Year 10 Coursework Mark Scheme

This is what I will use to mark your poster and written work....
Does your work match these requirements ?
If not, you need to adapt it / add / remove anything that is needed....

How to make your coursework into an A*

Try to make your work match the descriptions below. This is what teachers will be looking for to award an A*!

Tick them as you achieve them. We will give you a printed copy of the sheet...

AO 1: KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

• Show good knowledge and understanding of Svalbard.
• Show you understand the concept of ‘possible futures’.
• Give arguments to support your view of a possible future.
• Present interconnected / linked ideas.

AO 2: APPLICATION, INTERPRETATION AND VALUES

• Make your interpretation of the future detailed.
• Develop and show the complexity of your personal view, including how it will affect you
• Justify your personal view.

AO 3: SKILLS AND ANALYSIS

• Develop an appropriate technique to present your ideas.
• Use particular skills to communicate your findings
• Focus on clear communication to your intended audience.
• Make sure that you communicate appropriate information

Remember that there are marks for the quality of your written communication. These are obtained by:

• Presenting relevant information in a form that suits its purpose
• Ensuring text is legible
• Using a suitable structure and style of writing appropriate to the task

And here is the cover sheet which we shall put onto the work...

PILOT GCSE GEOGRAPHY (1949) : COURSEWORK COVER SHEET

NAME: FORM: CAND NO:

TOPIC: EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS

TASK A: Concept map of Environmental Change on Svalbard

TASK B: Global Warming on Svalbard

Futures: possible ideas in the context of Svalbard		Applying understanding to particular context of Svalbard		Expressing personal views of the issue which is being explored
Basic – one option	1 mark	Lacks confidence in applying what they know to Svalbard	1 mark	Limited personal comment	1 mark
Sound – at least two options	2 marks	Can apply what they know to Svalbard	2 marks	Expresses own views	2 marks
Detailed – more than 2 options, and options compared	3 marks	Shows the way in which Svalbard is linked to other places	3 marks	Complex and linked views	3 marks

Total (12)

Comment

There is also an ICT section to add:

Using ICT for clarity in presentation and to aid analysis
ICT used for presentation only	1 mark
ICT to support analysis and presentation	2 marks
ICT used appropriately and sources quoted	3 marks

Here are some possible websites to get you started on the Global Warming task:

http://www.svalbard-images.com/spitzbergen/climate-change-a.php - some images from Greenpeace showing coastal retreat - note that these are copyright images. You should always check whether you have permission to use images and ideas...

In August 2002, Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior travelled to Svalbard to study glacier's decline.

Greenpeace took photos of Blomstrandbreen, a glacier in the King's Bay area (Kongsfjorden) to illustrate a retreat of the glacier of approximately 2 km in the past 80 years.

The glacier was connected to the peninsula Blomstrandhalvøya (halvøya means peninsula) until 1992 but now there is a passage of nearly 1km between Blomstrandhalvøya, which is now an island, and the glacier's front

Since 1960, the average retreat of that glacier has been about 35 m a year, accelerating in the last ten years. Greenpeace says other glaciers in the area are showing an overall retreat.