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Overview of the Extended Essay
How does this impact you and what does it mean for students?
The great…
Extended Essay!
WIHI Extended Essay
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Extended Essay – What is it?
• The EE (acronym for ‘Extended Essay’) is “an in-depth study of a focused topic chose from the list of approved Diploma Programme subjects – normally one of the student’s six chosen subjects for the IB diploma.
• High level research and writing skills
• Compulsory for all DP students
• Externally Assessed and combined grade for TOK. Contribute up to 3 points for the IB diploma score
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Cont…
• Piece of independent research/investigation on a topic chosen by the student (in cooperation with a “supervisor” (or mentor) of the school.
• Formal piece of scholarship no more than 4,000 words.
• Approximately 40 hours of work by student over the course of 1 year (spring junior/fall senior).
• Concluded with a short interview (viva voce) with supervisor.
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The Extended Essay is a culmination of all the skills the student has learned at WIHI.
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EE Subject Areas
• History
• Mathematics
• Music
• Physics
• Visual Arts
• World Studies
• Group 1
• Group 2
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Economics
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Who is involved?
Students – Duh….
Students produce the work that is:• No more than 4000 words and contains:
– Title Page
– Table of Contents
– Acknowledgements (Optional)
– Abstract
– Text (Body)
– Appendices
– Bibliography
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Who is involved?
Parents
• Be informed• Monitor • Provide• Support
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Who is involved?
EE Coordinator
Mr. Brooke Pierson
AAMP. (“let’s get aamped!)Assign. Assist. Monitor. Provide.
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Supervisors
• Who is a Supervisor?• Any faculty, chosen by the Student and
coordinator who has expertise in the chosen subject area.
• Supervisors:• Read, Advise, make predicted grades, and
complete IB folders before essays are sent to examiners
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What a Supervisor’s job is NOT
• It is NOT to do the work for the students• It is NOT to spend hours correcting student
work/paper. • Supervisors WILL offer general comments or make
suggestions but are NOT to mark up student’s paper and/or spend time editing.
• Supervisors will NOT have 50 students. Each supervisor will have approximately 5 students.
Remember…Students SHOULD initiate time with Supervisor. Not the other way.
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How supervisors are selected?
• Students will sign up via moodle• EE coordinator will make assignments
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Who is involved?
• Librarian– Provide support– Provide opportunity for research– Assist students in writing/research skills
• Will be addressed during specific pull-out time per timeline.
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Time - Line
• Spring Junior Year to Fall Senior Year• Papers will be completed by middle/late October
• Students are to work during the summer.• Scheduled meeting dates are in 1 or 2 week
blocks. Students are to set-up appointments.
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Student Topics
• Do not choose a topic you have used for another IB assessment (no double-dipping)
• Do not choose approaches that are largely narrative, descriptive, or biographical
• Do not choose trite issues (e.g., capital punishment, abortion, drug legalization , etc.)
• Do not choose issues about which you have a bias
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Sample Student Research Questions
• Group 1: What is the significance and function of the character Eustace in C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia?
• Physics: How is the amplitude of a swing affected by the displacement of the center of mass in a parametrically pumped swing?
• Visual Arts: What is the symbolic meaning of the DIA north and south wall mural Detroit Industry by Diego Rivera?
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Sample Student Research Questions
• Music: At a glance, Bach and Schoenberg seem to have nothing in common. How are the two composers linked when viewing their works from a technical point of view?
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Common Mistakes
• Too general of topic• PROCras..ti…..
– VIDEO GAMES!!!
• Failing to read the subject guidelines
• Writing on the same topic as their history assessment!!!!!
• Choosing topics that require little or no analysis or conclusion
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Overall Assessment is based on:
• Research Question• Introduction• Investigation• Application• Language• Conclusion