RSR Outline Plan

(15/100 marks)

Definition & Justification:

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Intended Approaches:
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Sources:

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RSR Evaluation of Sources

25/100 marks
Source 1:

The relevance of this source to my topic is

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The main strength(s) of this source are
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The weaknesses of this source are

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Source 2:

The relevance of this source to my topic is

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One of the key strengths of this source is that it is a primary source document
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A major weakness of this source is that it does not contain any information
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Source 3:

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One of its most significant strengths as a historical source is
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However, one of its significant weaknesses is that it
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RSR Extended Essay

(50/100 marks)
 Word Count: 600 800 Ordinary Level

900 1200 Higher Level

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RSR Review of the Research Process

(10 / 100 marks)

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(Generally, you need to make at least ten clear statements regarding

the review process. Concentrate on your own topic and the difficulties you
had from the beginning, what went well, what was useful, what was
helpful and unhelpful, how you overcame those difficulties and the
choices/decisions that you had to make to define and complete the
RSR. Also, state what you would do differently if you were doing this
RSR again. )

Concentrate on the following:

Selection of topic - Selection of sources - Difficulty in finding

enough/suitable sources - Reliability of sources - Defining a Title for RSR
- Using different types of sources e.g. Primary & Secondary Source books,
documentaries, websites, interviews etc. - What would you do differently
if you were doing this again? - Drafting & re-drafting parts of the RSR -
Liaising with the teacher local libraries - Word Count as a
Restraint/Editing??