IB HISTORICAL
INVESTIGATION
Internal Assessment
Due: May, 2015
Submitted to IB: May, 2016
WHAT ARE EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL
ASSESSMENTS?
• External Assessments are graded by Outside IB examiners worldwide
• Example: IB History exam
• Internal Assessments are graded by your Teacher and are submitted to the IB
organization.
• Example: The Historical Investigation research paper
THE IB HISTORICAL INVESTIGATION IS
YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE…
• 1. A Time Period
• 2. Theme OR
• 3. Event
• In history of the Americas or 20TH Century World History that YOU ARE INTERSTED IN
AND WOULD LIKE TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER
• Can involve any period of time EXCEPT the last 10 years
TOPIC CAN BE ON ANYTHING YOU LIKE
HOWEVER…
• Make sure you have plenty of resources available before you settle on a topic
• You will need to use PRIMARY SOURCES (written at the time: diaries, documents,
newspaper articles, journals, court trial records, photographs, drawings, memoirs,
letters, etc.)
• http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ Internet History Sourcebook for Primary Sources
(Fordham University).
• SECONDARY SOURCES ( produced in retrospect: scholarly articles written by
historians, books, etc.)
WHAT IS THE IA HISTORICAL
INVESTIGATION WORTH?
• 1. 20% of your IB score for History (HL)
• 2. 25% of your IB score for History (SL)
• 3. 20% of your SGMHS grade for IB History of the Americas ( This paper is your
semester 2 final)
WHEN IS THE HISTORICAL INVESTIGATION
DUE?
• You will be turning in the paper in parts
• The completed product is due the week of Final Exams , Spring 2015 (semester 2)
• The Historical Investigation will be submitted Spring 2016 along with your IB History
exams.
• THIS IS NOT A DRAFT! Once you turn in your paper to me, you CANNOT make any
revisions.
HOW LONG IS THE HISTORICAL
INVESTIGATION?
• 1,500-2,000 word research paper (6-8 pages)
• This DOES NOT include Section F; Works Cited Page
• 12 font
• Times Roman
• Double Spaced
• http://www.wordstopages.com/ ever wondered how to convert # of words to pages?
FORMING YOUR QUESTION
• I am interested in learning about the __________________ in
order to better understand _____________________.
• Ex: I am interested in learning about the Iranian Revolution in order to better
understand the role students played in challenging the state.
FORMING YOUR QUESTION
• Change your statement into a question to guide your
research.
What was the significance of student protests during the Iranian Revolution in leading an
effective challenge to the state of Iran?
THE HISTORICAL INVESTIGATIONIN PARTS
• Topic Statement and Research Question: October 30th, 2014
• Working Bibliography Due: December 1st, 2014
• Part A-- Plan of Investigation – December 16th , 2014
• Part B-- Summary of Evidence – January 12th, 2015
• Part C-- Source Evaluation – February, 23rd, 2015
• Part D– Analysis –April 30th, 2015
• Part E– Conclusion – June 8th, 2015
• Part F-- Works Cited- June 8th, 2015
• **FINAL PAPER DUE: JUNE 8TH, 2015