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Extended Essay for Dummies How to Start Your Extended Essay, How to Avoid Last Minute Panics, How to Effectively Get Help with your Extended Essay and More About to start your EE? Have you read the IBO Extended Essay Guide yet? If not, read it before continuing! Also please note - start a new thread if you want help with your EE! People do not regularly read this thread and you may not get a response. 1. So what exactly IS the Extended Essay? This is actually an extremely important post for many people to read, because many people fail to understand the significance of exactly what makes the Extended Essay unique, and go off in completely the wrong direction! It i…
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Want to share the title of your extended essay? Or perhaps need help choosing one? This is the place. Psychology - The Psychology of Road Rage: A discussion of psychological explanations of road rage and policy implications.
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Hey guys! so while i was going through the threads, i saw that none of them actually gave good pointers on how to write a very good abstract. So i've got a few notes which i'll share with everyone. They were handouts which my supervisor had given me, but i just condensed it into one. Good luck! HOW TO WRITE AN ABSTRACT An abstract is a concise, stand-alone statement that conveys the essential information contained in an article, book, research paper, or document. Written in a direct non-repetitive style, the abstract should: - Identify the problem (research question of thesis) investigated. - Describe the scope or method of investigation. - Summarize the results. - …
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The title is pretty much self-explanatory (lol) but if not, this is a post about writing an a1 language ee, primarily focused on english obviously, and based largely on personal experience. If you have any questions about this post (turned out longer than I expected!) or the ee itself, send me a message. Also, if you have a draft and are looking for feedback, I might be able to help. Ground rules first - you need to have a good grasp of your the language you are writing your extended essay (latin and ancient greek possibly excepted) -- and this probably means a good grade in the relevant class. Choosing good supervisor, and one you are on good terms with, is also a good i…
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My IB Coordinator told me that it is super rare to get an A in EE and the majority of people get a C on EE... is that really good then? is getting an A practically impossible? i was just wondering what other people got...
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There have been many questions about citation and referencing. Here are some good links to help you: MLA Guides http://www.utoledo.edu/library/help/guides/docs/MLAstyle.pdf Footnote Instructions and Samples http://www.aresearchguide.com/7footnot.html http://www.aresearchguide.com/samplefootnote.html http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/04/ http://fc.lovett.org/~rmartin/footnotes/ http://dept.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/stylesheet/mla-foot.htm Bibliography / Works cited page Instructions and Samples http://www.easybib.com/ (automatic) http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/06/ http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/12/ http://www.aresearchguide.com/sampl…
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Here are the links to the Extended Essay examples we have on our Files archive. To be able to download files, you have to be a VIP member or a VIP subscriber. Please see the FAQfor information on how to become a VIP or how to buy a VIP subscription. If you want to donate and contribute files to our archive, please see this announcementor this FAQ section. Extended Essays Biology & Environmental Systems Chemistry Economics and Bussiness & Management Group 6 History Language A1 Language B Mathematics Other Group 3 subjects Physics Psychology
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Hi all, I just replied to a specific/topic-based EE question, and I'll repost my reply here as some of the hints/tips/advice/comments could be useful to others Ok, so it's been over a year since I did my EE, but I'll try my best to give you some help/tips. - Your topic is wayyyyyyyyyyy too broad for an EE. You should try and make it a local topic, even if it's from a broad origin. I did mine on the effect of falling economic growth (as measured by GDP) in Australia (very broad) on the residential property market of the Brisbane postal code of 4000 (extremely specific). Ultimately I didn't like my topic as there were too many variables, but I managed to still get an…
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The word limit for the EE is 4000 words. If you go over this limit you lose marks. There is no minimum but for most subjects, you should expect to go above 3500 words. For experiment based subjects like sciences or math you can go as low as 2500 if there is sufficient formulae working (math) or data (sciences) or other things not included in the word count but suffices to show that you've done work on the essay. The word limit for the Abstract is separate and is 300 words. The following are not included in the word count: footnotes, appendices, abstract. Any direct quotations included in the body of the essay are included in the word count. If you don't want to include…
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hey guys im doing a survey for my ee on itgs. Only answer questions that apply to you http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W2ZDTTP
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Its hilarious to think of a site that is considering helping future students when their time is so limited especially on an IB basis. How can new users "benefit from [the site]" when you are proposing them to post 100 comments/posts. I mean take my intention as an example. I want my second post to be an economic guide to "benefit [the site]" ,with my essay attached to it, but how would it be possible for me to open my own essay, or my other friends'. T_T [administrator] ; Dues, lc, and hms, please see to my request upon giving more acknowledgeable privileges to the new IB'ers. I understand by what you meant when you thought that people could "benefit themselves only". B…
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hey... me doin my essay on ants.....repelling ants using common household materials like vinegar, turmeric, lemon, cucumber.....and many more.....its interesting.......getting positive results........almost complete.......... BUT CAN ANYONE FRAME A RESEARCH QUESTION FOR ME PLZ
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Biology extended essays - Topic? 1 2 3
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hoolaa can any1 suggest for a biology extended essays which is doable in the school lab itself?
