1. Contribute to a group discussion about a complex subject.

• make clear and relevant contributions in a way that suits your purpose and situation;

• listen and respond sensitively to others, and develop points and ideas; and

• create opportunities for others to contribute where appropriate

Here your teacher must see you discussing a topic in small groups (at least 4). It could be a discussion on a topic that has been set for you and will be relevant to the work you are studying. This is a normal History activity and will be easy to achieve. You should be able to provide evidence of notes taken for the discussion or during the discussion.

2. Make a presentation about a complex subject, using at least one image to illustrate complex points.

• speak clearly and adapt your style of presentation to suit your purpose, subject, audience and situation;

• structure what you say so that the sequence of information and ideas may be easily followed; and

• use a range of techniques to engage the audience, including effective use of images

Here each one of you should make a presentation on a topic that you can choose from the courses we are studying. The presentation must last 8 minutes and must be delivered to the whole group. It would help to use images during the presentation. To pass this task your notes and images and a statement from your teacher will be needed for your portfolio.  A powerpoint presentation would lend itself well to this task. Presentations are an expectation in most University courses so this will be valuable experience.

3. Read and synthesise information from two extended documents about a complex subject. One of these documents should include at least one image.

• select and read material that contains the information you need;

• identify accurately, and compare, the lines of reasoning and main points from texts and images; and

• synthesise the key information in a form that is relevant to your purpose.

Here you must provide evidence that you have read two documents on a complex subject (History? e.g. Two chapters from a textbook or two extended primary documents) So if you have photocopies of two documents that you have annotated then this will qualify as evidence of reading. This task will overlap with the next task where you have to have evidence of written work. This should be easy to achieve in our subject and you can use evidence from any of the units (ie British or German)

4. Write two different types of documents about complex subjects. One piece of writing should be an extended document and include at least one image.

• select and use a form and style of writing that is appropriate to your purpose and complex subject matter;

• organise relevant information clearly and coherently, using specialist vocabulary when appropriate;

• ensure your text is legible and your spelling, grammar and punctuation are accurate, so your meaning is clear

Here you must produce two documents of 1000 words. Easy again because we use essays to assess you during the year. You could link up with the task above and show how you have synthesized your understanding of the documents with this written work. The documents have to be different types so you could use a source based assignment and a normal essay. You could use evidence from another subject for one of your written tasks (e.g. English coursework). Spelling, grammar, and punctuation have to be good for this task.