SKILLS BUILDER! Explain the importance (Edexcel 9-1: The American West)

WALT: explore the key skills needed to reach full marks on an ‘importance of’ question.
Recall prior knowledge from the Norman unit.
Describe the assessment objectives and mark scheme.
Analyse and criticise an example answer.
Apply my understanding to an exam question to demonstrate my knowledge.

This lesson has been created to build students confidence with using and applying assessment objectives to their learning - i have found that through using skills builders students grow in confidence and full marks seems more attainable.
Students annotate the mark scheme and an example answer before applying their knowledge to a new question and marking their peers work to demonstrate further undertstanding.

The starter activity recalls prior knowledge of the Normans topic, however the task from slide 11 could easily be moved to the starter if you do not teach this topic/ have not taught it prior to this lesson.