GCSE sociology (AQA)

I’m currently doing GCSES, im failing sociology so baddd my thatcher teaches us content but not how to apply it to exams so idk what to do and our tests ur usually exam style questions and ive never got above 50% i need help pls the content is rlly interesting but idk how to structure answers. For the 12 marker my teacher literally told us to write 8 paragraphs like wth

So for the 12 marker you really only need to do 3 paragraphs. 2 paragraphs answering the question and a conclusion.
For the 2 paragraphs:
Point, Evidence (sociologist), Explain, Link back to question and Evaluation
You can have the paragraph as an agreement or disagreement to the statement, you can have both the paragraphs as disagree or agree but I would advise to do one on agreeing and the other on disagreeing. To start the paragraph talk about the theory eg if the question was how far do sociologists agree that the nuclear family is symmetrical, your first paragraph would start saying feminists would strongly disagree that the family is symmetrical as they see it as a patriarchal structure where the men who are the head of the house exploit the women who take on the domestic labour. Then you would bring a sociologist to back that up like Anne Oakley and explain her theory and how that relates back to the question. Then give examples like statistics or just common knowledge. Then link just by saying a sentence like this shows that the nuclear family isn’t symmetrical due to the dual labour going against the statement. Then you evaluate, you can use a specific sociologist that would contradict the sociologist theory you used or it can be broad like functionalist would disagree…
Then the next paragraph use the same structure but with different theory and if it would agree or disagree with the question.
Conclusion:
A few lines summarising the points you have brought up, do not talk about anything new just go based on what you have already written. Do not include your opinion like I agree/ disagree but instead say sociologists would agree with the statement because… then talk about why sociologists would disagree.
I’m ngl I have forgotten the other questions but I did sociology for gcse and I am doing it for a level as well so if you need any revision tips feel free to ask.

Hii, I do sociology at gcse and I’m predicted a 9 so if u need help lmk.

So for the 12 marker you really only need to do 3 paragraphs. 2 paragraphs answering the question and a conclusion.
For the 2 paragraphs:
Point, Evidence (sociologist), Explain, Link back to question and Evaluation
You can have the paragraph as an agreement or disagreement to the statement, you can have both the paragraphs as disagree or agree but I would advise to do one on agreeing and the other on disagreeing. To start the paragraph talk about the theory eg if the question was how far do sociologists agree that the nuclear family is symmetrical, your first paragraph would start saying feminists would strongly disagree that the family is symmetrical as they see it as a patriarchal structure where the men who are the head of the house exploit the women who take on the domestic labour. Then you would bring a sociologist to back that up like Anne Oakley and explain her theory and how that relates back to the question. Then give examples like statistics or just common knowledge. Then link just by saying a sentence like this shows that the nuclear family isn’t symmetrical due to the dual labour going against the statement. Then you evaluate, you can use a specific sociologist that would contradict the sociologist theory you used or it can be broad like functionalist would disagree…
Then the next paragraph use the same structure but with different theory and if it would agree or disagree with the question.
Conclusion:
A few lines summarising the points you have brought up, do not talk about anything new just go based on what you have already written. Do not include your opinion like I agree/ disagree but instead say sociologists would agree with the statement because… then talk about why sociologists would disagree.
I’m ngl I have forgotten the other questions but I did sociology for gcse and I am doing it for a level as well so if you need any revision tips feel free to ask.

So for the 12 marker you really only need to do 3 paragraphs. 2 paragraphs answering the question and a conclusion.
For the 2 paragraphs:
Point, Evidence (sociologist), Explain, Link back to question and Evaluation
You can have the paragraph as an agreement or disagreement to the statement, you can have both the paragraphs as disagree or agree but I would advise to do one on agreeing and the other on disagreeing. To start the paragraph talk about the theory eg if the question was how far do sociologists agree that the nuclear family is symmetrical, your first paragraph would start saying feminists would strongly disagree that the family is symmetrical as they see it as a patriarchal structure where the men who are the head of the house exploit the women who take on the domestic labour. Then you would bring a sociologist to back that up like Anne Oakley and explain her theory and how that relates back to the question. Then give examples like statistics or just common knowledge. Then link just by saying a sentence like this shows that the nuclear family isn’t symmetrical due to the dual labour going against the statement. Then you evaluate, you can use a specific sociologist that would contradict the sociologist theory you used or it can be broad like functionalist would disagree…
Then the next paragraph use the same structure but with different theory and if it would agree or disagree with the question.
Conclusion:
A few lines summarising the points you have brought up, do not talk about anything new just go based on what you have already written. Do not include your opinion like I agree/ disagree but instead say sociologists would agree with the statement because… then talk about why sociologists would disagree.
I’m ngl I have forgotten the other questions but I did sociology for gcse and I am doing it for a level as well so if you need any revision tips feel free to ask.

The best way to revise sociology in my opinion is to 1- learn the content using revision guides or websites such as save my exams and then attempt past paper questions based on what you learn so if you where leaning the theory’s for family such as parsons, Oakley, zarestky etc you could do a past paper question like describe how far sociologists would agree the nuclear family is the best family in modern Britain today (12marks)
This is good as it will help you consolidate your learning!
The way I do my 12 markers is
For- 1 sociologist and then explain in detail and give examples
Against- 1 sociologist and then explain in detail and give examples
Conclusion- a new sociologist and explain and give examples
Everyone attempts questions differently so if u want u can send me your question and I don’t mind marking it for you !
Hope this helps x