Break Down What This Assignment Question Is Asking
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Help me understand what this assignment question is actually asking me to do. My context: - Subject/course: [SUBJECT] - Level: [LEVEL] - Assignment guidance or marking criteria: [OPTIONAL: PASTE OR ATTACH] Analyse the exact wording of the question and break it down into: 1. The main task What am I being asked to produce or demonstrate? 2. Command words Explain words such as analyse, compare, evaluate, discuss, justify or describe in the context of this question. 3. Scope What should be included, and what would probably be outside the question? 4. Evidence or material needed What types of examples, sources, calculations, quotations or reasoning would I likely need, based only on the guidance I provide? 5. Hidden sub-questions What smaller questions do I need to answer to address the main task fully? 6. Planning checklist Give me a checklist I can use to plan my own response. Do not write the assignment, essay or assessed answer for me. Do not invent marking criteria that I have not supplied. If the question or guidance is ambiguous, explain the ambiguity and what I should clarify. Assignment question: [PASTE QUESTION] Guidance/criteria: [OPTIONAL: PASTE OR ATTACH]