Year 7 History Middle Ages

Assessment 2

Henry II & Thomas Becket

Unit / Self Review / Teacher
Review
Excellence (E7) / Fully explain a range of arguments on who was to blame for the murder of Thomas Becket.
Produce a strong substantiated argument as to who was to blame for the murder of Thomas Becket
Critically evaluate and challenge counter argument.
Critically evaluate sources and assess their value as evidence to the historian.
Use historical terminology accurately and precisely to support an argument.
SPAG is excellent throughout.
Detailed historical knowledge shown and an good understanding for historical context
Advancing (A7) / Reach a conclusion on who was to blame for the murder of Thomas Becket and support this with an explanation.
Compare the different arguments on who was to blame for the murder of Thomas Becket and explain the links between them.
Evaluate the arguments on who was to blame for the murder of Thomas Becket.(King Henry II, The Knights, Thomas Becket or any other argument)
Evaluate evidence and begin to challenge the reliability.
SPAG is excellent throughout.
Write in a structured way with a clear introduction, conclusion and detailed paragraphs.
Detailed historical knowledge shown and an some understanding for historical context
Secure (S7) / Explain at least one argument on who was to blame for the murder of Thomas Becket using the word “because”.
Begin to make links between arguments on who was to blame for the murder of Thomas Becket.
Explain the different arguments on who was to blame for the murder of Thomas Becket.
Make inferences from a source.
SPAG is consistent good throughout and writing is clear and understandable.
Good historical knowledge shown and a basic understanding for historical context
Developing (D7) / Describe 2 or more arguments on who was to blame for the murder of Thomas Becket
Write in paragraphs.
Provide further detail on arguments on who was to blame for the murder of Thomas Becket (but not explaining).
Describe what they can see within sources
Be able to use key language and use them in simple sentences to describe what they are or when they occur, including Chancellor, excommunicated, power struggle, Canterbury, Archbishop
Some historical knowledge shown.
Foundation (F7) / Identify reasons on who was to blame for the murder of Thomas Becket
List a few reasons who was to blame for the murder of Thomas Becket .
Able to put the events/ideas in the correct order.
Identify key parts to a source.
Some historical knowledge shown.