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narrow the focus

Identify specific and general responses

In the next slide you will be given an example question.

After that will be two example responses to analyze.

This short-course is designed to highlight to you the power of narrowing the focus and including relevant information in your responses - lets dive in!

What is relevant?

Command term: distinguish! *Remember: distinguish means to make clear the differences between two or more concepts or items*

Identify the topic: eukaryotic cells are the other thing which we are distinguishing

"Distinguish between a eukaryotic cell and a prokaryotic cell." (5 marks)

Note: this question is worth 5 marks!

Identify the topic: prokaryotic cells are one of the two things we are distinguishing

example student responses

Now that we have DECODED the question, let's look at some responses to help us understand how to NARROW the focus ...

So basically the main difference between eukaryotes and prokaryotes is that eukaryotes are more complex, and prokaryotes are more simple. Eukaryotes have a nucleus, which is like where the DNA is kept safe, whereas in prokaryotes the DNA is kind of just floating around in the cytoplasm without a nucleus. Also, eukaryotes have other things like organelles which do different jobs, like mitochondria for energy and so on, while prokaryotes don’t have those. Another thing is that eukaryotic cells are usually bigger in size compared to prokaryotes, and ribosomes too are bigger in eukaryotes. So overall, you can say that the main difference is the nucleus and the level of complexity.

Waffly answer

A eukaryotic cell has a nucleus containing its DNA and membrane-bound organelles, while a prokaryotic cell lacks both. Prokaryotes usually have circular, naked DNA in the cytoplasm, whereas eukaryotes have linear chromosomes inside the nucleus which are normally associated with histone proteins. Eukaryotes have 80s ribosomes whereas prokaryotes have 70s ribosomes. Prokaryotes are generally smaller and simpler, while eukaryotes are larger and more complex.

focused answer

'Including quotes always reinforces our presentation. It breaks the monotony'

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Connect phrases

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On the left are phrases from the waffly answer, and the right has phrases from the focused answer. Connect the two to see the importance of focused, concise, answers!

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Eukaryotes have membrane-bound organelles, prokaryotes don't

Eukaryotes have a nucleus, prokaryotes DNA floating around in cytoplasm

Linear DNA in nucleus associated with histone proteins, circular naked DNA

Eukaryotes have things like organelles like mitochondria for energy, prokaryotes don't

Eukaryotes are larger and have 80s ribosomes, whereas prokaryotes have 70s

Eukaryotic cells and ribosomes are bigger in size than prokaryotes

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