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[hannaj]

would "To what extent did the Jacobin's theories on women prevent women from achieving a political standing" be good HI topic? and would anyone know any books that would discuss this?

[hannaj]

would the question "to what extent did the Jacobins' theories on women prevent them from achieving a political standing?" be a good question for my HI topic? and would anyone know of any good book for that question?

[Emy Glau-ski]

hannaj, on Mar 18, 2012 - 22:08, said:

would the question "to what extent did the Jacobins' theories on women prevent them from achieving a political standing?" be a good question for my HI topic? and would anyone know of any good book for that question?

This might work. Do you think you can find some sources on this, though? Although an interesting question is important, it's also important to have sources too. Otherwise, how are you going to find stuff to put in your Part B or have something to evaluate in Part C? I think if you can find a few good sources (probably at least 8 or so) this could work out fine. I couldn't recommend you a specific book since I didn't do my HI/EE on this time period nor do I have any interest in it, but try looking at your library or in a database for some good ones.

[hannaj]

people who have done the HI, how many primary sources should we have?

[Emy Glau-ski]

hannaj, on Mar 25, 2012 - 21:46, said:

people who have done the HI, how many primary sources should we have?

It depends on your topic. Some topics will have only a few primary sources and others will rely heavily on them. Most of my sources were secondary sources, but I had a few primary sources as well.

[Ib petal]

hannaj, on Mar 25, 2012 - 21:46, said:

people who have done the HI, how many primary sources should we have?

As far as I know you should have 5 books at least (to get good grade), but I am not sure about primary sources: In my IA in "Evaluation of sources" both of them were primary.

[granyay]

So, my IA topic is this: To what extent did Prohibition influence or cause the Great Depression?
I'm a little worried about it because it's rather short. Do i need to add more details in the title, or be more specific, or otherwise change it?

[Ib petal]

granyay, on Apr 10, 2012 - 20:56, said:

So, my IA topic is this: To what extent did Prohibition influence or cause the Great Depression?
I'm a little worried about it because it's rather short. Do i need to add more details in the title, or be more specific, or otherwise change it?

granyay, on Apr 10, 2012 - 20:56, said:

So, my IA topic is this: To what extent did Prohibition influence or cause the Great Depression?
I'm a little worried about it because it's rather short. Do i need to add more details in the title, or be more specific, or otherwise change it?

So, what is the best advice is to be focused on the R.Q. , you should add details but also you have to mention them in your introduction (Part A) in which you will explain what will be investigated, methods used, time frame (years etc). In my opinion the question is good.

[yannickaxel]

do you think, To what extent was the media, the United States of America’s third opponent during the Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War?, is too broad.
I would be analysing the reasons for why the media changed their view of the Vietnam war, therefore presenting various examples of so, and analysing the impact on the US public's view.

[HiggsHunter]

yannickaxel, on Apr 19, 2012 - 08:19, said:

do you think, To what extent was the media, the United States of America’s third opponent during the Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War?, is too broad.
I would be analysing the reasons for why the media changed their view of the Vietnam war, therefore presenting various examples of so, and analysing the impact on the US public's view.

The general topic has been pretty thoroughly analysed (in the late Peter Braestrup's definitive "Big Story", for example). It might be an idea to focus on a specific aspect of the events, such as "To what extent was US media coverage of the Tet offensive skewed by an inexperienced press corps and competitive journalism?"

[Pe94]

Hello everyone,
since I need to hand the first part of my IA in two weeks, I think that it might be a good idea to ask you if my research question is relevant.

I am dealing with not very famous topic - the history of Saxony and the rule of August III in Poland.
And for today my research question goes as follows "To what extent was election of king August III influenced by foreign powers?"
In my IA I would underline the importance of Saxon politicians in the process as well as Russian, Austrian and Prussian authorities.

I would welcome any help

[murgel]

hannaj, on Mar 25, 2012 - 21:46, said:

people who have done the HI, how many primary sources should we have?

It depends on your topic, not if you are HL or SL.

[Emy Glau-ski]

Pe94, on May 04, 2012 - 16:24, said:

Hello everyone,
since I need to hand the first part of my IA in two weeks, I think that it might be a good idea to ask you if my research question is relevant.

I am dealing with not very famous topic - the history of Saxony and the rule of August III in Poland.
And for today my research question goes as follows "To what extent was election of king August III influenced by foreign powers?"
In my IA I would underline the importance of Saxon politicians in the process as well as Russian, Austrian and Prussian authorities.

