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aqa a level biology essay

hello, im aiming for top band in my essay- i know to get above 23 marks you need out of spec knowledge and to be honest im not gonna really bother aiming that high as theres already so much i need to learn. I'm aiming for at least 18/25. Does someone have any specificc tips on how to achieve these marks? I would greatly appreciate someone attaching an example essay they wrote which scored highly if they are happy to:smile:
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by Frizzle16523
hello, im aiming for top band in my essay- i know to get above 23 marks you need out of spec knowledge and to be honest im not gonna really bother aiming that high as theres already so much i need to learn. I'm aiming for at least 18/25. Does someone have any specificc tips on how to achieve these marks? I would greatly appreciate someone attaching an example essay they wrote which scored highly if they are happy to:smile:
@always-anxious can you help?
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by Frizzle16523
hello, im aiming for top band in my essay- i know to get above 23 marks you need out of spec knowledge and to be honest im not gonna really bother aiming that high as theres already so much i need to learn. I'm aiming for at least 18/25. Does someone have any specificc tips on how to achieve these marks? I would greatly appreciate someone attaching an example essay they wrote which scored highly if they are happy to:smile:

Hello, have you seen Ms Estruch Biology's videos on the essay? She has quite a few and I found them useful on how to write the essay :smile:

Her videos explain in more detail, but key points to writing the essay are: make sure you use correct A-Level content, make sure your points are from different parts of the specification (4-5 points should be enough) and make sure you link to importance (which is explained at A-Level standard).

Hope this helps! :h:
(edited 10 months ago)

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by always-anxious
Hello, have you seen Ms Estruch Biology's videos on the essay? She has quite a few and I found them useful on how to write the essay :smile:
Her videos explain in more detail, but key points to writing the essay are: make sure you use correct A-Level content, make sure your points are from different parts of the specification (4-5 points should be enough) and make sure you link to importance (which is explained at A-Level standard).
Hope this helps! :h:
That sounds super helpful- does she have any videos where she goes through an example essay that scores highly? I think I learn best when I see a good example.
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by Frizzle16523
That sounds super helpful- does she have any videos where she goes through an example essay that scores highly? I think I learn best when I see a good example.

Hello, I found this video where she goes through 3 example essays (top, middle and lower band): A Level Biology ESSAY - Marking your essays. Top, middle and lower scoring essay marked for you.

Hope this helps :smile:

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by always-anxious
Hello, I found this video where she goes through 3 example essays (top, middle and lower band): A Level Biology ESSAY - Marking your essays. Top, middle and lower scoring essay marked for you.
Hope this helps :smile:

Thanks 🙂

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