ACADEMY LEARNING CYCLE
CONNECT & ENGAGE
Subject: Year:
Lesson: Unit:
ACTIVATE DEMONSTRATE REVIEW & EVALUATE
CONNECT & ENGAGE
ACTIVATE (Explicit Teaching)
The Big Picture
REVIEW & EVALUATE
DEMONSTRATE (Student Constructs)
Express this as a percentage
13 / 27 What does this number represent?
Wed 5th October 30mins L7
Dos and DO NOTS of answering exam questions DO • Use the question words in your answer (especially in the first and final sentence!) • Make one point at a time and say everything you want to say without rushing on to another • Think about how much you are being asked (look at the mark scheme) • Relate your point to the question – if it does not help answer the question…do not use it • Use the magic words!
DO NOT • Charge straight in with the details • Use bullet points – this is extended writing • Abbreviate e.g ToV • Jump around with ideas • Write too little • Write too much
Describe how the Treaty of Versailles weakened Germany [4]
3KEY areas: The military reductions The economic sanctions The social ramifications
Use the MAGIC words
One last chance…do it by Tues!
Activate - TEST
Answer the first 25 questions
You have 10 minutes only The next questions you will be tested on next Tues – h/w revise
Exam style question – part 3
worth: [10]
This can be seen as the bullet point question and asks you to question 2 different points and usually asks which is the more …… for……….? Example 1 Which was the more responsible term for upsettiing Germany? • The military reductions • The loss of territory You must refer to both terms when explaining your answer
Example 2 Which of the Big Three (peacemakers) achieved more by the Treaty? • George Clemenceau • Woodrow Wilson You must refer to both leaders when explaining your answer
DEMONSTRATE
Let’s attempt one of them: YOU choose!
REVIEW & EVALUATE
What are some of the Dos and DO NOTs of extended writing in History?