Year 7 ELP Wild Weather

ABBEYFIELD SCHOOL - ASSESSMENT

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What do I need to complete?

You will need to use the research you have conducted this term at home into two different real-life extreme
weather events anywhere in the world.

What the assessment will focus on:

You will be asked to complete a matrix and then use the information to write an essay. In this essay you will need
to describe, explain and compare.

Command What is the question asking you to do? Helpful words to use in your answer
word
Sentence starter Connectives

Describe Write about what you see in front of you. You do Firstly
not need to say why. With maps use distance, Secondly
direction & place names etc. With graphs use Also
figures & trends Finally
Explain Give reasons for something happening. Firstly Therefore
Secondly As a result
Also Consequently
Finally This means that
Compare Say what is the same and different between two Firstly Whereas
pieces of information. Secondly Alternatively
Also On the other hand
Finally Similarly

Instructions:
During this assessment, you should complete all the sections of this assessment booklet. You may use the
information on your mind map to help you.

Assessment Criteria:

Level Description
3 You show some knowledge of where places and landscapes are located. You describe physical processes
and how they affect people and the environment. You are beginning to use appropriate geography
vocabulary
4 You recognise and describe in detail the physical and human processes that occur around the world. You
show knowledge of where places and landscapes are located here and abroad. You offer reasons for your
own views and recognise that other people may hold different views. You communicate your findings using
appropriate vocabulary.
5 You show increasing depth of knowledge of where places and landscapes are located at home and
overseas. You describe and begin to explain geographical patterns. You recognise the range of views
people have about the environment. You can select appropriate information and write a conclusion to your
work using the right geography vocabulary.
6 You show a depth of knowledge of where places and landscapes are located at home and overseas. You can
describe and explain physical and human patterns and processes and recognise that these processes
interact. You can compare events in contrasting locations. You appreciate different values and attitudes,
including your own. You present your findings in a coherent way, using appropriate methods and
vocabulary to reach conclusions that are consistent with the evidence.

This in-class assessment is to be conducted under exam conditions. You Level will then be recorded and
used towards your next report home

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 My chosen weather events

Event A: ___________________________________ Location: ________________ Date: _______________

Event B: ___________________________________ Location: ________________ Date: _______________

You may use bullet points in this table

Event Causes Impacts on people Impacts on the

environment

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 Weather Event – Essay Case Study

Describe the weather experienced during one of your chosen weather events.
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Explain the impact of this weather event on people and the environment

Explain Give reasons for something happening or write Firstly Therefore

about the consequences. Think: ‘so what?’ Secondly As a result
Also Consequently
Finally This means that

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Now compare the impacts experienced in the two places you have studied

Compare Say what is the same and different between two Firstly Whereas
pieces of information. Secondly Alternatively
Also On the other hand
Finally Similarly

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