The Normans - Battle of Hastings 1066 Assessment

KS3 History Assessment - Norman conquest of England (compare, contrast and evaluate)
Product Code: HIS/C8/WB/06

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This resource is based on a History GCSE Style essay question about the Norman conquest of England at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. "‘William Duke of Normandy won the Battle of Hastings due to luck and the weaknesses of the Anglo Saxon army’ How far do you agree?

This Assessment / exam is out of 22 or 26 marks and consists of;
Section A: 10 Knowledge and Understanding short answer questions
Section B: A 12 mark + Optional 4 for SPAG Substantiated judgement essay about whether the most important changes to the Tudor Church happened during the reign of Edward VI

The new History GCSE Objectives are as follows:
AO1: demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the key features and characteristics of the period studied.
AO2: explain and analyse historical events and periods studied using second-order historical concepts.
AO3: analyse, evaluate and use sources (contemporary to the period) to make substantiated judgements, in the context of historical events studied.
AO4: analyse, evaluate and make substantiated judgements about interpretations (including how and why interpretations may differ) in the context of historical events studied.

This resource contains:

1. Knowledge Based Exam Paper
2. 1 Essay Question
3. Essay improvement sheet - Linked to the Action Points on the feedback sheet.
4. Feedback Sheet - with marking scheme, example answers and grade boundaries to be used by students or teacher
5. Question mark analysis - Track missing marks to improve exam technique

This resource is fully adaptable to fit your own schools assessment criteria and is currently set up to follow the 1-9 GCSE formula and simplifying it for KS3 students.

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