Structuring the oral
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The five parts of the IO structure?
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Open, extract 1, extract 2, widen to whole works, conclude.
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How long is the opening?
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About one minute — issue + line of inquiry.
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How long per extract?
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About 2.5 minutes of close analysis each.
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What is the ‘widen’ section?
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Stepping out to how each WHOLE work treats the issue.
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Why signpost?
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So the examiner can follow — it shows control (Criterion C).
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The commonest structural failure?
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Running out of time by overspending on the first extract.
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Which criterion is structure?
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Criterion C — focus and organisation.
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What does the conclusion do?
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Says what the two works together reveal about the issue.
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How do you avoid running out of time?
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Time each section and rehearse the whole to length.
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Structure in one line?
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Open → extract 1 → extract 2 → whole works → conclude, signposted and timed.
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