GCSE Classical Civilisation. Other Guidance: Sample Research Diary

GCSE Classical Civilisation Other Guidance: Sample Research Diary

The Specification Unit 4 of the new GCSE Classical Civilisation specification, Greece and Rome: An Evaluative Study, is assessed by controlled assessment. During the Research and Planning phase of the controlled assessment, students are required to keep a record of their work in a Research Diary. Section 3.4 of the Specification says this: Candidates should record their work in a research diary. An example of a research diary will be published in the Resource Bank. Candidates should use the diary when writing up their controlled assessment. However, the research diary should not include lengthy passages of prose which the candidate simply copies out in the final assessment. You should retain the diary once the task has been completed. The diary itself will not be assessed, but it will provide evidence that the controlled assessment is the candidate s own work and may be called for by the moderator if necessary. You should retain the research diary until the deadline for enquiries about results. The Research Diary must include details of all sources (books, webpages etc.) used notes taken from these sources details of any work conducted in pairs or groups. It may include brief quotations an essay plan. It must not include lengthy quotations a practice essay. The Research Diary This may take many forms. It may be a blank notebook in which the student can make notes, or it may be a specially designed booklet. Students may also use blank or lined paper, but if they do so this must be secured by a treasury tag as otherwise there is a significant risk of pages being lost. Sample Research Diary The following pages give an example of what a Research Diary might look like. It demonstrates several elements of good practice. 1. The instructions on the first page remind students of what they may and may not write in the Research Diary. 2. There are spaces for the student s notes and for the teacher s. 3. There is a separate page where the student can list all the sources he or she has used. 4. There is a grid to help the student plan his or her essay. You may photocopy this sample Research Diary and use it with your students if you wish. Alternatively you may design a Research Diary to suit the individual needs of your students or provide them with any suitable blank notebook. klm Copyright 2009 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. 1

HIJ GCSE Classical Civilisation Research Diary Candidate name: Centre name: Candidate number: Centre number: Title of Controlled Assessment Task How to use this diary This diary is a record of the Research and Planning phase of your Controlled Assessment. It will provide evidence, for your teacher and AQA, that your final Controlled Assessment assignment is based on your own research and that the ideas in it are your own. You may take this diary into the room when you write up your assignment. Make notes on anything you might want to use in your assignment in this diary. Your notes may include o short quotations, including details of where you found the quotation o diagrams and sketches. Your notes must not include o lengthy passages of prose (i.e. full paragraphs) which you will simply copy out in your final assessment. Keep a record of all the sources you use in the Bibliography on page 11. Sources include books, websites, DVDs, CD ROMs etc. If you work with a partner or in a group, make a note of who you work with in this diary. Use page 12 to plan your final assignment. Once you have started to write up your final piece of work you will not be allowed to add anything to this diary. You must hand this diary in with your Controlled Assessment assignment.

Grid for planning outline of Controlled Assessment Task Title of Controlled Assessment Introduction Outline of Assignment Conclusion 1 12 2 11 3 10 4 9 5 8 6 7 12 Copyright 2009 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. klm