There will be one 12-mark extended response style question in the final examination.

The question that you will answer will be:

Analyse the concept of power with reference to the work of Steven Lukes.

(12 marks)

Under examination conditions, the writing of a response to this style of question should take no more than 25 minutes.

You are not going to write your response to this question under examination conditions, so you should expect this task to take around 1 hour to complete.

For 12-mark responses, a maximum of 8 marks can be awarded for knowledge and understanding (description, explanation and exemplification) and the remaining four marks for demonstration of the higher-order skill of analysis. 

Analytical comments can take a number of forms. You need to consider the implications of the K points that you include, any contradictions, references to why theK point is important/significant etc.

You can spin this analytical/evaluation wheel to give you some ideas to help you construct analytical sentences. An example could be:

This means that .....because....

As a result of this......

This is significant because it reveals...

This is important as it shows that Lukes' theories are.....because....

It is advisable to include 4 descriptive points, 4 examples and 4 pieces of analysis.

You should include three separate paragraphs about Lukes' concept of power (one paragraph should be allocated to each 'face' of power). 

There is no requirement for you to write an introduction or conclusion for a 12-mark extended response style question.