Significant Individual: Year 8 – Marking Rubric

A B C D
Excellent Achievement High Achievement Satisfactory Limited Achievement
Achievement

Develops thoughtful, targeted and useful questions Develops appropriate questions Develops broad Develops vague questions
about a significant individual. Questions address the about a significant individual. questions about a about a significant individual.
10 nature and aims of the assessment Questions appropriate for the nature significant Questions limited in scope for
Questioning and researching

and aims of the assessment individual. research task.

Locates relevant and detailed information from a Locates relevant information from a Locates Locates and copies
10 range of relevant, appropriate sources range of appropriate sources information from a information from a narrow
range of sources range of sources

Records information in a logical and efficient way, Records information in a logical way, Copies down Copies down information
with evidence of headings, keywords, abbreviations with clear indication of where information with without acknowledging or
and/or dot points. Uses mind maps and/or other information was sourced an indication of noting its origin
10 graphic organisers to represent information. where information
Provides clear indication of where information was was sourced
sourced.

Provides a clear introduction to/overview of the Provides an introduction Provides an Provides a basic and/or vague
information

individual, including their name, nickname (if any), to/overview of the individual, introduction to the introduction to the individual
Basic

10 date of birth and place of birth. including their name, nickname (if individual
any), date of birth and place of birth.

Includes a clear, accurate and engaging overview of Includes an accurate overview of the Includes a factual Includes an overview of the
Early Years

the individual’s early years. Evaluates the individual’s early years. Mentions overview of the individual’s early years
10 foreseeability of the individual’ accomplishments the foreseeability of the individual’s individual’s early
accomplishments. years
 Analyses and evaluates the significance of the Explains the significance of the Describes the Mentions the significance of
Significance of

individual. Effectively considers both the impact the individual. Considers both the significance of the the individual
Individual

individual had on medieval Europe as well as their impact the individual had on individual
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relevance to us today. medieval Europe as well as their
relevance to us today.

Selects and consistently applies relevant historical Selects and applies relevant Applies historical Applies some historical
concepts. historical concepts. concepts. concepts.
SEEPCCC

20 For example, analysing the significance of an event in the individual’s life, employing empathy in the investigation, evaluating the usefulness and
reliability of different evidence, evaluating differing perspectives, assessing cause and effect, considering continuity and change in history due to
individual, and analysing information/ideas that are contestable.