Analyse the social and economic impacts of a heatwave in the UK. Use a named example 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 relevant social and economic impacts is shown. This is applied to the question with good effect and in a relevant named UK heatwave context, with specific factual detail. 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 some social and/or economic impacts is shown. This is applied to the question in a relevant named UK heatwave context, with some factual detail. 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 impacts is shown. This is applied to the question in a limited context, with limited or no specific reference to a named UK heatwave. Simple statements are made. The answer is limited in its geographical understanding and/or context. The answer may lack structure. |