Deployment of Knowledge
6.1 / Use of Sources & Interpretations6.2 & 6.3
BL1: Grade G Well done on attempting the question:
/ You have shown:· Sometimes you write general comments without explaining how or why something happened. Sometimes you say things, which could be true of other periods of History.
· Sometimes you repeat yourself
To improve further:
· You need to include more information about the actual topic that you are studying to answer the question. / You have shown:
· Sometimes you write general comment or copy the source out instead of answering the question.
· Sometimes you ignore the source.
· You have not shown any understanding of the question
To improve further:
· Use the sources you are directed to in your answer.
· Show you have some understanding of the topic being covered in the question.
L1: Grade F Well done, you have shown you have the ability to get a reasonable grade at GCSE on this particular topic,
/ You have shown: -· You are able to write sentences, which include information in answer to the question.
· Sometimes you write general comments without explaining how or why something happened. Sometimes you say things, which could be true of other periods of History.
· Sometimes you repeat yourself.
To improve further:
· You need more information about the actual topic that you are studying. You will need to organise it into paragraphs. / You have shown: -
· You take sources at face value, without thinking about the provenance (the sentence which tells you who wrote it, drew it, took the photo or whatever).
· You can take information from sources, using them to find out about a question you have been asked. However, you simply re–write this without thinking about it.
· When you look at an interpretation or representation you also take it at face value, without thinking whether it might not be entirely accurate.
To improve further:
· You need to look at the provenance of a source and think about how that affects it’s meaning. You need to think about whether a source really means what it says.
L2: Grade E - B Well done, you have shown you have the ability to get a reasonable grade at GCSE on this particular topic; a consistently high standard of work at this level in the exam could get you a grade C.
/ You have shown: -· You are able to back up your answer with knowledge about the topic, showing that you understand quite a lot about it.
· Sometimes you do not stick to the point of the question you are answering but put in anything on the topic. Try to control what you include.
· You are able to organise your answer into paragraphs. Usually paragraphs at this level are not linked, but follow like a list.
To improve further:
· You need to think about your whole answer, plan it out into paragraphs and get them in a good order. / You have shown:
· You make inferences from sources, for example you can work out what is going on in the background. You can spot if the source is unreliable or one-sided (biased) but your answer will often be undeveloped and unbalanced.
· You only give the limitations of the source when asked if it is useful. You only look at the contents of the source, when deciding whether it is reliable or accurate. You still tend to describe the contents of the source, what it says or shows, rather than judging whether it is accurate, reliable or useful.
· You can compare two sources but may go through the sources in turn rather than look for similarities and/or differences. Your answers are undeveloped.
To improve further:
· You need to give a more balanced. Developed answer and try to look at contents and provenance of sources, their values and limitations.
/ Deployment of Knowledge
6.1 / Use of Sources & Interpretations
6.2 & 6.3
L3: Grade C - A Well done, you have shown you have the ability to get a level 3 on this particular topic, a consistently high standard of work at this level in the exam could get you a GRADE A.
/ You have shown· Your answers consist of a sequence of paragraphs in an order, which you have thought about and planned. Each has detailed knowledge and understanding of the topic of that paragraph.
· There are some links between the sections or paragraphs, which show that you know what you are doing.
To improve further:
· You need to take even more care over the planning, not just pushing your information about, but choosing it and then using it to answer exactly what the question asks. / You have shown:
· You can make good, thoughtful, developed comments on the evidence a source provides by using what you have been given about its nature, origins and purpose.
· You go on from this, not to reject unreliable sources, but to explain how they could be used. For example, you can show how a one–sided source can tell us about people’s motives or intentions; or you can explain how propaganda works.
· You give thorough answers to questions asking you to comment on interpretations or representations.
To improve to further:
· You need to think about how to plan answers to big questions, putting the whole answer together and using sources where you want them to fit, not just how they have been put in front of you.
L4: Grade A - A* Well Done! A brilliant piece of work, You star! You have shown you have the ability to achieve the highest level/grade at GCSE, a consistently high of standard work at this level in the exam could get you a GRADE A*. /
You have shown: -
· The main argument takes over and controls the whole answer.· Each paragraph selects just the right amount of information, just the right fact or understanding, to prove the point you want to make. The answer as a whole has been built up over several paragraphs.
· There is an introduction, in which you lay out what you think of the question, and a conclusion in which you tie it all up.
To improve further:
· Your conclusion should be a sustained judgement on the key issues in the question.
· Level 4 answers may not be longer than level 3 answers, but they are better organised. / You have shown: -
· You can really use sources, putting them where you want them to go in your own answer to the question set.
· You will be able to comment on the reliability of sources, and their utility, but these skills will be shown as part of the whole answer.
· All the sections and/or paragraphs of the answer will be linked and will flow in an ordered way from opening remarks to a conclusion, which may be a personal one.
To improve further:
· Your conclusion should give a final, sustained judgement on the source or sources.