Global Perspectives component 2 research question + sample essays

Global perspectives 
Focus on component 2
RESEARCH QUESTION/ PERSPECTIVES
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SAMPLE ESSAYS
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Global perspectives 
Focus on component 2
RESEARCH QUESTION/ PERSPECTIVES
+
SAMPLE ESSAYS

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Can Putin be prosecuted ?

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Global Perspectives
...different from other classes: a lot of projects and other challenges (individual + group work)
... discussing global issues from different perspectives, exploring your role in the world, and improving your communication skills in English!
... what we make of it together!  

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All 4 components

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Today's objectives
  • Understanding the dos and don'ts regarding component 2
  • Understanding the effectiveness of a good research question

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Learning from past papers
The next slide offers a link to three essays assessed by Cambridge.
 
Read the three essays via the link in the next slide and study Cambridge's comments.  

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Formulating your essay question:

Although there are different kind of essay questions, Cambridge favours the good, old question :).
An example: Should religions be involved in governing? 

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An effective essay question
An effective essay question focuses on an issue and identifies a debate.

Example: Should performance enhancing drugs be allowed in competitive sport?

Issue: The use of performance enhancing drugs by athletes
Debate: Yes, they should be used (e.g. economic perspective because of...)
                  No  (e.g. ethical perspective, it's not fair because....)

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Be careful of pitfalls
1. Make sure your essay question is really ONE question
2. Make sure your scope is not too narrow (e.g. by adding a country and a
     region)
3. Make sure your question is not too broad (e.g. you have a limited amount
    of words)

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Examples of problems
Access to clean drinking water
Rising sea levels
Prices of pharmaceuticals
Lack of acces to the Internet

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Case study 1: income equality


Check its global and local relevance.
Can you think of solutions from different perspectives?

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Solutions from different perspectives 
  • from an economic perspective, e.g., wealth creation through trade,
  • from an ethical perspective, e.g., restoring fairness by measuring it against a moral standard
  • from a political perspective, e.g., a minimum wage and taxation

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Perspectives
The angle or direction in which a person looks at an object
Understanding perspectives in global context
Empathy = capacity to recognise and give space to opinions with which we do not agree


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         Explain that your problem           is a problem by looking for
research/ evidence.




   Think of local and global examples. 

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 Weektask 
Watch the movie 'The Court'. You will receive a link to the video and make a mindmap, write definitions in the glossary and state your opinions.
(Be aware: some parts of the movie are disturbing)


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Global perspectives 
Focus on component 2

WORKING TOWARDS A 
RESEARCH QUESTION ON THE ICC

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Fill in your research question (first draft)

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Elaborate on where your question comes from (give your sources)

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What different perspectives there are on your question.

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Final test criteria 1
- Writing an essay  (50%)
- Critical analytical writing (see checklist)
- Discuss; make sure you give arguments that cover both sides of the question. Your own point of view needs to be a substantial part of the essay

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Final test criteria 2
- Your essay needs to contain a minimum of two and a maximum of four quotations from your resources. Explicitly refer to these resources.
- Explicitly refer to two or more key terms that have been used in the documentary 'The Court'. Make these terms in your essay 

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