{"id":528,"date":"2008-06-28T14:11:42","date_gmt":"2008-06-28T13:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/key-stage\/year-8-history\/the-renaissance-end-of-unit-test-assessment\/"},"modified":"2008-06-28T14:12:15","modified_gmt":"2008-06-28T13:12:15","slug":"the-renaissance-end-of-unit-test-assessment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/key-stage\/year-8-history\/the-renaissance-end-of-unit-test-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"The Renaissance – End of Unit Test \/ Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following directly on from the classroom debate<\/a>, students then write an essay<\/a>. This worksheet contains detailed instructions on how to link the characters together rather than simply focusing on what each one individually contributed. A clear markscheme is also provided; I get each student to mark 4 different essays, then we collate all the marks and average out the score for each essay in a peer-assessment exercise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Following directly on from the classroom debate, students then write an essay. This worksheet contains detailed instructions on how to link the characters together rather than simply focusing on what each one individually contributed. A clear markscheme is also provided; I get each student to mark 4 different essays, then we collate all the marks… <\/p>\n

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