m20 Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 hello, i need some help.. ive recently done my history external and i messed up a question n paper 2 i was of topic. on one question i did fine but on the other i didnt, it was completely off topic. i got for my ia a predicted of 4 and i did really well in p1 so is it possible that although i messed up in paper 2 i can still get good grades as in a 5 or above? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruan Chun Xian Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Paper 2 is 45% for SL I believe (IA 25%, P1 20%). So unless you did really really well in IA and P1 (grade 7) I think you're looking at a 4 at best Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vvi Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 That can't be right because 45%+25%+20%= 90%. Paper 1 must be worth more.I'm not happy about it either because I think I did better on Paper 1 than 2 (no way of knowing though, can't even remember what I wrote for Paper 2 since I ran out of time and didn't have time to proof-read). Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
m20 Posted May 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 how ever, do i get any grades for writing off topic? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperbole Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Yeah, you will get maybe five marks for writing an essay at all. You will also have the marks for the other essay, so it's not like it's a N mark or anything. But you will have lost 15+ points out of forty, which... can't be good, to be honest. I don't know exactly what the boundaries are, but there is a thread about it somewhere on here. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flsweetheart422 Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 If you are SL, Paper 1 is worth 30%, Paper 2 is worth 45%, and your IA is worth 25%. (HL: P1 20%, P2 25%, P3 35%, IA 20%)So assuming you're in SL, and your get a 4 on your IA (9-11 marks out of 20), you only need to get 30 more marks or so to get a 5. According to the M08 mark bands, you only need about 48% of the available marks to scrape a 5. This means that you need about 41 marks total. You should be fine mark wise. On paper 2, a horribly generalized essay can earn you five marks, so if you did two terrible essays you may only get 10 marks on paper 2 (a low 3). But if you did well on paper one (20 marks) then you'll still get your 5. To get a 4, you only need about 31 marks, so as long as you weren't completely useless on your exam, you should be fine and pass. It takes a lot to fail history, you'll be fine. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
m20 Posted May 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 okay guys, thanks laot for the help.. i was really worried becasue as u guys already no, every point counts in ib so thanks for the replies guys. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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