Being able to answer case study questions correctly is vital if students are to succeed at GCSE. This is a description of a simple idea that worked with a Year 10 group studying an LEDC foreign aid case study, in this case Goat Aid. The OCR B Geography examination demands that three, well developed points are made about a relevant case study that includes place specific detail. This lesson required: Some background information on Goat Aid, provided by a text book; iPads and students’ own devices in order to check / expand information; 9 blank A3 pieces of paper per pair; whatever they could find in the room, including textbooks and pens etc; some stickers; an examination question. The lesson began with a Feedback 5 activity that allowed the class to focus on setting their own targets. As a group, a particular weakness was the lack of specific detail within answers. Another area that needed development was the wa...
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