Diagrams Importance of diagrams The role of diagrams

Diagrams

Importance of diagrams. . • The role of diagrams is to illustrate, support, justify or enhance an argument • Insist on diagrams wherever possible • Students to start with simple diagrams to understand the workings of a diagram • Encourage students to add/make their diagrams more sophisticated in nature

Internal Assessment… • Portfolios must contain a variety of diagrams • Innovative with diagrams rather than repeating • • the same diagrams Try and vary diagrams even if references to the same concepts made in two different commentaries However, one sophisticated diagram –better than several D/S or AD/AS diagrams

Paper 1… • The 10 mark question will generally require a diagram • Encourage students to illustrate their answer in the 15 mark application question

Paper 2… • Paper 2 questions for HL would require diagrams for every question • Usually one detailed diagram would suffice

Paper 3…. . • Data based questions usually carry two 4 mark questions requiring diagrams with explanations • The 8 mark evaluation questions do not usually need a diagram • However, if students will more comfortable doing diagrams to explain a concept. They can do so.

Labelling…. • Diagrams should be very clearly labelled • Shifts and rises/falls in prices indicated with arrows • Diagrams should be done with pens • However, they can be drawn in pencil for practice • Reasonably proportioned- not too smallnor too large