IB Global Politics HL Internal Assessment Example

The student states a clear, focused political issue and makes it personally meaningful.

The student's reason for choosing the topic is convincing and connects naturally to the political context they are investigating.

The student links the issue well to key Global Politics ideas such as human rights, sovereignty, power, justice, and inequality.

The student could explain a little more why Manila was the best setting for this inquiry specifically.

The justification would be even sharper if the student briefly compared their chosen context with another possible conservative setting.

The student describes the engagement activities clearly and specifically.

The student chooses engagement experiences that are directly relevant to the issue they are investigating.

The student explains well how the experiences changed and deepened their understanding of reproductive rights politics.

At times, the explanation could go even further in showing exactly how each individual engagement shaped the student's thinking.

The student could separate the factual description of the activities more clearly from the learning gained from them.