Assessment+Internal

=Internal assessment 20% of IB grade=

Candidates produce a **portfolio of three commentaries** of 650–750 words each, based on published extracts from the news media. The extracts may be from a newspaper, a journal or the World Wide Web, but must not be from television or radio broadcasts.

Each commentary must: Three out of the four commentaries must have as their main focus a different section of the syllabus, although it is acceptable for commentaries to make reference to other sections. The fourth commentary can focus either on a single section or can focus on two or more sections of the syllabus.
 * explain the linkages between the extract and an economic theory taken from the section of the syllabus on which the commentary is based
 * demonstrate economic insights into the implications of the extract (that is, it should provide evidence of the candidate's ability to evaluate current events from the point of view of an economist).
 * Focus**

The extracts on which each commentary is based must be drawn from four different sources. Extracts must as far as possible be contemporaneous with the course. Candidates are expected to look for material relating to current events. This may include material published up to six months before the start of the course.
 * Selection of extracts**

Candidates must select their own articles to analyse. Candidates can base their commentaries on the same extract, but the extract must not be given to the class by the teacher, and the production of the commentary must be each candidate's individual work. A commentary must not be prepared collaboratively.

If possible, the extract on which the commentary is based should be in the working language of the school. If an extract in another language is used, the candidate must provide a translation, in the working language of the school, of the parts of the article referred to in the commentary.
 * Language of extract**

Criterion
Refer to assessment guide (pdf at the begining)