About conclusion (1 Viewer)

[Student2]

How much marks would I loose if I do not have a finished conclusion, but addresses the question.

Also, do you lose a lot of marks for only talking about your related material in one paragraph, but it's integrated with your prescribed text? So only like 2-4 points on it.

Thank you.

 

[hawkrider]

If you engage with the question well, and maintain the coherence of your argument throughout the essay without a conclusion, then you wouldn't lose that many marks. The fact is, HSC markers normally take about 5 minutes to look through each script - they read the intro word-for-word, skim the first body paragraph and then skip the rest until reaching the conclusion. Although, a good conclusion is known to be the difference between a 19 and 20 - something to keep in mind.

As for your second question, probably not. However, imo, it's better to separate your paragraphs.

 

[Axio]

If you engage with the question well, and maintain the coherence of your argument throughout the essay without a conclusion, then you wouldn't lose that many marks. The fact is, HSC markers normally take about 5 minutes to look through each script - they read the intro word-for-word, skim the first body paragraph and then skip the rest until reaching the conclusion. Although, a good conclusion is known to be the difference between a 19 and 20 - something to keep in mind.

As for your second question, probably not. However, imo, it's better to separate your paragraphs.

Everything Hawk has said. Except, imo I think that integrating your paragraphs can work very well too. It shows comparisons very clearly.

 

[rumbleroar]

Probably 1-2 marks because you're assessed on your structure.

For your second q, would really depend on how well you talk about the texts. (Are you talking about AOS or Mod C?)

 

[zaha]

Not sure how harsh they are about it in hsc but in my top 5 school, not writing a conclusion is one of the worst things you can do in an english essay
a person in my grade was coming top 5 in english and consistently getting 19s and 18s but didn't have enough time to write a conclusion for one of his assessments, the teacher told him he was lucky he was getting a 17, so if this is what's it like here then maybe 3/4 marks in the hsc? take this with a grain of salt though as hsc markers might be even more lenient