Evaluate the effectiveness of different strategies used to respond to climate change. [9 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.
AO3 (published assessment objective): Compare writers' ideas and perspectives, as well as how these are conveyed, across two or more texts (English Language). For Literature: show understanding of the relationships between texts and the contexts in which they were written. For Geography: apply knowledge and understanding to interpret, analyse and evaluate geographical information and issues to make judgements. For History: analyse, evaluate and use sources (contemporary to the period) to make substantiated judgements.
Assessed against AO1, AO2, AO3 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 · 7 to 9 | Demonstrates detailed and comprehensive knowledge and understanding of a range of strategies to respond to climate change. Arguments are logical, coherent, and sustained, showing excellent evaluative skills (AO3) regarding the effectiveness of these strategies. Excellent use of accurate and relevant place-specific detail/case studies, effectively integrated to support the evaluation (AO1/AO2). |
| Level 2 · 4 to 6 | Demonstrates clear geographical knowledge and understanding of some strategies to respond to climate change. Arguments are generally clear, but may lack some depth or sustained coherence in evaluating effectiveness. Good use of relevant place-specific detail/case studies, with some links to the question (AO1/AO2). Some evaluative comments may be present (AO3). |
| Level 1 · 1 to 3 | Demonstrates basic and limited geographical knowledge and understanding of climate change response strategies. Arguments are simple or undeveloped. Limited or no use of appropriate place-specific detail/case studies, or examples are generic (AO1). Weak or absent evaluative skills (AO3). |