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Hi Deniz, I think you are on the right track. Intro the framework of the HL Extension, discuss the GPCs and Lines of Inquiry for Question 3 on Paper 3 and then get right into the first case study. You’ll be able to draw links between what you...

Hi Brian, I have a mixed class of HL and SL but only one extra period (35 minutes) with just HL  students in the first year then 75 minutes with the second year's. When is the best time to start working on their cases? I am thinking perhaps...

Hi David, Thanks for this. With regard to your comment: "Certainly, it seems students need to focus far more attention on developing the case studies themselves in order to remain flexible, rather than devoting too much focus to the precise...

Hi there, Brian. I hope you're well. Given that the IBO examiner report suggested that "preparing a set response in advance to questions with a clear, precise demand did not seem to work well for students"—what are you recommending for teachers? Certainly,...

Hi Rebecca,  When I clicked the USIP link, it took me to the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace, which doesn't support the activity's objectives. I ended up updating it with this:

Hi Brian,  Thank you for your reply. I do see inquiries now - sorry I missed this part, was confused with global politics in action which I think is a really well connected and useful activity to build case studies as well. Quizzes sound...

Hi Brian,   The "United States Institute of Peace" website doesn't seem to be working (I can't say I'm surprised).  I even tried to access it independently (from Google) and it doesn't seem to be active that I can find.  Do you...

Hi Hyo,  I am in the process of completely reworking the presentations and intend to add one for each of the first four topics soon. As for the guiding questions, the inquiries are explicitly connected to the readings in a way that they...

Hello Brian, thank you for the updates on this page. Do you still happen to have ppt slides that we could use? and there used to be guiding questions at the end of the reading for students if I remember it correctly.. I'm wondering if you have plans...

Hi Rebecca,  Thank you for your kind feedback; I'm glad you are finding the resources valuable.  Regarding your question, my advice to my students is to focus on the standard question styles they need to respond to in a Paper...