IB History HL Internal Assessment Example

You present a focused and historically viable research question that is clearly evaluative rather than descriptive.

You select two relevant sources with a sensible contrast between a contemporary political speech and a retrospective historical study.

You go beyond description by considering origin, purpose, value, and limitations for both sources.

Your wording is not always fully consistent, which slightly weakens precision.

The justification for why these two sources are the strongest choices could be clearer.

Some limitations are identified in broad terms rather than being tied to specific features of the sources.

Your investigation is logically structured and generally easy to follow from background into causes, consequences, and wider context.

You develop a sustained argument that the expulsion was a major catalyst while also recognizing other important factors such as mismanagement, war, militarization, and isolation.

You use a range of evidence to support your claims and often connect it to the economic argument rather than leaving it as background.

At times the writing relies on asserted links between evidence and conclusion rather than fully demonstrating causation.

Different viewpoints are mentioned, but they are not always weighed directly against one another before you reach your judgement.

Your conclusion does not fully return to the extent question with a precise overall assessment of relative significance.