Assessment outlineHL

First assessment 2019

Assessment component Weighting

External assessment (4 hours 30 minutes) 75%

Paper 1 (2 hours) 30%

Section A:
Three compulsory questions based on an unseen text, covering part 1 of the syllabus,
engaging with anthropology.
One compulsory question. This question will be one of the six big anthropological
questions from part 1 of the course, engaging with anthropology.
Section B:
HL extensionanthropological ethics
One compulsory question based on one of two stimuli (visual and written).
Total marks: 40

Paper 2 (2 hours 30 minutes) 45%

Section A: one compulsory question based on part 2 of the syllabus, engaging with
ethnography. This question requires students to make meaningful connections between
a key concept, area of inquiry and real-world issue.
Section B: nine areas of inquiry, each containing two questions; students
choose two questions from two different areas of inquiry they have studied. Neither
of these two areas of inquiry must be the same as the area of inquiry used in Section
A. The questions are based on part 2 of the syllabus, engaging with ethnography.
Total marks: 45

Internal assessment (60 hours) 25%

This component is internally assessed by the teacher and externally moderated by the
IB at the end of the course.
Three compulsory activities based on part 3 of the syllabus, engaging in
anthropological practice.

1. Fieldwork proposal form

2. Critical reflection
3. Research report and reflection