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Complete the 6 and 12 marker questions that we discussed in class on Thursday. Remember the key points...

For the 6 marker, you get 3 marks for AO4 (use of data from the source), so you need to lift ideas directly from it. And you get 3 marks for AO3 (analysis and evaluation), which, crucially, has to involve the idea of explaining how the factors promote/cause globalisation, establishing a comparative ranking of importance of factors and explaining how you have arrived at this ranking (i.e. why is X more important than Y, or why is A less important than B). You could equally discuss why one factor is important in 'triggering' other factors. If you wanted to be particularly advanced you might suggest that certain factors are more important in some places (or at some points in time) than others. You don't need to cover all factors (4 would be fine).

For the 12 marker, try the following structure. Because the 'discuss' command word requires you to 'explore the strengths and weaknesses of different sides of an issue/question', it is based around the idea of presenting an argument in support of the question statement, then presenting a counterargument, then arriving at a personalised judgement.

First, define your key terms in a short introduction...what is globalisation, what is trade, what is a global institution? 

Next, make the case in support of the statement (i.e. global institutions are the most important factor). Include AO2 (pick a global institution, explain what it does and why this is important), AO4 (lift data/information from the source to illustrate how GIs could impact variations in trade/globalisation) and AO3 (evaluative statements about importance of GIs). You should do this for at least two different global institutions (either in two distinct paragraphs or in one bigger one).

Next, follow the same AO2, AO4, AO3 approach, but put forward the counter argument - i.e. consider the role of factors other than GIs in creating variations in trade and globalisation. Choose a different factor per paragraph (there are lots to choose from...TNCs/trading blocs, NGOs, improved transport/communications tech). You could do one paragraph per factor. Make sure the AO3 parts of the paragraph has comparative analysis (i.e. 'this is more important than GIs because/this is less important than GIs because/this is interdependent with GIs and therefore equally important because...')

Finally - short conclusion that directly answers the question...'Overall, I believe that GIs are/are not the most important influence on variations on globalisation and trade because...'.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The most obvious examples of global institutions (according to the Edexcel spec) are the World Trade Organisation, International Monetary Fund, and TNCs. These would therefore be the obvious ones to begin with in your 'supporting' paragraph. In your 'against' paragraph you could therefore talk about any other aspect of globalisation (e.g. migration, technology... or even things like NGOs or trading blocs, even though strictly these are still global).