The document discusses focusing lesson objectives and marking on a single skill. Having a specific focus allows students to better understand how to progress and makes marking quicker. It emphasizes that clear and concise marking along with focusing on one skill at a time makes it easier for students to understand expectations and feel less daunted by the tasks. Reinforcing objectives verbally and with repetition reduces student confusion over what is expected of them.

1. Band descriptors
Lesson objectives
Language
Marking (also peer)
Activities
Specific focus should allow them to have a clear
understanding of how to make progress and allow
you write less

2. Band Descriptors
Statement
Describe
Discuss
Explain
Evaluate
Connect
Differences
Justification
Critical Analysis
Wider context
Green pen- skills that have been
shown
Red pen- skills that need to be
developed
One focus helps their perception of
themselves as learners-more
achievable
Clear concise marking is quicker and more effective

3. Easier planning
for progress
• Better understanding of success criteria allows for
rapid progress
• Lessons focus on specific skill
and less to
write when
marking for you
• Allows for high quality, effective peer marking
Easier for them
to understand
• Reinforced verbally
• Repetitiveness means less confusion of
expectations
and make
progress
• Focusing on one skill to make progress seems
less daunting

4. • Explain-Why?
• Evaluate- What is the other side of the argument?
• Connect- Does this link to any other ideas?
• Justify-What evidence would support this?
• Analyse-What other possible explanations are
there?
• Dirty time-clear questions make it easy for them to
respond

5. • Consistent approach gives clear feedback and helps dialogue
about exactly what each skill entails
• Is this an explanation or justification?
• One side is very weak, is this still an evaluation?
• They have mentioned another religion, but I am not sure if
they have actually connected.
• They have analysed one point in a lot of detail, but not
thought about other points of view.
• There is a lot of detail, but they have not explained their
ideas.
• Make sure they are given an opportunity to action peer
marking

6. Marking
should
inform
lesson
planning