What is the Extended Essay?

Personal research by the student On a question or hypothesis chosen by the

student, not assigned by the teacher In a topic chosen from your 6 IB subject areas You cannot change subject areas once

assigned In the format of a formal research paper

What is the Extended Essay?

It is a research essay It must be focused and well managed It will change as you research It is not a narrative/descriptive essay It is a discussion essay with an argument and

counter argument It demands evaluation of sources The process is as important as the product

Who is involved in the Extended Essay?

The student – approx 40 hours commitment The student’s supervisor – 5 hours supervision The IB Coordinator and EE Coordinator The International Baccalaureate Organization

EE assessment criteria

You must understand and follow the criteria closely

The Extended Essay Manual & other information

• The Extended Essay Manual and other useful information is on the server :–

Student Resources> Extended Essay• Read and digest pages 1 – 34 very important• Assessment criteria – pages 25 – 31 • Subject specific guides – pages 34 – 175 in EE

guide• Latest examiner’s reports – from supervisor• Printed exemplars of past EEs in depts and library.

Follow the criteria!

New Timeline

Starting Now! More planning and research time Advisory sessions Timeline and deadlines all on Server EE file.

Extended Essay timeline compared

Previously

Planning

Planning

More time up front

Timeline overview 2010 - 11

The next few weeks

Wed 1st Dec - Generating titles Mon 6th Dec - HOD’s subject presentations Wed 8th Dec - Research skills Wed 19th Jan - Organising & Managing the

Essay Mon 24th Jan – Referencing, Bibliographies and

Academic Honesty

When/How do I choose?

Jan 21st You will submit 2 subject choices and 2 preferred supervisors

For each propose an area of investigation and title/research question - a form will be given to you

Feb 11th The proposals will be discussed in dept meetings and supervisors assigned

What to do?

Think Listen Ask Read Research Choose

Common problems with the EE

• Students discover too late that there is too little data or data is inaccessible.

• Students discover too late that their knowledge of the subject is not deep enough.

• Bad pacing of the research and writing process• Plagiarism• Over-reliance on web-based sources• No contribution by the student – the extended

essay is a compilation of information from other sources.

EE - student timeline & deadlines 2010-2011• Mon Nov 29th Intro meeting Grade 11 ‘What is the EE?’ – EW. • Wed Dec 1st Meeting ‘Generating effective titles’ EW• Mon Dec 6th Subject presentations – HOD’s• Wed Dec 8th Meeting ‘Research skills’ – EW/BF• Wed Jan 19th Workshop ‘Organizing and managing the essay’ EW• Mon Jan 24th Workshop ‘Referencing, bibliographies and academic honesty’ BF/MR• Fri Jan 21st Submission area of investigation and title to EE supervisor (titles

discussed at Dept level for suitability/modification/supervisor.)

• Fri Feb 11th Subject titles signed off by supervisor – returned to EW.• Fri May 5th Resources collected/experiments conducted, titles refined• Fri June 3rd Detailed plan complete (identifying research over summer break)

Progress report home from Supervisors and goals for summer

• Mon Aug 29th Student’s 5 min Presentation in groups• Fri Sept 16th First draft complete - Progress reports home from Supervisors• Fri Oct 21st Final draft – electronic copy• Nov 4th Final copy • Nov 7th – 11th Viva Voce presentations• Dec 9th EEs marked paperwork complete