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AQA Economics Urgent Help

hi everyone, im honestly just gonna post a bit of a rant abt econ at my school. I've continuously asked my econ teacher help on exam practice such as the 25 markers in microeconomics which I really need help on and every single time he says there's no technique or structure. I really want at LEAST an but preferably an A* in econ which I know I can achieve but due to the lack of support I'm recieving from school (I even went to my Head Teacher but they couldn't do anything) I'm flopping hard. I don't know what to do and its been causing me to have so many breakdowns because I can't seem to increase my grades no matter what I do. I have no clue what resources will actually help with exam structure/ techniques to get into a Level 5 band but if anyone could help that would be GREATLY APPRECIATED. For context I do AQA A-Level Econ.

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hi everyone, im honestly just gonna post a bit of a rant abt econ at my school. I've continuously asked my econ teacher help on exam practice such as the 25 markers in microeconomics which I really need help on and every single time he says there's no technique or structure. I really want at LEAST an but preferably an A* in econ which I know I can achieve but due to the lack of support I'm recieving from school (I even went to my Head Teacher but they couldn't do anything) I'm flopping hard. I don't know what to do and its been causing me to have so many breakdowns because I can't seem to increase my grades no matter what I do. I have no clue what resources will actually help with exam structure/ techniques to get into a Level 5 band but if anyone could help that would be GREATLY APPRECIATED. For context I do AQA A-Level Econ.


it's really dependent on the question, but for the most part you want to do something like introduction, 3 paragraphs, conclusion.
in each paragraph, you want to state the point/idea -> paraphrase data from the extract to provide context to your point -> if possible, give other real world examples of similar issues -> support the argument with a diagram (if necessary) and fully analyse it, whilst staying in context -> state any furthermore points -> do a full evaluation of your argument and analyse the limitations -> evaluate the limitations -> round off the paragraph with an overall statement that briefly summarises what you've discussed and provides an answer to the question. repeat 2-3x, showing a fluent understanding, and you'll be heading towards higher grades. Good luck!

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