1. How do we mark the coursework?
L/O: To understand what makes a good and bad coursework essay by marking other people´s work.
Plan of essay – due in Tuesday 14th October
Were Mao Zedong´s policies after he came to power significant for China?

2. What are we looking for?
– breadth, depth, accuracy and of knowledge and information used relevance – command and understanding of the history topic – relevant deployment (writing) and organisation of information – focus on the question – understanding of significance – ability to use relevantly an understanding of causes, change, key characteristics of the time, links and comparisons – ability to construct and support descriptions, explanations, arguments and judgements – ability to reach and support conclusions.
KNOWELDGE / CONTEXT
STRUCTURE
RELEVANCE
SIGNIFICANCE
LINKS
EVIDENCE
CONCLUSIONS

3. Were Mao Zedong´s policies after he came to power significant for China?
1) Look through the mark scheme for level 4 and level 5 Underline which parts of the mark scheme are looking for the particular skills. 2) Read through the China essay as a class and for each part discuss what they do well and what they do not. Your turn! Read through the Reichstag Fire essay and for each of the paragraphs decide what level you would give it and why.

4. Each points links to the next to improve flow
INTRO!
What is the question / problem?
What is the context?
What is the main argument you are going to make
e.g.
WSC was really significant
WSC was mostly significant
WSC was slightly significant
WSC was not significant
Point 1 to be discussed
Here you could add
a) Your strongest argument (and arguments against)
b) Your short term impacts (and arguments against)
c) Your decision!
Point 2:
Point 5:
Point 4:
Point 3:
Each points links to the next to improve flow
Each paragraph / point backs up your argument in the introduction