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| Below is an example of an assessment using the new mark scheme: | ||
| (the question is ‘was the Black Death a blessing in disguise?’) | ||
| Step | Strand 1- Knowledge of the past | Consequences |
| 3 | Pupils are able to briefly describe some aspects of the Black Death e.g symptoms. Their knowledge is limited but accurate. | Pupils are able to identify a few consequences of the Black Death e.g. lots of people died. |
| 4 | Pupils are able to describe the Black Death in a fair amount of detail. They are now able to include some key words such as symptom, buboes etc. (though not always used accurately) and some dates. | Pupils are able to explain, in detail, one consequence of the Black Death. |
| 5 | Pupils are able to describe the Black Death in a good level of detail. They use key words regularly and accurately and include specific dates and names to support their descriptions. | Pupils are able to explain, in detail, two or more consequences of the Black Death. |
| 6 | Pupils are able to describe the Black Death in depth using specialist vocabulary precisely. They support their answers with specific examples and have enhanced their classroom learning by including their own research. | Pupils are able to explain a range of consquences of the Black Death (both positive and negative) and come to a conclusion about to what extent the Black Death was a blessing in disguise, explaining their opinion. |
| 7 | Pupils are able to describe the Black Death in depth using a wide range of specialist vocabulary. They support their answers with sepcific examples and have enhanced their classroom learning by including their own research. Their writing is engaging. (note- if this is done as a letter/diary entry then the writing should be appropriate to the period for this piece) | Pupils are able to explain a range consequences of the Black Death and come to a conclusion about the extent to which the Black Death was a blessing in disguise, explaining their opinion. In addition, pupils highlight and analyse the links between different causes or consequences. |
| 8 | Pupils are able to describe the Black Death in depth using a wide range of specialist vocabulary. They support their answers with sepcific examples and have enhanced their classroom learning by including their own research. Their writing is engaging and (if relevant) appropriate to the period studied. In addition, their writing shows an awareness of other cultures, societies or people relevant to the topic studied (such as the feudal system, the nature of the rule of Richard II during the Peasants’ Revolt, Boccaccio’s Decameron), demonstrating a broad historical knowledge. | Pupils are able to explain a range of reasons of consequences of the Black Death and come to a conclusion about the extent to which the Black Death was a blessing in disguise, explaining their opinion. In addition, pupils highlight and analyse the links between different causes or consequences. Pupils are able to carry an argument throughout their essay. Students may also refer to the work of other historians. |
