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Appropriate essay titles are likely to feature such phrases as “To what extent…”, “Examine critically…”, and “… Discuss this point of view”. Titles of this nature will readily stimulate much more in the way of original argument and genuine personal response by the candidate than those such as “The Life and Works of Pagnol”, “The Characters in La Peste”, “Tourism in Brittany” or “The French Revolution of 1789”, which may simply encourage the regurgitation of notes.”

  • To what extent does the life of an 18-year old in France differ from that of an 18-year old in Scotland
  • To what extent has the rise in popularity over the last 30 years of the extreme right affected the political picture in France?
  • “La France, c’est pour les Français” – discuss.
  • Zinédine Zidane – a legend in his own lifetime.
  • Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the Baccalauréat system of education?
  • Examine critically the effect of the separation of Church and State in France.
  • Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of living in a Republic as opposed to a Monarchy.
  • To what extent have the events of May ‘68 shaped modern-day France?