Command terms
Command terms tell you what kind of thinking and response the question requires. Use the dedicated AdornGeo command-term guide to distinguish description, explanation, analysis, evaluation and other common demands.
Support resources
Written Skills
Command terms, planning and long-response writing support from the original AdornGeo skills area.
Long responses
Plan around the question, use geographically precise evidence and case studies, and make the line of argument visible. Strong responses connect evidence to the exact command term rather than simply unloading remembered content.
- Decode the command term
- Underline the geographic focus
- Plan the argument before writing
- Use located, specific case-study evidence
- Return to the question throughout
- Finish with a reasoned judgement when required
Mark bands
Use the mark bands as a description of what a successful response actually looks like, not just as a score table.