Year 12 IB Assessment Booklet 2019

YEAR 12 PHILOSOPHY (IB) COURSE OUTLINE The IB Philosophy course at Somerset is offered at both Higher Level (HL) and Standard Level (SL). The introduction and four parts to the course are as follows:

Introduction: Fundamentals of Argument

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Part 1 - Being Human (core study)

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Part 2 - Ethics (optional theme)

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Part 3 - Political Philosophy (optional theme)

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Part 4 - Plato’s Republic (prescribed text)

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• Part 5 - Philosophical analysis of non-philosophical stimulus (internal assessment)

Having followed the course at SL or HL students will be expected to do the following: • Assessment objective 1: Knowledge and understanding • Assessment objective 2: Application and analysis. • Assessment objective 3: Synthesis and evaluation. • Assessment objective 4: Selection, use and application of appropriate skills and techniques.

TWO YEAR SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW

ASSESSMENT ITEM

DESCRIPTION

WEIGHTING

Paper 1 (SL/HL)

External Examination (2.45 hours) covering Being Human (core study), Ethics (optional theme) and Political Philosophy (optional theme) – three essays External Examination (1 hour) covering Plato’s Republic (prescribed text) - one essay 2,000 word philosophical analysis essay responding to a non- philosophical stimulus

SL 50% HL 40% SL 25 % HL 20% SL 25% HL 20% HL 20%

Paper 2 (SL/HL)

Internal Assessment (SL/HL)

Paper 3 (HL only)

External Examination (1.15 hours) – one essay

COURSE AND ASSESSMENT OUTLINE

Philosophy (IB)

Paper 2 SL/HL Internal Assessment Paper 1B SL/HL Paper 1 SL/HL Paper 2 SL/HL

Full practice

25.03.19 19.06.19

For submission to IB Full practice in exam block

29.01.18

Semester 1 Exams Semester 2 Exams Semester 2 Exams Semester 2 Exams

Final Examinations Final Examinations Final Examinations

Paper 3 HL

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