IB EXTENDED ESSAY

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IB EXTENDED ESSAY

• WHO
• WHY
• WHAT
• WHEN
• WHERE
• HOW

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IB EXTENDED ESSAY

• Who
• All full diploma candidates at FDR

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IB EXTENDED ESSAY

• WHAT
• 4000 word research paper
• 40 hours
• In-depth study of a limited topic within a
  subject of your choice (from IB courses offered
  at FDR and Geography)

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IB EXTENDED ESSAY

• WHY
• Required component of the IB Diploma (central
  portion of hexagon)
• Required bonus (page 13)
• Original, independent research
• Communication of ideas and information in a
  logical sequence

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IB EXTENDED ESSAY

• WHEN
• Series of deadlines between now and November 2007
  ( booklet page 20)
• First deadline - Nov 22nd, 2006 (pages 20 and 21)
• Final paper is due on November 5th, 2007

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IB EXTENDED ESSAY

• WHERE
• At home, at school, on vacation, anywhere!

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IB EXTENDED ESSAY

• HOW
• Mrs. Corum with more information about EE
  research.

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IB EXTENDED ESSAY

• OTHER POINTS
• Topic choice
• What are you interested in (pages 1-2)?
• Are there sufficient resources for a topic you
  are interested in?
• Sample topics from May 2005 and 2006 on school
  web-site.

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IB EXTENDED ESSAY

• OTHER POINTS
• Supervision
• EE must be supervised by a faculty member at FDR
  (see list)
• Supervisor to spend 2-3 hours
• Supervisor will provide guidance and advice but
  will not choose the topic nor proof-read the
  paper
• Supervisor will verify authentic work

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IB EXTENDED ESSAY

• OTHER POINTS
• Plagiarism (page 8)
• DONT - will result in an IB diploma not being
  awarded and a record of that being sent to
  universities.

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IB EXTENDED ESSAY

• OTHER POINTS
• Additional EE information in BB - complete IBO EE
  guide posted as a PDF file on school web site
• Consult IBO EE guide for subject specific
  information

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IB EXTENDED ESSAY

• ASSESSMENT
• Internal - EE grade to be indicated on report
  cards (see booklet- page 19)
• External - EE moderated and grade in combination
  with TOK grade can result in bonus marks for
  total diploma score (see booklet, page 13)
• External - EE graded against general and subject
  specific criteria (see booklet - pages 10-18) and
  complete IBO EE guide on web