ib historical investigation internal assessment due: may, 2015 submitted to ib: may, 2016
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IB HISTORICAL INVESTIGATION
Internal Assessment
Due: May, 2015
Submitted to IB: May, 2016
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WHAT ARE EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ASSESSMENTS?
• External Assessments are graded by Outside IB examiners worldwide
• Example: IB History exam
• Internal Assessments are graded by your Teacher and are submitted to the IB organization.
• Example: The Historical Investigation research paper
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THE IB HISTORICAL INVESTIGATION IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE…
• 1. A Time Period
• 2. Theme OR
• 3. Event
• In history of the Americas or 20TH Century World History that YOU ARE INTERSTED IN AND WOULD LIKE TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER
• Can involve any period of time EXCEPT the last 10 years
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TOPIC CAN BE ON ANYTHING YOU LIKE HOWEVER…
• Make sure you have plenty of resources available before you settle on a topic
• You will need to use PRIMARY SOURCES (written at the time: diaries, documents, newspaper articles, journals, court trial records, photographs, drawings, memoirs, letters, etc.)
• http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ Internet History Sourcebook for Primary Sources (Fordham University).
• SECONDARY SOURCES ( produced in retrospect: scholarly articles written by historians, books, etc.)
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WHAT IS THE IA HISTORICAL INVESTIGATION WORTH?
• 1. 20% of your IB score for History (HL)
• 2. 25% of your IB score for History (SL)
• 3. 20% of your SGMHS grade for IB History of the Americas ( This paper is your semester 2 final)
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WHEN IS THE HISTORICAL INVESTIGATION DUE?
• You will be turning in the paper in parts
• The completed product is due the week of Final Exams , Spring 2015 (semester 2)
• The Historical Investigation will be submitted Spring 2016 along with your IB History exams.
• THIS IS NOT A DRAFT! Once you turn in your paper to me, you CANNOT make any revisions.
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HOW LONG IS THE HISTORICAL INVESTIGATION?
• 1,500-2,000 word research paper (6-8 pages)
• This DOES NOT include Section F; Works Cited Page
• 12 font
• Times Roman
• Double Spaced
• http://www.wordstopages.com/ ever wondered how to convert # of words to pages?
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FORMING YOUR QUESTION
• I am interested in learning about the __________________ in order to better understand _____________________.
• Ex: I am interested in learning about the Iranian Revolution in order to better understand the role students played in challenging the state.
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FORMING YOUR QUESTION
• Change your statement into a question to guide your research.
What was the significance of student protests during the Iranian Revolution in leading an effective challenge to the state of Iran?
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THE HISTORICAL INVESTIGATION- IN PARTS
• Topic Statement and Research Question: October 30th, 2014
• Working Bibliography Due: December 1st, 2014
• Part A-- Plan of Investigation – December 16th , 2014
• Part B-- Summary of Evidence – January 12th, 2015
• Part C-- Source Evaluation – February, 23rd, 2015
• Part D– Analysis –April 30th, 2015
• Part E– Conclusion – June 8th, 2015
• Part F-- Works Cited- June 8th, 2015
• **FINAL PAPER DUE: JUNE 8TH, 2015