Siddarth Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Hey guys, I've been struggling to think of a history extended essay topic for the past few weeks and am unable to think of anything. I thought of doing of the Opium Wars, but i need to narrow down to a research question. If you guys could help me out? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevG Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 we cant give you a rqthat's your job bro atleast come up with some sort of a rq then we'll be able to help you 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siddarth Posted July 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 How significant was the influence of opium wars on the social and economic problems in eastern asia throughout the 1900's. This was my initial RQ, however my supervisor says that the time period and region is too big to handle. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingStar16 Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 yeah try focusing on a specific country in eastern asia and continue on with your research to see what timeline was the most significant. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siddarth Posted July 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 I chose england and china in 1839-60. will that be fine? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingStar16 Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 that should be fine since you have a lot more words to answer the question in compared to the IA. However, if you find that it's still too much to write about in a 4000 word paper, focus on one country and/or narrow down the timeline. Stick with that for now and later on, just look at your research one last time to see if it can fit into the word limit. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siddarth Posted July 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 I have decided the topic and everything. But the essay has to be argumentative right? Please could you tell me on how to go about the essay? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingStar16 Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Yeah it's argumentative. Ok I suggest that at the beginning, you set the stage for your RQ by providing some historical context and you also have to clearly establish why your topic is worthy of investigation. Have a solid thesis in your intro. In your body, you evaluate the information you can find. Remember to have counterarguments and if possible, try linking to the OPVL of your sources. In your conclusion, I think you restate your answer to the question and sum it up. After you're done all of that, write your abstract. What helps is to look at EE exemplars online. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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