Unit 6: The HL Essay
Topic 6.7: Editing and refining Questions
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Quick check to start — editing the HL essay
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Answer on editing. (Exam-style practice.)
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Work through it in small steps — editing a draft down and sharpening it
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HL-ESSAY EDITING TASK. Below is a weak draft paragraph. EDIT it into a sharp, analytical HL-essay paragraph.
LINE OF INQUIRY: How does the writer use the recurring image of the locked room to present a secret?
Produce: (1) a diagnosis of what to cut/sharpen; (2) a rewritten, edited paragraph. (In the real HL essay you write 1,200–1,500 words on your own studied work.)
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