Choosing a global issue
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What makes a global issue ‘good’?
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Global, specific, and genuinely present in both works through choices.
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The five IB fields of inquiry?
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Culture/identity/community; beliefs/values/education; politics/power/justice; art/creativity; science/tech/environment.
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Why is ‘power’ alone weak?
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Too broad to explore analytically in ten minutes — narrow it.
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The two traps?
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Too broad to explore, or barely present in one work (forced).
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How do you narrow a field to an issue?
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Make it precise: ‘power’ → ‘how power hides behind politeness’.
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Must the issue be in both works?
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Yes — genuinely, through authorial choices, not a passing mention.
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Which criterion rests on the issue?
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Criterion A — knowledge of the works and the global issue.
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Topic vs global issue?
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A topic is broad (‘society’); a global issue is a specific real-world concern.
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A global issue must be…
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Global (real-world), specific (10-min explorable), and analysable.
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Why does the issue matter so much?
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It's the spine of the whole IO — it focuses every point.
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