History · Assessment and the internal assessment
PAPERS — The exam papers
History · SL / HL · syllabus-mapped notes
Paper 1: the source-based paper
The focused study, tested through three sources and three fixed source-based questions.
Paper 2: the thematic essay paper
Historical concepts and the thematic study, in a concept analysis plus a cross-regional essay.
Paper 3: the regional study (HL only)
Two evaluative essays on the regional study. HL students only.
Assessment objectives and exam technique
How AO1, AO2 and AO3 run across the papers, and general essay and timing technique.