Why is it a Band 9 essay?
- General statement (first line) gives a background to the issue and does not paraphrase the question
- There are clear paragraph introductions to guide the reader
- Both the opinion and the opposite side are mentioned in the essay and a clear opinion is given throughout the essay without staying on the fence.
- The points are well developed (clear, complex, exemplified, explained, linked back to the question using ‘so what?’)
- Hedging used in order to avoid generalization
- Linking and referencing used
- Results/consequences/so what? given for every point in the essay
- Complex sentences and conditionals used
- Collocations used such as:
