This Learning Pursuit site is provided for our learning community to collaborate in creating and sharing review materials for the IB History exams. As you move through each page of this site, you will find outline information for what content is covered for each “Paper” (exam). You will find the student names listed by each “task”. Each student is responsible for preparing a Google Doc study guide for everyone to use. It is very important that you do your very best work as 37 other people will be depending on you!
Criteria for Tasks
You are to seek out numerous resources to prepare your study guide. You already created outlines, answered unit questions and did research on topics, people and actions for all the units covered this year. You have similar information from your studies of last year as well as Ms. Haggstrom’s 11th grade class wiki revision site to draw from. After analyzing the information from all your sources, synthesize it into a very clearly written response to your topic using your shared Google Document. There is to be no cutting and pasting from sources except in the case where you directly cite an excellent resource. Once the study guides are all completed, you will need to review the topics that connect to yours to see if you can bring in the additional information and/or come up with new ideas to add to your study guide.
You used the ESPRAT+G construct all year to filter and organize information. Look to use these categories of studying social studies and society as you work within the criteria listed below.
Your study guide should contain the following clearly designated sections>
Topic Listing
Introduction/Overview
Individuals and Actions- make a listing of key figures and their main actions. Politics have been central to so much we have studied so place each person on the political spectrum starting on the far left with the Communists continuing to the far right Fascists.
Content Coverage- go in depth around the major themes and ideas supporting with details. Remember to place your topic in the larger context of what was occurring.
Connections- when possible, make connections to other topics and themes.
Analysis & Extension- Add your personal insights that go beyond just listing the content.
Historiography- list historical perspectives including the viewpoints of a few historians on your topic.
Timeline- when appropriate make a timeline of important events and actions. You can link to an online timeline maker like Timetoast
Vocabulary- list and define important words (not to be confused with topics, people, etc.) that are identified with your topic.
Images, videos, diagrams, maps... visuals- our brains make more connections when visual and audio media is involved. Look to imbed visuals and provide hyperlinks to make your study guide an even better learning tool.
Resources- whether you include links to outside resources in each section or you set aside a “Resources” area of your study guide, make sure you offer excellent and valid information sources for your fellow learners to pursue. Don’t forget that the three Learning Pursuit sites we used have extensive resources so start there. It is especially helpful if you have a primary source or two that your learners can review and use to build their understanding.
Potential Exam Questions- what are specific questions one might ask around your topic and what are questions connecting your topic to others?
Bibliography of sources for your study guide.
Study Guide Protocols
Ownership, Responsibility and Pride- Has it been said enough that your classmates are depending upon you to do your best work on this important project? This is the sort of information processing and product creation that 21st century learners and workers must be capable of doing. You will find yourself working in teams in university doing very similar tasks so go above and beyond to make your study guide something that you can be very proud of. It will have your name on it.
Naming Protocol- You are to name your Google Document in the following fashion... “Paper # - Name of Task - Your Name”. Then share it with your 37 classmates and Mr. Carpenter.
Good Design- Review the 11th graders’ wiki revision site to give you ideas on layout, design and content to improve your Google Doc study guide. While they are new at online study guide creation, do see what they are doing well and maybe not so well to guide you in how you organize and construct the layout of your Google Doc. Look at news and other information provider sites to see how they present text, images, videos, etc. to help guide your effort. The Google Doc is limited in that you will not be able to imbed videos but you can create a layout that makes it clear where links to videos can be found.
Publishing- Back to pride...Mr. Carpenter will publish each of your Google Docs as a Web page and link them directly to your NAME here in the Revision Learning Pursuit site. This will give every very easy access to your work.
Learner Responsibilities
We will discuss in class the responsibilities you have to yourself as a learner and to your classmates as you prepare for the IB exams. Specific study guides will be assigned to be reviewed for each class session. It will be each student’s responsibility to add his/her comments and revisions to improve each study guide. This will involve using the “comment” tool. A second responsibility will be to write down questions and answers on paper that you will bring to class sessions. Bring two copies of your questions and answers- one for you to use and one for Mr. Carpenter to assess. These question/answer sheets will be your ticket to join our learning community for each revision class. You will use these questions to quiz your learning partners to help them learn the material.
Updated: May 25, 2012
Site Creator: David Carpenter