Key Concept: Interpretation

It was wrong to abolish slavery.

How far do you agree with this statement?
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Description
You recognise that slavery has been interpreted in different ways.

You use some of the sources to make simple observations and write basic
sentences about your findings.
You identify and describe with some evidence, the different interpretations
of slavery.
You use the sources to answer the key question and use the writing frame to
structure work appropriately.
You identify and describe with detailed and well selected evidence, the
different interpretations of slavery.
You are beginning to come up with your own hypothesis and you are
beginning to use evidence to support this. Your work is well structured and you
use some key words.
You identify and describe with detailed and well selected evidence, the
different interpretations of slavery.

You begin to explain why there are different interpretations of slavery.

You form your own hypothesis and support this with evidence. Your work is
well structured and you use key words.
You can identify and describe with detailed and well selected evidence,
the different interpretations of slavery.

You explain why there are different interpretations of slavery.

You form and begin to analyse your hypothesis with different evidence. You
are beginning to look beyond the surface features of the sources to evaluate
them in relation to the interpretations they have of slavery. Your work is well
structured and you use key words.
You can identify and describe with detailed and well selected evidence,
the different interpretations of the abolition of slavery. You will begin to analyse
these interpretations.
You explain why there are different interpretations of slavery.
You form and analyse your hypothesis with evidence. You look beyond the
surface features of the sources to evaluate them in relation to the interpretations.
Your work is well structured and you use key historical words.
You can identify and describe with detailed and well selected evidence,
the different interpretations of the abolition of slavery. You will analyse these
interpretations.

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You explain why there are different interpretations of slavery.

You form and substantially analyses your hypothesis with evidence. You
look beyond the surface features of the sources to evaluate them in relation to
the interpretations. Work is well structured and you use key historical words.
You will have completed some independent research to extend your answer.

THINK!
Have you:
Included everything off your table?
Explained everything REALLY
FULLY?
Used your own knowledge about
slavery to explain what the sources
are saying?
Said what you think of the different
arguments you have included are
they strong? Why?
To help with this you could link to
sources you havent used to back
up your argument or argue against
another source.