Internal Assessment

Last class I covered the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis. I also introduced the Internal Assessment. We will be working on the IA over the next several classes. Below are some resources to help you research your topic and write your paper.

Full Project Description
One Page Quick Reference Guide
Old IB Prompts = Possible Research Topics

OPCVL Worksheet - Use in section A

IA Samples with Examiner Marks and Comments
IB Command Terms (include in Research Question)

QUIZ: Castro

• "The main reason Castro came to power in 1959 was because of Batista's mistakes." To what extent do you agree?
• Examine two of Castro's social policies.
• Using specific examples, explain the shifts in Cuba economic policies through time. Include a discussion of Communist and Capitalist economic systems.
• Evaluate the methods Castro used to maintain power. Include foreign and domestic affairs.
• Explain the cause, course, and consequences of either The Bay of Pigs Invasion or Cuban Missile Crisis.

Castro

Agenda 11/29-12/5:

1. Students read excerpts by Eduardo Galeano about the Cuban Revolution.
2. Students read from Pearson and watched several film clips, contrasting Rebel Strengths and Batista's Weaknesses. Students determined why the rebels won.
3. Students read excerpts from Castro's famous, History Will Absolve Me speech. They looked for problems identified and solutions proposed in the document.
4. Students used the IB OPCVL protocol to analyze the speech.
5. Students took a vocab quiz over Castro.
6. Students read pages 75-80 in Pearson, taking notes about shifts in Cuban economic policy under Castro from free market to command economy reforms.