AQA GCSE French Writing
How much are we meant to write for the 16 marker and how much are we meant to write for the 32 marker because I get the impression I write too much - in addition to this in specific how much do we write per bullet point?
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by G9SHow much are we meant to write for the 16 marker and how much are we meant to write for the 32 marker because I get the impression I write too much - in addition to this in specific how much do we write per bullet point?
Hi, for the 16 marker you're meant to write 90 words and for the 32 marker you write 150 words. You're allowed to go over the word limit, you won't get penalised for it but try and not go over more than 10 words. I would advise you to write roughly 20-25 words for each bullet point for the 16 marker and roughly 75 words for each point on the 32 marker. Hope this helps!
Reply 2
Hi! I did french gcse last year and we were told to write around ~90 for a 16 marker, and ~150 words for a 32 marker. This is on the AQA website which you can check for other info/questions you have 
About the bullet points:
I kind of forgot most of what I did in the exam (because I hated french and blocked out the trauma) BUT
For the 16 marker, there are 4 bullet points, so I'd say maybe a few lines for each one? Plan what you have in mind in short at the top and see how much you can say for each.
For the 32 marker, there are 2, so try expanding your thoughts and maybe try half a page for each one?
You can ask teachers to mark essays you do and ask if it's too much, but I would reccomend not writing too much because more writing = more possible mistakes. Good luck!!! (I hope this was kind of helpful.....)
About the bullet points:
I kind of forgot most of what I did in the exam (because I hated french and blocked out the trauma) BUT
For the 16 marker, there are 4 bullet points, so I'd say maybe a few lines for each one? Plan what you have in mind in short at the top and see how much you can say for each.
For the 32 marker, there are 2, so try expanding your thoughts and maybe try half a page for each one?
You can ask teachers to mark essays you do and ask if it's too much, but I would reccomend not writing too much because more writing = more possible mistakes. Good luck!!! (I hope this was kind of helpful.....)
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