| Comment | Link |
| Your spelling of key terminology is weak. Last year SPAG marks were worth one whole grade at GCSE history. | Use the knowledge organisers in your book to make glossaries of key terms. |
| Your handwriting is hard to read; if an examiner can’t read your handwriting they score you 0. | There is a useful webpage here with some handy tips |
| It’s really important to express yourself in PEAR paragraphs to develop analysis. | Video 4 |
| Your work would improve if you were to develop greater depth of detail in your written responses. | Please find the link to the Academy Shop where you can buy revision guides here Parent Pay Website this will really help you include better depth of knowledge |
| Read the questions carefully highlighting command words to ensure you directly answer them. | Doc 5 |
| When asked to explain make sure you don’t just describe events, by referring back to the question. | Video 6 |
| Make sure you expand on your points, adding detail to ‘show off’ your knowledge. | Video 2 |
| When judging ‘usefulness’ of a source make sure you evaluate the provenance. | Video 1 |
| Please complete all homework tasks to ensure you are prepared for you lessons. | Please have a look at the Academy’s homework policy for verification |
| When a question asks you ‘how far do you agree’ make sure you both agree and disagree with the interpretation. | This video models how to develop a balanced 16 mark response |
| For high mark questions make sure you plan out your answer. | This page on BBC bitesize has some great advice. |
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