External AssessmentExternal Assessment

Paper 1Paper 1

StructureStructure

1 Hour HL 20% SL 30% Answer 4 questions on 1 of 3 Prescribed

Topics Mark out of 25

1 Hour HL 20% SL 30% Answer 4 questions on 1 of 3 Prescribed

Topics Mark out of 25

StructureStructureQuestion 1 Explain importance (SL) and understanding (SL)Question 2 Compare and contrast 2 source SL Question 3 2 sources OPVLQuestion 4 Evaluate sources and Contextual Knowledge

Question 1 Explain importance (SL) and understanding (SL)Question 2 Compare and contrast 2 source SL Question 3 2 sources OPVLQuestion 4 Evaluate sources and Contextual Knowledge

Question 1Question 1

Generally the worst done of the questions Careless points dropped

If it is worth 3 points - write 3 points There will be more background info given

for the visual/cartoon sources

Generally the worst done of the questions Careless points dropped

If it is worth 3 points - write 3 points There will be more background info given

for the visual/cartoon sources

Question 2Question 2

Statistically the best done Integrated approach is the best Discourage bullet points Compare and contrast with good linkage

Statistically the best done Integrated approach is the best Discourage bullet points Compare and contrast with good linkage

Question 3Question 3 Don’t link the two sources OPVL point-form is OK Don’t note that it being a translation is a limitation Don’t note that it being an excerpt is a limitation Stay away from “primary” & “secondary” “Secondary source” is often noted as a limitation - false Think in terms of “What can the source tell me and

what can’t the source tell me?” for strengths and limitations

Note when relevant background of writer

Don’t link the two sources OPVL point-form is OK Don’t note that it being a translation is a limitation Don’t note that it being an excerpt is a limitation Stay away from “primary” & “secondary” “Secondary source” is often noted as a limitation - false Think in terms of “What can the source tell me and

what can’t the source tell me?” for strengths and limitations

Note when relevant background of writer

Question 4Question 4

BOTH knowledge & sources must be used Don’t waste time writing an introduction

and conclusion - thesis is good Relate everything back to the question Determine your point of view (thesis) and

stick to it

BOTH knowledge & sources must be used Don’t waste time writing an introduction

and conclusion - thesis is good Relate everything back to the question Determine your point of view (thesis) and

stick to it

General StrategiesGeneral Strategies

Don’t quote at length, but reference the docs

Note how origin impacts truthfulness Stay away from mere paraphrasing

repetition or summary of docs . . . Focus on interpretation & analysis Allot time roughly based on point value

Don’t quote at length, but reference the docs

Note how origin impacts truthfulness Stay away from mere paraphrasing

repetition or summary of docs . . . Focus on interpretation & analysis Allot time roughly based on point value

SkillsSkills

Understand historical sources Explain the importance of historical sources Evaluate historical sources as evidence Demonstrate an understanding of historical

context Evaluate and synthesize sources from both

historical sources and and background knowledge

Understand historical sources Explain the importance of historical sources Evaluate historical sources as evidence Demonstrate an understanding of historical

context Evaluate and synthesize sources from both

historical sources and and background knowledge

Route 2 Prescribed SubjectsRoute 2 Prescribed Subjects

Peacemaking and peacekeeping - international relations, 1918-1936

The Arab Israeli conflict, 1945-1979 Communism in Crisis, 1976-89

Peacemaking and peacekeeping - international relations, 1918-1936

The Arab Israeli conflict, 1945-1979 Communism in Crisis, 1976-89

Prescribed Subject 1Prescribed Subject 1

Aims of the participants and peacemakers: Wilson and the Fourteen Points

Terms of the treaties Impact of the treaties in Europe Enforcement, US isolationism, conferences League of Nations Ruhr Crisis Depression a & threats to Peace - Manchuria

& Abyssinia

Aims of the participants and peacemakers: Wilson and the Fourteen Points

Terms of the treaties Impact of the treaties in Europe Enforcement, US isolationism, conferences League of Nations Ruhr Crisis Depression a & threats to Peace - Manchuria

& Abyssinia

Prescribed Subject 2Prescribed Subject 2 Last years of British mandate, UNSCOP, partition,

civil war British withdrawal, establishment of Israel, ‘48-’49

war Demographic shifts, economic development Suez crisis Arabism & Zionism, emergence of PLO 6 Day War and October 1973 War Role of USA, USSR, UN Camp David & Egyptian Israeli Agreement

Last years of British mandate, UNSCOP, partition, civil war

British withdrawal, establishment of Israel, ‘48-’49 war

Demographic shifts, economic development Suez crisis Arabism & Zionism, emergence of PLO 6 Day War and October 1973 War Role of USA, USSR, UN Camp David & Egyptian Israeli Agreement

Prescribed Subject 3Prescribed Subject 3

Post Mao struggle for power China under Deng Xiaoping - economic policies, 4

modernizations China under Deng Xiaoping - political changes up

to Tiananmen Square Domestic and Foreign problems in the Brezhnev

era Gorbachev aims/policies Consequences of Gorbachev in eastern Europe

Post Mao struggle for power China under Deng Xiaoping - economic policies, 4

modernizations China under Deng Xiaoping - political changes up

to Tiananmen Square Domestic and Foreign problems in the Brezhnev

era Gorbachev aims/policies Consequences of Gorbachev in eastern Europe

Analyzing DocumentsAnalyzing Documents Who created the document? When and where was the document created?

How would this effect the analysis? Why was the created (Purpose)?

To persuade? To record? Private communication? Public comment? To inform?

Who created the document? When and where was the document created?

How would this effect the analysis? Why was the created (Purpose)?

To persuade? To record? Private communication? Public comment? To inform?

Analyzing a DocumentAnalyzing a Document What does the document say? To what extent can the document be

trusted? What does the document tell a historian? What other information would be helpful

for the historian? How does the document fit with other

sources on the same topic?

What does the document say? To what extent can the document be

trusted? What does the document tell a historian? What other information would be helpful

for the historian? How does the document fit with other

sources on the same topic?

Analyzing a Political CartoonAnalyzing a Political Cartoon When and where was the cartoon produced? To what event is the cartoon referring? What individuals or groups are portrayed? What symbolism is being used? Are any of the characters being portrayed

positively or negatively – who is the cartoonist poking fun at?

What is the overall opinion of the cartoonist?

When and where was the cartoon produced? To what event is the cartoon referring? What individuals or groups are portrayed? What symbolism is being used? Are any of the characters being portrayed

positively or negatively – who is the cartoonist poking fun at?

What is the overall opinion of the cartoonist?