Criterion A: Explanation and justification
4 marks- The political issue is identified and clearly explained.
- The importance and suitability of the project are explained.
- The relevance of each engagement activity is justified.
IB Global Politics IA Grader
Grade your Global Politics IA before you submit. Upload your draft and get a mark for each criterion, comments tied to your sentences, and a list of what to fix first.
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- of marks within one grade of the IB's final mark
- 92%
- marking score. ChatGPT 65, Claude 61, Gemini 57
- 74/100
- real IAs and TOK essays tested against the mark the IB gave
- 1,317
- Marks
- SL 24, HL 30
- Task
- A report on your engagement with a political issue
- Length
- 2,000-word report, plus up to 400 words at HL
- HL only
- Criterion F, a recommendation worth 6
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Check the quality of your method, analysis, evaluation, communication and subject-specific reasoning. Find the weakest parts of the draft and see what to change first.
What Marksy checks for each Global Politics IA criterion
You get a mark for each IB assessment criterion below. The points under each one are what Marksy looks for in your draft. See the mark bands
Criterion B: Process
3 marks- Activities and sources are relevant.
- Research and engagement inform each other.
- The process is planned rather than improvised.
Criterion C: Analysis and synthesis
8 marks- Analysis uses course concepts and content accurately.
- The political issue is analysed in the context of the engagement.
- Stakeholder and source perspectives are synthesized.
Criterion D: Evaluation and reflection
6 marks- Research and engagement activities are evaluated.
- Personal positions and biases are identified and explained.
- Reflection shows what you learned from the project.
Criterion E: Communication
3 marks- The argument is easy to follow.
- The report is well organized.
- Language and presentation are precise.
Criterion A: Explanation and justification
4 marks- The political issue is identified and clearly explained.
- The importance and suitability of the project are explained.
- The relevance of each engagement activity is justified.
Criterion B: Process
3 marks- Activities and sources are relevant.
- Research and engagement inform each other.
- The process is planned rather than improvised.
Criterion C: Analysis and synthesis
8 marks- Analysis uses course concepts and content accurately.
- The political issue is analysed in the context of the engagement.
- Stakeholder and source perspectives are synthesized.
Criterion D: Evaluation and reflection
6 marks- Research and engagement activities are evaluated.
- Personal positions and biases are identified and explained.
- Reflection shows what you learned from the project.
Criterion E: Communication
3 marks- The argument is easy to follow.
- The report is well organized.
- Language and presentation are precise.
Criterion F: Recommendation
6 marks- The recommendation is supported by specific evidence.
- It addresses the political issue in the context studied.
- Possible implications or challenges are explained.
Where Global Politics IAs usually lose marks
Marksy flags these in your draft and links each one to the sentences it is about.
- An issue that is really a topic"Climate change" is a topic. A political issue says who holds power, who is affected and where, such as a city council's decision on housing.Criterion A
- Activities listed with no reasonDon't just list who you interviewed or which event you went to. Explain why each activity helps you understand the issue better than reading alone.Criterion A
- Research and engagement kept apartShow how your reading shaped your questions, and how what people told you sent you back to research. A timeline of what you did isn't a process.Criterion B
- Stakeholders quoted one by oneCriterion C is worth 8 and wants perspectives brought together. Compare what each stakeholder and source says, and use course concepts such as power to explain why they differ.Criterion C
- No word about your own biasSay what you believed before the project, how it shaped your choices and whether the engagement changed it. Also judge how reliable each source and activity was.Criterion D
- An HL recommendation with no evidenceBase your recommendation on what your engagement found, fit it to the place you studied, and explain what could go wrong if someone followed it.Criterion F
Before you upload
- Choose SL or HL when you upload. At HL, criterion F is added and the total is out of 30.
- At HL, give the recommendation its own section and heading.
- Say who you engaged with, when, and what you did, so your process can be followed.
Your draft stays at the centre
Marksy reads the work you upload, points each comment back to your writing, and puts the most important changes first.
Can every paragraph be traced back to the political issue and the engagement work that shaped it?Read Global Politics IA Planning Guide
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Upload your draft
A PDF of your Global Politics IA, finished or not. Every comment stays connected to your own writing.
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Read the comments
Highlights show which passage each comment is about.
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Fix the important parts first
Work down a short list instead of making scattered edits.
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Keep the final say
Accept, adapt or ignore each suggestion. You stay the author.
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Your work stays your work
Marksy reads the draft you upload and comments on it. It doesn't rewrite your assessment, and your files are never used to train AI.
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- Never used for trainingYour coursework is not added to any AI training data.
- Feedback, not ghostwritingUse the report to improve your own analysis and decisions.
- Delete it whenever you wantYou control the files stored in your account.
Questions before you upload
Still planning? The coursework guide covers the criteria and what to ask yourself while you write. Open the guide
Yes. Choose HL when you upload and Marksy adds criterion F, the recommendation, worth 6 marks. At SL it marks criteria A to E, out of 24.
The engagement project in the current Global Politics course, first assessed in 2026. It marks against those criteria only.
It can only judge what your report says. If an interview or event changed your thinking, describe it and show what you learned from it.
Not yet. Marksy marks your report against the IB criteria for Global Politics, but it doesn't have IB-marked reports to compare it with.
We tested Marksy on 1,317 real IAs and TOK essays with the mark the IB gave them. 92% of Marksy's marks landed within one grade. On a set with as many weak as strong essays, it scored 74/100 on our marking score, against 65 for ChatGPT, 61 for Claude and 57 for Gemini. Every number, and how we tested, is on the grading accuracy page.
Yes. Marksy checks your Global Politics IA against the IB assessment criteria for it and returns marks, comments and fixes instead of generic essay advice.
Yes. Early drafts are useful because the report can show a weak criterion before you spend hours polishing the wrong section. You can revise and grade another version later.
A free account includes 5 gradings a month. You don't need a card.
No. Marksy reads your existing work, explains each comment, and suggests what to revise. The writing and the final decisions stay yours.
Your upload is private to your account, is not used to train AI models, and can be deleted whenever you want.
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