EE Abstract

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EE Abstract

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What is it?

• From the IB Extended Essay Guide
• An abstract not exceeding 300 words must be
  included with the essay submitted. It does not
  serve as an introduction, but presents an
  overview of the extended essay, and should,
  therefore, be written last.
• The minimum requirements for the abstract are for
  it to state clearly
• the research question being investigated
• the scope of the investigation how was the
  investigation undertaken
• the conclusion(s) of the extended essay.
• The abstract should be typed or word processed on
  one side of a sheet of paper, and placed
  immediately after the title page.

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Characteristics

• Its short and to the point!  It must meet the
  word count limitation
• It must make sense all by itself
• Even though it is the first thing read by the
  examiner, it is the last thing you should write
• Motivation
• Why should the reader care about the topic of
  your EE and the results/conclusions you found?
• Problem statement
• What problem are you trying to solve?

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Characteristics

• Approach
• How did you go about solving the problem or
  answering the question?
• What is the extent of your work? 
• Did you compare/contrast the work of
  twohistorians or authors or genre? 
• Did you use particular methodologies or
  variables?
• If the abstract describes a science experiment
  dont forget to include a brief description of
  the design of the experiment.
• Conclusions
• What are the implications of your answer/result?

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• Take a look at some A examples