Geography GCSE Writing Mat

A4 geography writing mat resource outlining the key techniques, structures and phrases for students to follow to succeed in extended writing activities.

This resource can be used for all attainment and ability levels, from scaffolding lower attainment writing through models, to challening those requiring more depth in explanation.

Suitable for AQA GCSE exam question technique, as well as Key Stage 3 writing to build confidence and embed practice at an early stage.

Each writing technique caters to the requirements of exam command words such as, ‘Explain’, ‘Describe’, and ‘To what extent’.

A variety of structures covered, for example:

• 1. TEA (Trend, Evidence, Anomaly)
• 1. PEE (Point, Evidence, Explanation)
• 1. LOAD (Locate/Introduce, On the one hand, Alternatively, Decision)