Gradebook 1 FEEDBACK

Before we start Please can you fill our the Gradebook 1 section of your Planner Type of question: America essay Topic: America C.1845 WWW: EBI: You all need to have an individual whiteboard and a pen!

THE OVERARCHING PROBLEMS Not enough detail Events (Nullification Crisis and Missouri Compromise) Not engaging with the term ‘significant’ Good discussion of difference/similarities, but no real link to the question, which says ‘significant differences’

‘The north and south were significantly different c ‘The north and south were significantly different c.1845’ assess the validity of this view DEFINE What words need defining in this question? CRITERA What would need to happen in order for the North and South to be significantly different? JUDGEMENT A) What will you explore in your paragraphs? B) What is your answer to the question? Use whiteboards to go over – discuss as a class and then get students to re-write in green pen

Key problem - detail You have been given a sheet that gives you points you could raise in this essay. Your job is to use your textbook and own knowledge to put relevant, but more importantly specific detail on each side of the tables Divide up between students or tables?

‘The north and south were significantly different c ‘The north and south were significantly different c.1845’ assess the validity of this view At least 2 paragraphs on differences between the North and the South At least 2 paragraphs on similarities between the North and the South If your argument is that the N/S were significantly different, you need to explain why the similarities are not important/outweigh the differences. If your argument is that the N/S were NOT significantly different, you need to say that the differences are not important/outweigh the similarities. Differences – economic, views on slavery, political

‘The north and south were significantly different c ‘The north and south were significantly different c.1845’ assess the validity of this view Not all paragraphs focused on one point Not all paragraphs explained WHY your evidence makes the N/S different or similar Few people linked backed to the question! TASK: Read each of your main body paragraphs, and write a to do list on your whiteboard for how each paragraph could have been better. Differences – economic, views on slavery, political

POINT What are you discussing in this paragraph. EVIDENCE What SPECIFIC evidence do you have on this topic? EXPLAIN What does your evidence suggest about the differences/similarities between the N/S LINK Does your explanation suggest there were ‘significant differences between the N/S C.1845?

CONCLUSIONS REASSERT YOUR JUDGEMENT HOW HAVE YOUR PARAGRAPHS PROVEN THAT YOUR ANSWER IS THE CORRECT ONE?