To what extent are strategies to manage tropical rainforests sustainably successful? Use an example you have studied. [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 accurate geographical knowledge and understanding of sustainable management strategies. Provides thorough and well-developed assessment of the extent of their success, with clear evaluation. Uses relevant and specific place-specific information/case studies effectively to support arguments, demonstrating clear links to the question. Arguments are logical, coherent, and well-structured, leading to a clear and supported conclusion. |
| Level 2 · 4 to 6 | Demonstrates sound geographical knowledge and understanding of sustainable management strategies. Provides some assessment of their success, but may lack depth or consistent evaluation. Uses some relevant place-specific information/case studies, but links to the question may be less explicit or detailed. Arguments are generally clear but may lack sustained coherence or a fully supported conclusion. |
| Level 1 · 1 to 3 | Demonstrates limited geographical knowledge and understanding of management strategies. Provides simple statements with little or no assessment of success. Limited or no use of relevant place-specific information/case studies, or information is generic. Response is basic, unstructured, or lacks clarity. |