Year 9: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
Grade Descriptors
| Examination | Essay | Interpreting Evidence | Research | |
| A | Detailed and comprehensive historical knowledge. Synthesized and interpreted information accurately in extended writing tasks. | Detailed historical knowledge and well developed essay writing skills (appropriate introductions, thoughtful body paragraphs and conclusions, provision of evidence to support statements and contentions). | Detailed and analytical written reflections on historical sources, such as primary and secondary written and visual documents. Few if any errors in tests and other assignments. | Consistently found and synthesised a very wide range of sources, met the conventions of historical research such as bibliographies and quotations and drew logical conclusions from his reading. |
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| B | Sound historical knowledge. Interpreted information accurately in extended writing tasks. | Quite detailed historical knowledge and developing essay writing skills as above. | Thoughtful reflection on historical sources as above. Small errors in tests and other assignments. Needs to be more analytical. | Found sources, met conventions of historical research and drew conclusions as above. May need to be more analytical. |
| C | Satisfactory historical knowledge. Some accurate interpretation. Significant errors in one or more sections. | Satisfactory historical knowledge and adequate essay writing skills as above. | Satisfactory understanding and reflection on historical sources as above. Significant errors in tests and other assignments but adequate understanding of the essentials. | Demonstrates satisfactory research skills as above, but needs to improve in one or two areas. |
| D | Limited historical skills and knowledge. Substantial errors in several sections. | Limited historical knowledge and essay writing skills as above | Limited understanding and reflection on historical sources as above. Substantial errors in tests and other assignments. | Limited research skills as above, but needs substantial improvement in several areas. |
| E | Minimal historical skills and knowledge. Substantial errors in most or all sections. | Minimal historical knowledge and essay writing skills as above. | Minimal ability to understand and reflect on historical sources as above. Work significantly compromised by substantial factual errors and/or other deficiencies. | Minimal research skills as above. Weak in most or all of these areas. |
