Assessment
Designing the Engagement Project
Designing the Engagement Project The Engagement Project offers students a practical approach to understanding power and agency. The aim is to extend student learning beyond the traditional classroom walls...
Assessment
Conducting the Inquiries
Paper 3: Conducting the Inquiries The IB refers to Paper 3 as the “HL Extension,” which simply means the “HL Component” or HL part of the course. Paper 3 is for Higher Level students only and is worth...
Assessment
Research Questions for Political Issues
This section offers guidance and advice on developing effective research questions related to political issues. In both the Engagement Project and the inquiries that are part of the higher level extension,...
Review/Revision
Preparing Yourself for the Exams
It might be tempting in the weeks leading up to your exams to treat sleep, nutrition, food and exercise as secondary in order to focus more on revising for the exams. However, taking this approach would...
Assessment
Reflecting on and Finalizing the Extended Essay
This final section of the Extended Essay guidance focuses on the three mandatory reflection sessions and how they differ from check-ins with your Extended Essay supervisor. As well, we explore all of...
Assessment
Writing the Extended Essay
The section of the Extended Essay guidance will focus on what the bulk of your EE should look like. We will do this by exploring criteria B, C and D. These focus, broadly, on knowledge, analysis and evaluation. ...
Assessment
Introducing the Extended Essay
The Extended Essay (often referred to as the “EE”) is a major piece of independent, academic research. Students choose a topic that interests them and write an academic essay of no more than 4,000 words....
Assessment
Paper 1
Paper 1 is a source-based assessment based on the topics from the Core Unit. There are four questions, all of which need to be answered. The only difference between SL and HL for this component is the...
Review/Revision
Exam Revision
You have worked hard over the course of the last 20 months or so. Revising for exams is about solidifying and refining all of the good work you've done; it is not about cramming a course into three weeks....
DP essentials
Creativity, Activity and Service
In this section, we will explore some connections students can make with CAS as part of the lessons they learn in the Global Politics classroom. In particular, several CAS experiences that students can...