results? (what techniques are you going to use?).going to use?).

What do you expect to find out What do you expect to find out (hypothesis)?(hypothesis)?

DATA COLLECTION (3 + DATA COLLECTION (3 + RESULTS)RESULTS) SAY WHAT YOU DID ON THE DAY SAY WHAT YOU DID ON THE DAY

AND EXACTLY HOW YOU AND EXACTLY HOW YOU COLLECTED THE DATA.COLLECTED THE DATA.

ANY SHEETS THAT YOU USED TO ANY SHEETS THAT YOU USED TO COLLECT DATACOLLECT DATA

DISPLAY ALL RESULTS ALONG DISPLAY ALL RESULTS ALONG WITH AN EXPLANATIONWITH AN EXPLANATION

DATA ANALYSIS (10)DATA ANALYSIS (10)

PRESENT YOUR RESULTS AS PRESENT YOUR RESULTS AS GRAPHS IN A LOGICAL ORDERGRAPHS IN A LOGICAL ORDER

YOU MUST TALK ABOUT EACH YOU MUST TALK ABOUT EACH GRAPH TO SAY WHAT IT SHOWSGRAPH TO SAY WHAT IT SHOWS

LOOK FOR LINKS AND ANOMALIESLOOK FOR LINKS AND ANOMALIES

CONCLUSION (4)CONCLUSION (4)

FOR EACH SET OF RESULTS – FOR EACH SET OF RESULTS – GIVE REASONS FOR THEM.GIVE REASONS FOR THEM.

TRY AND REFER BACK TO THE TRY AND REFER BACK TO THE CLASSWORK SECTION IN YOUR CLASSWORK SECTION IN YOUR FILES USING CORRECT FILES USING CORRECT GEOGRAPHICAL TERMSGEOGRAPHICAL TERMS

EVALUATION (1)EVALUATION (1)

HAS THE PROJECT BEEN SUCCESSFUL?HAS THE PROJECT BEEN SUCCESSFUL? ANY LIMITATIONS OF THE DATAANY LIMITATIONS OF THE DATA ANY PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED ANY PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED

COLLECTING DATA. WEATHER ETC..COLLECTING DATA. WEATHER ETC.. HOW THE PROJECT COULD BE MADE HOW THE PROJECT COULD BE MADE

BETTER.BETTER. IF YOU DID IT AGAIN COULD YOU MAKE IF YOU DID IT AGAIN COULD YOU MAKE

ANY CHANGES?ANY CHANGES? FURTHER STUDY – COMPARISON?FURTHER STUDY – COMPARISON?

DEADLINE DAY !!DEADLINE DAY !!HALF TERM (WED 24HALF TERM (WED 24THTH OCTOBER). OCTOBER).

COUSEWORK HELP AND REVISION COUSEWORK HELP AND REVISION DURING LUNCHTIMES IN M8 and DURING LUNCHTIMES IN M8 and M9. Check with MR PRITCHARD & M9. Check with MR PRITCHARD & MR WORTHINGMR WORTHING

Mr.Worthing AFTER SCHOOL TUE. Mr.Worthing AFTER SCHOOL TUE. ALL WELCOME TO ANY SESSION.ALL WELCOME TO ANY SESSION.

ANYBODY WHO FAILS ANYBODY WHO FAILS TO HAND IN TO HAND IN COURSEWORK BY THIS COURSEWORK BY THIS DATE WILL NOT BE DATE WILL NOT BE ENTERED FOR THE ENTERED FOR THE EXAM.EXAM.

GET TO WORK!GET TO WORK!