GUIDELINES FOR EXTENDED ESSAY
Deadlines: Those only in Spain during the second semester can postpone these deadlines, but should be in touch with their supervisor in the first semester even so. Before going abroad, you must, by 20th September, have sent to your supervisor:-
By 20th March a further instalment of the essay, and by 10th June the whole of the first draft, should have reached the supervisor. This will leave the summer vacation for revision. If you do not adhere to this timetable, you cannot expect last-minute assistance from your supervisor. Advice will not necessarily be available during the second summer vacation. The finished essay must be handed in to the Departmental Secretary by 4.00 pm on the first Monday of the final year. Extensions will be granted only on very exceptional grounds.
Failure to submit an extended essay is a breach of university requirements and such cases will be automatically referred to the Faculty Progress Committee, which will decide whether or not you shall be allowed to continue your studies; in any case, you will, of course, lose the total marks allocated to one paper in the Final examination.
N.B. Sources of information or critical attitudes should always be acknowledged. Failure to do so amounts to academic dishonesty and will be severely penalised.
N.B. Where repeated quotations from the same text (novel, play etc.) are necessary, the first reference should be in a footnote, which should also state: Todas las citas corresponden a esta edición. After that you can include your references in brackets within the body of your essay.
Example of first reference (in a footnote):
Véase Tirso de Molina, La venganza de Tamar, ed. A.K.G. Paterson (Cambridge: Cambridge U.P., 1979), Act III, II, 725-30. Todas las citas corresponden a esta edición.
Each item must give name of author, title, place (in the case of books) and date of publication, and (in the case of articles) pages. They should be listed in alphabetical order of authors. The following are some examples:
The extended essay is a piece of original research of approximately
4000 words and is a requirement for
the IB diploma. This aspect of the IB program offers students the opportunity
to investigate, in depth, a
topic of special interest to them. In the process, they become acquainted
with the kind of independent
research and writing skills expected at the university level. The selection
of a topic for the extended essay
enables students to either deepen their program of study by choosing
a topic from one of their IB courses,
or they can broaden their studies by writing on a unfamiliar topic
outside their own particular IB program.
Approximately 60 subjects are available in the IB curriculum for students
to choose from, including 30
languages.
A well done extended essay requires approximately 40 hours of private
study and writing time, so,
consequently, it is recommended that students start their research
during the first year of their two year
program. During the second year of the program, students have the additional
time demands of guided
course work, preparation for oral examinations, and college applications.
A good rule of thumb is, that by
the start of the second year, students should have the bulk of the
research done as well as the outline of
their essay. In hopes of facilitating the research and writing of the
extended essay, the following
guidelines are recommended for all first year students:
1) Make sure you have copies of the IB General Guidelines and Assessment
for the extended essay and
have read them thoroughly. If you did not receive copies, pick them
up at the IB Office (TOA). Also in
the IB Office is a collection of past extended essay that will give
you an idea of what is considered a
good essay.
2) Start by picking a area of study, (science, history, English, etc..).
Request from the IB Office a copy of
the IB Extended Essay Guidelines for the specific subject area that
you have chosen. Choose a topic
area of special interest to you, (nuclear fusion, economic development
of rural Brazil). Narrow down the
topic area until you have a rough research question ( Is Nuclear Fission
Feasible or Even Desirable?).
3) Find a faculty advisor and discuss your research question and ideas
with him/her. Usually an advisor
can help direct you in the refinement of your research question. IB
regulations require that you have an
advisor.
4) Brazilian Diploma Candidates: If you are taking HL History instead
of the required Brazilian Social
Studies courses, then you must choose a topic dealing with Brazilian
history or culture, so that the essay
will count as independent study. Please talk to Da. Myriam and Mr.
Miller for ideas and orientation.
5) As you start your research be certain that you document every piece
of information you obtain on a
bibliography card. If you do research on the internet, be sure that
the correct procedures are followed for
listing bibliographical information from the net. Mr. Miller and the
Technology Department have
directions for documenting research on the internet. Any sign or form
of plagiarism could cost you the
entire diploma, as well as other serious consequences here at Graded!
Remember to start your research early so that you have ample time to
do the best job possible. Take
pride in your work and you will recall the experience as time well
spent!
http://www.ecis.org/brunei/IB%20BOOKLET%202002.pdf
EXTENDED ESSAY:
The purpose of this essay is to develop skills in the methods of critical
research. You will
choose one of your subjects, most usefully the one you will study at
university, and select
a topic for research. With the help of a teacher supervisor you will
work over several
months to produce an essay of a maximum of four thousand words. Past
experience has
shown that the majority of students derive intense satisfaction from
the completion of a
very thorough, personal piece of work.
The title is usually chosen at the beginning of the third term of the
course and the final
essay handed in at the end of the first term in Year 13.
EXTENDED ESSAY ASSESSMENT:
The Extended Essay is graded out of 36. 24 points are awarded for General
Criteria and
12 points are awarded for Subject Specific Criteria.
http://www.sanjuan.edu/schools/miraloma/Programs/ibbooklet.pdf
The purpose of the Extended Essay is to provide candidates an opportunity
to engage in an independent research
project on an introductory level. Emphasis is placed on the research
process, clear communication of ideas and presenting the information in
a logical and coherent essay. On the average, it will take a student about
40 hours to prepare
and write the Extended Essay. Mira Loma staff act as consulting advisers
and many students find it helpful to work with other experts in their chosen
research field as well. There are IB regulations defining acceptable subjects
and topics for the Extended Essay, so the topic must be approved before
the student begins any research. Candidates should choose their subject
by the end of their junior year and begin their research during the summer
between junior and senior year.