IB Global Politics Topic Paper 1 Guide Revision Notes (SL/HL)

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IB Global Politics: Paper 1 Guide on How to Succeed

Why Paper 1 matters

Paper 1 is where you show your skills with sources, not just your memory. Unlike Paper 2 or the engagement activity, it isn’t about long essays or case studies. Instead, it tests how well you can:
1. Read and interpret sources quickly (text, charts, images).
2. Apply political theories and concepts to real material.
3. Think critically under time pressure.
Paper 1 is a source-based assessment lasting 75 minutes, and it is a compulsory exam for both SL and HL students. The paper focuses on one of the four core units:
1. Understanding power and global politics
2. Rights and justice
3. Development and sustainability
4. Peace and conflict
You will be presented with four different sources, which may include written texts, images, diagrams, or graphs.
These will be accompanied by four questions, each targeting a distinct assessment objective (AO). You must answer all four questions.

Note

Weighting:

30% at SL
20% at HL

Key Exam Strategy: Read with Purpose

Before reading the sources, read through all four questions. This helps you:
1. Know what to look for in each source
2. Read critically with the assessment objectives in mind
3. Save time and avoid confusion later on

Question 1: Knowledge and Understanding (AO1)

Marks: 3
Suggested time: 5 minutes

Skills required:

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IB Global Politics: Paper 1 Guide on How to Succeed

Why Paper 1 matters

Paper 1 is where you show your skills with sources, not just your memory. Unlike Paper 2 or the engagement activity, it isn’t about long essays or case studies. Instead, it tests how well you can:
1. Read and interpret sources quickly (text, charts, images).
2. Apply political theories and concepts to real material.
3. Think critically under time pressure.
Paper 1 is a source-based assessment lasting 75 minutes, and it is a compulsory exam for both SL and HL students. The paper focuses on one of the four core units:
1. Understanding power and global politics
2. Rights and justice
3. Development and sustainability
4. Peace and conflict
You will be presented with four different sources, which may include written texts, images, diagrams, or graphs.
These will be accompanied by four questions, each targeting a distinct assessment objective (AO). You must answer all four questions.

Note

Weighting:

30% at SL
20% at HL

Key Exam Strategy: Read with Purpose

Before reading the sources, read through all four questions. This helps you:
1. Know what to look for in each source
2. Read critically with the assessment objectives in mind
3. Save time and avoid confusion later on

Question 1: Knowledge and Understanding (AO1)

Marks: 3
Suggested time: 5 minutes

Skills required:

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Core: Understanding power and global politics6 subtopics

Rights and Justice4 subtopics

Development and Sustainability4 subtopics

Peace and Conflict4 subtopics

Assessment Guides4 subtopics

IA Engagement Project1 subtopic

IB Global Politics Paper 1 Guide Notes

Core: Understanding power and global politics6 subtopics

Rights and Justice4 subtopics

Development and Sustainability4 subtopics

Peace and Conflict4 subtopics

Assessment Guides4 subtopics

IA Engagement Project1 subtopic

IB Global Politics: Paper 1 Guide on How to Succeed

Why Paper 1 matters

Key Exam Strategy: Read with Purpose

Question 1: Knowledge and Understanding (AO1)

Skills required:

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IB Global Politics: Paper 1 Guide on How to Succeed

Why Paper 1 matters

Key Exam Strategy: Read with Purpose

Question 1: Knowledge and Understanding (AO1)

Skills required:

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