How toppers approached this question
(a) What are the issues and dilemmas that confront Ms. Sharma? (b) What ethical principles should guide Ms. Sharma in addressing the harassment and bullying complaints in her department? (c) What long-term strategies should be implemented to prevent harassment and bullying in government departments? How can these strategies promote a culture of respect and inclusivity? (Answer in 250 words) 20 marks
How toppers built answers of this type: the structure spine and the moves they converged on. Aggregated across real past-paper answers for this paper and directive, not this one question, so no question-specific evidence is shown. No answer text is reproduced.
The topper method
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The spine toppers built
Open
- Define the key term first
- Context-hook opening
Build
- Numbered enumeration
- Directive-mirroring headers
- Both sides before the verdict
Close
- Verdict conclusion
- Forward-looking close
Moves they converged on
- Numbered enumeration65% of answers
Enumerate points as a numbered list.
- Define the key term first63% of answers
Open by defining the central term.
- Example as evidence57% of answers
Tag a concrete example explicitly as evidence.
- Verdict conclusion55% of answers
End with a clear verdict.
- Directive-mirroring headers37% of answers
Headers that mirror the question's directive.
Evidence toppers carried (per answer)
Concepts ~2Examples ~1Statutes ~1Thinkers ~1Principles ~1Institutions ~1Other anchors ~1Current events ~1
Case anatomy · Ethical dilemma
- Ethical issues94% of toppers
- Chosen option89% of toppers
- Justification89% of toppers
- Values in conflict83% of toppers
- Options78% of toppers
- Stakeholders75% of toppers
GS4 · Discuss: derived from 318 real past-paper answers: counts, not copied prose
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