Emergent Developing Mastered 100pts 200pts 300pts The past is seen as knowable Interpretations are understood Signpost 1 and therefore to be particular viewpoints and interpretations of the past constructions of the past. Identifying are all just different ways of Interpretation relating the same events. Inferences are not drawn The messages and main points of Signpost 2 from interpretations. an interpretation are identified. Information may be This is done through reference to Inferences from extracted from an the interpretation itself. Interpretations interpretation. Accounts of the past are An interpretation is seen as the either used uncritically or product of a particular author. are seen as accurate The APPROACH of the author is Signpost 3 versions of the past identified and an understanding containing mistakes either is of the viewpoint of the Evaluating – deliberate (bias) or author, their purpose, their Interpretations accidental. intended audience and the evidence they have chosen to use. Interpretations are seen as Understanding that the context views on the past but are of an historical interpretation is not understood in the more important than the Signpost 4 context of their own time. period it is talking about. Interpretations in Interpretations can reveal a lot Context about the context in which they were created and could be put to this purpose. COMMENT: Mark
Emergent 100pts Developing 200pts Mastered 300pts Signpost 1 Identifying Interpretation The past is seen as knowable and therefore interpretations of the past are all just different ways of relating the same events. Interpretations are understood to be particular viewpoints and constructions of the past. Signpost 2 Inferences from Interpretations Inferences are not drawn from interpretations. Information may be extracted from an interpretation. The messages and main points of an interpretation are identified. This is done through reference to the interpretation itself. Signpost 3 Evaluating Interpretations Accounts of the past are either used uncritically or are seen as accurate versions of the past containing mistakes – either deliberate (bias) or accidental. An interpretation is seen as the product of a particular author. The APPROACH of the author is identified and an understanding is of the viewpoint of the author, their purpose, their intended audience and the evidence they have chosen to use. Signpost 4 Interpretations in Context Interpretations are seen as views on the past but are not understood in the context of their own time. Understanding that the context of an historical interpretation is more important than the period it is talking about. Interpretations can reveal a lot about the context in which they were created and could be put to this purpose. COMMENT: Mark