Assess how climate change is affecting the pattern of extreme weather events in the UK. Refer to specific examples in your answer. [6 marks]
AO1 (published assessment objective): Identify and interpret explicit and implicit information and ideas; select and synthesise evidence from different texts (English Language). For Literature: read, understand and respond to texts, maintaining a critical style, developing an informed personal response, and using textual references including quotations to support and illustrate interpretations. For Geography: demonstrate knowledge of locations, places, processes, environments and different scales. For History: demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the key features and characteristics of the periods studied.
AO2 (published assessment objective): Explain, comment on and analyse how writers use language and structure to achieve effects and influence readers, using relevant subject terminology to support their views (English). For Geography: demonstrate geographical understanding of concepts and how they are used in relation to places, environments and processes, and the interrelationships between places, environments and processes. For History: explain and analyse historical events and periods studied using second-order historical concepts.
Assessed against AO1, AO2 using Revision Robin's own level descriptors below. These are not the exam board's mark scheme. Every quotation in the feedback is checked against your answer before you see it, and a teacher's mark overrides ours.
| Level 3 · 5 to 6 | Detailed and accurate knowledge and understanding of how climate change is affecting the pattern of extreme weather events is shown. This is applied to the question with good effect and in a relevant context, with specific factual details and examples. Connections and relationships between different aspects of the topic are recognised and explained. A clear, logical and well-structured answer is provided. |
| Level 2 · 3 to 4 | Clear knowledge and understanding of how climate change is affecting the pattern of extreme weather events is shown. This is applied to the question in a relevant context, with some factual details and examples. Some connections and relationships between different aspects of the topic are recognised and explained. A clear and structured answer is provided. |
| Level 1 · 1 to 2 | Basic knowledge and understanding of extreme weather patterns or climate change is shown. This is applied to the question in a limited context, with limited or no specific examples. Simple statements are made. The answer is limited in its geographical understanding and/or context. The answer may lack structure. |