Here is a student who got 3/3 on the research proposal and 24/25 overall.
Here is a template for the HL Paper
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Proposal: Future Tense. Paper: Past tense
Research question
- state the research question
Theoretical framework
- give the rationale for study- show areas of the syllabus to be covered
Methodology
- indicate methods to be used to collect and analyse data, and the reason for choosing them
Action plan
- show the order of activities & timescale of the project.- name organisations and individuals to be approached- outline possible sources of information- specify possible difficulties
Anticipated Difficulties