Transcript Revision_Lesson_16

What types of transport and communication
existed before the railroad?
How significant was the railroad in…
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1) Journey West
2) Homesteaders
3) Cattlemen
4) Law and Order
• What was communication and transport like
before the railroad?
• How did the railroad help solve these
problems?
How important was the railroad in the successful
settlement of the American West by 1895?
• Candidates either submit no evidence or fail to address the question 0
• Level 1: Answers that provide general statements, describe single factors or
factual details 1-2
• Level 2: Answers that comment briefly on several factors, to do with the
topic. Answers at this level are likely to assume the importance of factor(s)
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• Answers that identify and explain one factor, in depth, to do with the topic.
Answers at this level are likely to assume the importance of the factor 3-6
• Level 3: Answers that recognise and explain several factors to do with the
topic in specific detail. Answers at this level may begin to evaluate the
importance of factor(s) 7-10
• Level 4: Answers that develop out of level 3 and evaluate the relative
importance of individual factors or come to a summary assessment about
the factors involved or provide details of the links between factors 11-12
12 mark exam technique
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12 marks = 17 minutes
4 chunky paragraphs
3 key reasons
Conclusion explaining most important
factor or showing links between factors