IB Exam Practice 1 Paper 2 External Assessment

Paper 2 is free response essay for both SL and HL you have 1 hour 30 minutes to address two prompts.  The assessment is weighted as follows 45% SL, 25% HL.

The paper consists of two questions for each of the 12 topics. Students must answer two questions, each selected from a different topic. Some comparative questions on this paper require that examples be drawn from more than one region. When the word “region” is used in a paper 2 question, it refers to one of the four regional options defined by the world map in the introduction to the world history topics in the “World history topics” section.

The maximum mark for this paper is 30. The paper is marked using generic markbands and a paper-specific markscheme - I will add link after our initial discussion and outline. 

So for what we have looked at briefly this semester here are some possibilities of what the EA would be looking as possible questions.

Topic 4: Societies in transition (1400–1700) 
7. Examine the social impact of two scientific or technological developments from the period 1400 to 1700. 
8. Evaluate the importance of merchants and travellers in bringing about economic change in the period 1400 to 1700. 

Topic 5: Early Modern states (1450–1789) 
9. Examine the relationship between religion and the state in any one Early Modern state. 
10. Compare and contrast the reasons for resistance or rebellion in two colonial states, each chosen from a different region. 

Look at your choices and think about how you might address one of them.  I think perhaps question 7 is the best possible fit for what we have looked at so far.  We will work with it collectively in class Thursday 10/10.