Philosophy IA
SEMESTER TWO PROJECT
Analytical essay in Philosophy (IB Internal Assessment
Dr. VanderWilt
Philosophy 2 HL IB
Objectives:
IDENTIFY a relevant non-philosophical work that assists in the exploration of a major issue in Philosophy
ANALYZE the non-philosophical work from ONE consistent accurately summarized and validly applied philosophical perspective in a manner consistent with a Philosophy or Philosopher
EVALUATE the non-philosophical work AND the chosen philosophical perspective from a well-conceived, concise, and arguable (not asserted alone) position on a single, select philosophical issue. PERSONAL beliefs or statements of faith are not appropriate in this assignment; use language and methods appropriate to philosophy.
REVIEW and ASSESS the work of at least THREE other students on this same assignment using Turn-it-in.com peer review features
Assignment instructions:
Prepare an analytical essay of between 1600 and 2000 words in Philosophy
This essay will be submitted to IB as your internal assessment in Philosophy HL
Follow the model title page attached below. Your title page must include all this material. Your IB Candidate number is given to you by Mrs. Cunha in the IB Office. FAILURE to FOLLOW the model title page will result in a score of 0 (zero) in Category A
Number each page. FAILURE to number pages will result in a score of 0 (zero) in Category A
Use standard MLA references for cited material. BE SURE to use the proper format for non-book and non-article resources such as works of art, images, videos, television shows, song lyrics and so forth. FAILURE to use citations and appropriately formatted references will result in a score of 0 (zero) in Category A
The essay topic must correlate to any of the following: the CORE theme in Philosophy, any of the OPTIONAL THEMES in Philosophy or any of the PRESCRIBED TEXTS in Philosophy. This correlation (“LINK TO THE SYLLABUS”) must be explicitly stated on the TITLE PAGE and followed through
Analytical essay in Philosophy (IB Internal Assessment
Dr. VanderWilt
Philosophy 2 HL IB
Objectives:
IDENTIFY a relevant non-philosophical work that assists in the exploration of a major issue in Philosophy
ANALYZE the non-philosophical work from ONE consistent accurately summarized and validly applied philosophical perspective in a manner consistent with a Philosophy or Philosopher
EVALUATE the non-philosophical work AND the chosen philosophical perspective from a well-conceived, concise, and arguable (not asserted alone) position on a single, select philosophical issue. PERSONAL beliefs or statements of faith are not appropriate in this assignment; use language and methods appropriate to philosophy.
REVIEW and ASSESS the work of at least THREE other students on this same assignment using Turn-it-in.com peer review features
Assignment instructions:
Prepare an analytical essay of between 1600 and 2000 words in Philosophy
This essay will be submitted to IB as your internal assessment in Philosophy HL
Follow the model title page attached below. Your title page must include all this material. Your IB Candidate number is given to you by Mrs. Cunha in the IB Office. FAILURE to FOLLOW the model title page will result in a score of 0 (zero) in Category A
Number each page. FAILURE to number pages will result in a score of 0 (zero) in Category A
Use standard MLA references for cited material. BE SURE to use the proper format for non-book and non-article resources such as works of art, images, videos, television shows, song lyrics and so forth. FAILURE to use citations and appropriately formatted references will result in a score of 0 (zero) in Category A
The essay topic must correlate to any of the following: the CORE theme in Philosophy, any of the OPTIONAL THEMES in Philosophy or any of the PRESCRIBED TEXTS in Philosophy. This correlation (“LINK TO THE SYLLABUS”) must be explicitly stated on the TITLE PAGE and followed through