Hi Asmar The impact of Suez is a good topic but again the student needs to be able to give counter-arguments. There is not much argument against it 'accelerating' Britain's decline - so maybe would work better with TWE did it 'cause' Britain's decline...
2. IA: Getting the question rightHi Jo, Again, I need your advice: This is another research question of my student: To what extent did the Suez crisis accelerate Britain’s decline as a global power? . How relevant and good this RQ is for IA? Thanks in advance
2. IA: Getting the question rightHi Jo . I'm going to start teaching in August with Paper 2 . Planning out the timing for teaching ; if I cover 3 conflicts , with each of the inqiury questions and each of the lines of inquiry , I worked out I would have approx. 2 - 3...
Teaching and assessing Paper 2Thanks Monica! And the Cold War in Europe is already in the pipeline - hopefully finished this month!
4. EuropeHi Jo, Thank you for all the work that you and the team are doing to create resources for the new curriculum. Just another message to add that Cold War in Europe would be highly appreciated. All the best, Monica
4. EuropeHI Sue Section B, part b will always say 'at least two regions' so at least two necessary from two different regions - there is no expectation to cover a lot of wars in the answer- but good for students to have 3 or 4 to refer to. I think...
Teaching and assessing Paper 2Hi Clair It is a bit tricky...To fit with inquiry questions 1, 2 and 4 - it is necessary to cover the origins and the end of the cold war so you could then keep it to Europe for question 3 as well so the focus for the topic is on Europe (otherwise...
1. Conflict from 750Hi Jo I've been going through the IB guide and they really stress more than 2 examples for paper 2 Conflicts . I have planned to use the 2nd World War in Europe , Vietnam War , and the Falklands , but would it be...
Teaching and assessing Paper 2I am just trying to wrap my head around the new syllabus.... What parts of the Cold War count as conflict?
1. Conflict from 750
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Site authorHi Sue - That is definitely a tricky one! It is definitely an option to do it the second way and the IB has also suggested this; however, depending on your students, it could be confusing as you say. You can still practice essay skills for Section...
Teaching and assessing Paper 2