Here is the general schedule I would like to follow regarding the IA:
Oct 7/8
Read through the following website: http://ibhistoryia.weebly.com/
Read in order of the tabs at the top of the page, moving left to right. (You may skip samples for now).
Identify the markband ranges for each section and the major components of each section - i.e. How to ensure your score is as high as it can be prior to submitting your draft.
Begin to brainstorm about a potential IA topic - hint - syllabus papers do not make good IA material.
Narrow your IA topic with a peer by starting broad - a person, an event, a time period, a concept, etc.
Narrow further by thinking about historic concepts - causation, change, continuity, perspective, significance, and consequence.
Read sample questions and think critically on how narrow those topics were. Is your topic broader? Too narrow?
Think of the type of research you'd need to complete the task based upon your initial ideas.
When I get back we can go over topics one-on-one.
Oct. 9 - 16
Research. Research. Research. Read! Gathering of primary and secondary sources. Creation of annotations within research matrix. Begin thinking about which sources are the most important to your argument/claim.
Oct. 17/18
Review OPCVL. Practice OPCVL. Do OPCVL. Research more. Begin outlining investigation.
Oct. 21-31
Write. Research more. Edit. Write. Research. Edit. Use last few days in class to do legitimate reflection on the process of historical investigations. Submit first draft of IA to Turnitin.com (if it's...working).
As you perform research, use a Research Synthesis Matrix or similar tool to organize yourself.