IB HL History A Course and Assessment Overview A Course and Assessment Overview

Main Ideas for Cornell Notes G 1. IB Diploma Ideals G 2. Point of View G 3. IB History G 4. Freshmen Year G 5. Assessment 2013 G 6. Your History G 1. IB Diploma Ideals G 2. Point of View G 3. IB History G 4. Freshmen Year G 5. Assessment 2013 G 6. Your History Abbreviations G 1. IB Ideals G POView G IB Hit G Fresh Yr G Tests 2013 G My Hist.

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IB Hist Assessment G P=Prescribed Topic G Peacemaking, peacekeeping IR G T=Topic 20th Cent G T1: Causes, practices, and effects of wars G T2 Democratic states and challenges G T3 Rise and Rule of Single Party States G O= HL Option G O6:European diplomacy and WWI G O7: War and Change in the Middle East G O8: Interwar years: conflict and cooperation G P=Prescribed Topic G Peacemaking, peacekeeping IR G T=Topic 20th Cent G T1: Causes, practices, and effects of wars G T2 Democratic states and challenges G T3 Rise and Rule of Single Party States G O= HL Option G O6:European diplomacy and WWI G O7: War and Change in the Middle East G O8: Interwar years: conflict and cooperation

Issues in Europe and Middle East History

How Can Freshmen Year Help? G Understand Scope and Sequence of World History G Practice Timed Writing G Practice Timed Reading G Practice Presentations G Understand Issues in History G Keep your notes!! G Understand Scope and Sequence of World History G Practice Timed Writing G Practice Timed Reading G Practice Presentations G Understand Issues in History G Keep your notes!!

Writing in History

Structure of IB Paper 1 G IB Paper 1 G No outside info G 4 short answer structured questions G 60 minutes G 25 marks G 20% of exam G IB Paper 1 G No outside info G 4 short answer structured questions G 60 minutes G 25 marks G 20% of exam

Paper 2 and 3 G Thematic Essays G Paper 2 G 2 Essays to be answered from a different topic G Think about the Topic Choices from slide 2 slide 2 G Paper 3 G 3 essays G Think about the options from Slide 2Slide 2

History Internal Assessment G Independent Research Paper G Structure G Your chance to be the historian G 25 Marks, 20% G 20 Hours G Review for exams G Practice for EE G Independent Research Paper G Structure G Your chance to be the historian G 25 Marks, 20% G 20 Hours G Review for exams G Practice for EE

Your History G Where did you get it? G It’s up to you to choose a story that makes sense to you G Any story can be told in a stupid or sophisticated manner G My job? G Not to maneuver you into story that I favor G Assist you in telling the story you want to tell G The most sophisticated way possible. Why? G So it’s plausible to others G Your story will likely change after this year