How to achieve the next Level in History Level 2
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You can see that your life is different from the lives of people in the past. You can show an understanding of the main events and about the people you have studied. You can see why people acted as they did. You can understand the different ways in which the past is described. You understand that the past is divided into different periods of time and can see similarities and differences. You understand main events and the results of these as well as changes. You can go beyond simple observation to answer questions about the past. You can now show factual knowledge about the history of Britain and the world. You can see and explain changes which happen across different periods of time. You can begin to understand different views of the past. You can begin to choose and combine information from different sources. You can use all this to write extended answers. You now have deeper factual knowledge and understanding of the history of Britain and the world. You describe what past times were like and show links between them. You can give reasons for and show an understanding of, the results of things changing. You can suggest why some people have the view that they have about events. You are beginning to say which bits of evidence are most useful for a particular task. You can select information to produce a good structured answer. You can clearly use your knowledge to describe past British history and periods of time, and you can make links across and between different periods. You can explain reasons for changes well. You thoroughly understand different views of the past, and why there are these views. You can weigh up sources and say which are the most helpful to reach certain conclusions. You are good at selecting and using information to write extended answers with good structure. You are really good at making links between your own factual knowledge and your understanding of British History to see the links between events, people, changes, and cultures. You can carry out an historical enquiry and reach your own conclusions. Your narratives and descriptions are very well structured, as are your explanations. You can see events in a wider historical context.