Transcript Internal Assessment

Internal Assessment
The Historical Investigation
Structure
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Problem Solving Activity
Skills of the Historian
Outline style
Broad latitude in topic
Structure has not changed
Weight and Time
 20% HL and 25% SL
 20 Hours which includes:
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Explanation
Class time to work on HI
Out of class time to work on HI
Consultation
Topics
 Not bound by time period
 2 schools of thought
 Use to increase efficiency of exam preparation
(choose a topic that you study)
 Use as an opportunity to explore something
you don’t study in class, but interests you
 Keep topic VERY narrow
Topics
 “Joyce’s ‘Ivy Day in the Committee Room’
and Parnell’s Fall”
 “The Baroque Style as Catholic
Propaganda”
 “The Summer of Love: Not So Lovely”
 “Wagner and the Nazis”
Plan of Investigation
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“Introduction”
Formulated as a question
Scope - “What” is being studied
Method - “How” is it being studied
Sources to be evaluated
Suggested Length 100-150 words
Marked out of 3
Summary of Evidence
 The data/facts or information that was discovered
by the candidate
 Can be prose or point form
 Illustrations left to appendix
 Suggested Length 500-600 words
 Marked out of 6
 Properly referenced (not part of word count)
 Organized thematically or chronologically
Evaluation of Sources
 Evaluate 2 sources (primary or secondary)
 Origin, purpose, values and limitations (OPVL)
 If a secondary source, evaluation of the author’s
argument
 Sources important to the investigation
 Significance to the investigation of the source
 Suggested length 400-500 words
 Marked out of 5
Analysis
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Applying the “Evidence” to the question
Importance of topic in context - first paragraph
Where appropriate different interpretations
Don’t introduce new evidence - deal only with that
which was in the Summary of Evidence
Make links with Section B
Make connections with section C
Suggested length 500-600 words
Marked out of 6
Conclusion
 The answer to the question
 Consistent with Analysis
 Making the connection between the
Analysis and the question
 Suggested length 200 words
 Marked out of 2
Sources
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Properly formatted bibliography
Put word count on front page
5 sources (my requirement)
Not part of word count
Marked out of 3
Easy marks
Marking Criteria
 Guide p. 85