Evaluate the social challenges faced by residents of informal settlements (favelas) in a named urban area in an emerging or developing country. [8 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 8 | Demonstrates thorough and accurate geographical understanding of social challenges and their interrelationships in the named urban area (AO2). Applies understanding to deconstruct information and provide logical, well-developed connections between concepts throughout. Presents a balanced, well-developed argument, leading to judgments that are supported by evidence throughout (AO3). Uses a good range of specialist terms appropriately. |
| Level 2 · 4 to 6 | Demonstrates some geographical understanding of social challenges or their interrelationships in the named urban area (AO2). Applies understanding to deconstruct information and provide some logical connections between concepts. Presents an imbalanced argument but not entirely coherently, leading to judgments that are supported by some evidence (AO3). Uses some specialist terms, though may not always be appropriate. |
| Level 1 · 1 to 3 | Demonstrates isolated elements of understanding of social challenges or the interrelationship between them (AO2). Attempts to apply understanding but understanding and connections are flawed. Presents an unbalanced or incomplete argument, and/or judgments are supported by limited evidence (AO3). Uses limited specialist terms, often inaccurately. |