I would welcome any help

It is definitely relevant. I like lesser-known topics (I did mine on a lesser-known event), they're more interesting and you learn about them! And the graders seem to appreciate them too. The only thing I would suggest is that you might find it easier to choose one of the foreign powers (Russia, Austria, or Prussia) to write about instead of all of them. This is because you'll only spend about 600 words maximum on your summary of evidence section, which is nothing! So you'll want to list all of the most important evidence, and if you have too many powers you might find it hard to keep it short or get a good enough analysis (because in Part D you analyze it all). Try it with all three first, and if you feel it's too much, then pick maybe the one you have the most information for. Good luck

[Pe94]

Thank

Emy Glau-ski, on May 04, 2012 - 20:45, said:

Pe94, on May 04, 2012 - 16:24, said:

Hello everyone,
since I need to hand the first part of my IA in two weeks, I think that it might be a good idea to ask you if my research question is relevant.

I am dealing with not very famous topic - the history of Saxony and the rule of August III in Poland.
And for today my research question goes as follows "To what extent was election of king August III influenced by foreign powers?"
In my IA I would underline the importance of Saxon politicians in the process as well as Russian, Austrian and Prussian authorities.

I would welcome any help

It is definitely relevant. I like lesser-known topics (I did mine on a lesser-known event), they're more interesting and you learn about them! And the graders seem to appreciate them too. The only thing I would suggest is that you might find it easier to choose one of the foreign powers (Russia, Austria, or Prussia) to write about instead of all of them. This is because you'll only spend about 600 words maximum on your summary of evidence section, which is nothing! So you'll want to list all of the most important evidence, and if you have too many powers you might find it hard to keep it short or get a good enough analysis (because in Part D you analyze it all). Try it with all three first, and if you feel it's too much, then pick maybe the one you have the most information for. Good luck

Thank you a lot! I have read most of my resources for the investigation today and decided to stick to the question of Russia. So RQ would go like this: To what extent was election of king August III of Poland influenced by the Russian Empire?

Probably you will hear from me in the next month. I really want to have it finished before July.


I have one more question about a section C - evaluation of sources.
If I am right, I will have to write about two different books I have used during the investigation.
The problem is that because my topic is lesser-known, there is no book exactly about the Russian influence. Would it be ok to use books such as:
a. "August III"
b. "Polish-Russian relations in the XVIII century"
but only few parts of them?

Edited by Pe94, May 05, 2012 - 13:00.

[Emy Glau-ski]

Pe94, on May 05, 2012 - 12:21, said:

Thank

Emy Glau-ski, on May 04, 2012 - 20:45, said:

Pe94, on May 04, 2012 - 16:24, said:

Hello everyone,
since I need to hand the first part of my IA in two weeks, I think that it might be a good idea to ask you if my research question is relevant.

I am dealing with not very famous topic - the history of Saxony and the rule of August III in Poland.
And for today my research question goes as follows "To what extent was election of king August III influenced by foreign powers?"
In my IA I would underline the importance of Saxon politicians in the process as well as Russian, Austrian and Prussian authorities.

I would welcome any help

It is definitely relevant. I like lesser-known topics (I did mine on a lesser-known event), they're more interesting and you learn about them! And the graders seem to appreciate them too. The only thing I would suggest is that you might find it easier to choose one of the foreign powers (Russia, Austria, or Prussia) to write about instead of all of them. This is because you'll only spend about 600 words maximum on your summary of evidence section, which is nothing! So you'll want to list all of the most important evidence, and if you have too many powers you might find it hard to keep it short or get a good enough analysis (because in Part D you analyze it all). Try it with all three first, and if you feel it's too much, then pick maybe the one you have the most information for. Good luck

Thank you a lot! I have read most of my resources for the investigation today and decided to stick to the question of Russia. So RQ would go like this: To what extent was election of king August III of Poland influenced by the Russian Empire?

Probably you will hear from me in the next month. I really want to have it finished before July.


I have one more question about a section C - evaluation of sources.
If I am right, I will have to write about two different books I have used during the investigation.
The problem is that because my topic is lesser-known, there is no book exactly about the Russian influence. Would it be ok to use books such as:
a. "August III"
b. "Polish-Russian relations in the XVIII century"
but only few parts of them?

Nice research question

Yes, you pick two sources that were important during your investigation. It doesn't have to be books, it can be anything. And that's perfectly fine to use only parts of books and ideally what you should do. I had about 9 book sources when I finished, with only one of them being on only my topic. So just read and evaluate the necessary parts. No need to read the sections about French-German relations if your topic is on Polish-Russian relations.

[GeekChloe]

Because I am an idiot, my HI is due Monday...and I have VERY little done....Grrr..procrastination at its finest .

Thanks for all the info on here! It's definitely helping!