Assignment: Paper 2 Prompt Break Down

IB HIST OF AMERICAS HL YR 2-B
2022-11-16T17:27:53Z

Due: Jan 9, 2023 by 11:59pm

Planning a Paper 2 Essay

In class we will go over the example provided in your textbook on pages 67-68 (PDF pages 73-74). The purpose is to practice breaking down exam-style questions, to ensure you address all components of the question or prompt and know what exactly is being asked of you.

For this assignment, follow each of these steps. This is NOT you writing the actual essay. The steps below are what you should do in the first 5 minutes of your exam, before diving into the actual essay response.

Exam-style questions to choose from:

Discuss the reasons for the breakdown of the Grand Alliance after 1943.

To what extent did the Allies agree on the treatment of the Axis powers?

Examine the importance of economic considerations in the origins of the Cold War up to 1951.

Compare and contrast the roles of the USA and the USSR in the origins of the Cold War.

Evaluate the treatment of two defeated powers, each chosen from a different region, from 1945 to 1955.

Assignment:

1. Choose an exam-style question from above. Identify it here:

2. Identify the different components of the essay and write down, in your own words, what you think the question is asking you to do:

3. List the events that will help you answer the question:

4. Choose a DIFFERENT exam-style question from above. Identify it here:

5. Identify the different components of the essay and write down, in your own words, what you think this second question is asking you to do:

6. List the events that will help you answer this second question:

7. Be ready to discuss in class tomorrow.

Planning a Paper 2 Essay

In class we will go over the example provided in your textbook on pages 67-68 (PDF pages 73-74). The purpose is to practice breaking down exam-style questions, to ensure you address all components of the question or prompt and know what exactly is being asked of you.

For this assignment, follow each of these steps. This is NOT you writing the actual essay. The steps below are what you should do in the first 5 minutes of your exam, before diving into the actual essay response.

Exam-style questions to choose from:

Discuss the reasons for the breakdown of the Grand Alliance after 1943.

To what extent did the Allies agree on the treatment of the Axis powers?

Examine the importance of economic considerations in the origins of the Cold War up to 1951.

Compare and contrast the roles of the USA and the USSR in the origins of the Cold War.

Evaluate the treatment of two defeated powers, each chosen from a different region, from 1945 to 1955.

Assignment:

1. Choose an exam-style question from above. Identify it here:

2. Identify the different components of the essay and write down, in your own words, what you think the question is asking you to do:

3. List the events that will help you answer the question:

4. Choose a DIFFERENT exam-style question from above. Identify it here:

5. Identify the different components of the essay and write down, in your own words, what you think this second question is asking you to do:

6. List the events that will help you answer this second question:

7. Be ready to discuss in class tomorrow.