Edexcel – Unit 1 - Access to History 2

Access to History Online Edexcel Unit 3 – A1 Protest, Crisis and Rebellion in England,1536–88Mid Level 1: 2 marksThe qualities of Level 1 are displayed, but material is lessconvincing in its range/depth or the quality of writtencommunication does not conform.High Level 1: 3 marksThe qualities of Level 1 are securely displayed.Level 2Level 3Candidates will produce statements deriving from their ownknowledge and may attempt to link this with the presentedsource material. Knowledge will have some accuracy andrelevance. There may be some analysis, but focus on theanalytical demand of the question will be largely implicit.Candidates will attempt to make links between the statementsand the material is unlikely to be developed very far. Thewriting will show elements of coherence but there are likely tobe passages which lack clarity and/or proper organisation. Therange of skills needed to produce a convincing essay is likely tobe limited. Frequent syntactical and/or spelling errors are likelyto be present.Low Level 2: 4 marksThe qualities of Level 2 are displayed, but material is lessconvincing in its range/depth and the quality of writtencommunication does not conform.Mid Level 2: 5 marksThe qualities of Level 2 are displayed, but material is lessconvincing in its range/depth or the quality of writtencommunication does not conform.High Level 2: 6 marksThe qualities of Level 2 are securely displayed.Candidates attempt a broadly analytical response from theirown knowledge, which offers some support for the presentedsource material. Knowledge will be generally accurate andrelevant. The answer will show some understanding of the focusof the question but may include material which is eitherdescriptive, and thus only implicitly relevant to the question'sfocus, or which strays from that focus in places. Attempts atanalysis will be supported by generally accurate factual materialwhich will lack balance in places. The answer will show somedegree of direction and control but these attributes will notnormally be sustained throughout the answer. The candidatewill demonstrate some of the skills needed to produce aconvincing essay, but there may be passages which showdeficiencies in organisation. The answer is likely to includesome syntactical and/or spelling errors.(4–6)(7–10)© Hodder Education 2011