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HI! Could anyone give me some advice on how to do a proper extended essay outline? How detailed has it got to be? Thank you
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What does "to what extent" really mean? How exactly do you answer a to what extent question? My research question is : " to what extent do dreams and the conscious mind interact?" Do I answer in my thesis, as: Dreams and the conscious mind influence each other to a large extent? I'm confused. BTW. what exactly is the structure of EE? Is it like a typical 3 argument essay? How many arguments do I exactly need? Thanks!
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How hard is it to fail the EE? Does your essay really have to suck or is it relatively easy to fail? I'm just curious if anyone knows
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Could someone give me a hand and tell me what the minimum word count is for and Extended Essay? I'm having some troubles writing the 4000 word limit. Thanks
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I'm curious enough to pose the question of 'how long did it take you'. Just wanted to see how many days it took to construct the essay and the research in between. You can also mention how long you spent researching. So far I have been on mine for 5 days. Complete apathy means that I take a long time to get into it.
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hi guys, i would like to do my EE on business and management but i don't know which topics i am supposed to choose. so please give me ideas on topics i can write for my EE.
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Hi I have a bunch of questions about word counts. I'm doing my EE on geography and I have a few questions that are subject-specific and also some general questions. General Questions 1) Does the title page + table of contents count towards your total word count? 2) Do the heading titles count (aka Introduction, Aims, etc) Geo-specific 1) Do the explanations for the surveys count (justification for why I asked the things I did on my questionnaire etc) 2) Do data tables count (numerical values and words) 3) Do the data tables/maps/pictures titles count? 4) Are picture captions/annotations included And while I'm at it, I'll ask for another friend who is doing a Business EE 1…
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Hey, I have a question concerning the EE topics for English B HL, how can i approach a topic, keeping in mind the criteria that is given? This is really important for me, i'm struggling right now trying to find a topic! Can you give me any advice and examples? Thanks
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Economics Extended Essay - ideas for topic
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Hi guys, My name is Filip and I'm from Poland but I live in Spain. I decided to do economics EE but now I need a topic, and as you guys know it's not as easy as it seems to be. The topic must be pretty narrow and here is the problem. I wanted to do something about currencies, price of oil, gold, etc. (in other words, about raw materials). It would be nice if the topic had to do with my regions, I mean Poland and Spain. Any good ideas? Thanks for your help guys! Best regards, Filip
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hey guys, i attended a workshop on the economics and B&M EEs and IAs today so i noted down the structure. i'll focus on economics though.. .my bad if there's already a topic on this.. .. ***something quite important for all subjects, not only Econ and B&M.. never use 'I', 'me' or simply, never talk from the first person perspective(even in rationales and conclusions) okay so i just found out today that we can also work on macroeconomics for the EE, finding a relevant issue.. so i'm going to change my topic.. following the structure below could get you easy marks in the formal presentation criteria, along with other things.. 1. Title Page: - include your name, c…
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How many points to an A in EE?
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Does anybody know how many points you need to get an A and how many for a be? Thank you.
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My extended essay is due pretty pretty darn soon. I have been cutting out tonnnns and tonnnnns of words, but I have yet to cut out another 300 to reach the 4000-word word-limit. Seeing as I have already cut out almost half of my EE (yes, those smart people can do the math and deduce what I started with), I have tried to be rather sneaky. Below are the questions I have about my sneakyness, and some good answers would be much appreciated. 1) I have used many footnotes, which do not count for the word-limit. My supervisor says it's OK, but I am very worried that they are too crammed. Some of them are sentences explaining, for example, a particular word not fully explained i…
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For my extended essay, I've decided to do English A1 for my subject, but I'm having a really hard time finding the perfect book to go along. I'll list some books I've thought of doing about, but feel free to suggest any other books. For the most part, I was thinking of doing a comparison between classic romance novels with modern romance novels. So, if you want to suggest a book, I'd prefer if it's romance. =) Emma by Jane Austen The Fault in Our Stars by John Green Just Listen by Sarah Dessen Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas If my romance idea doesn't fall through, I was also thinking of doing about the Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, but I have no idea what to write about for …
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Hey Guys ... I hope that everybody is doing well.. This summer I have t write an extended essay.I am very interested in the scientific side, especially writing one in math. However, I am looking for interesting topics in math that I can do an extended essay in, but I didn't find yet. I am really lost, so Could anybody help me by giving me advices for good extended essay topics in math, please??
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It looks like most of the excellent 50 extended essays doesn't include Business and Management examples. Is it extremely hard to get an A for extended essay in Business and Management? Please comment on my research question: To what extent is the marketing strategy of Starbucks effective globally and how does it affect the newly built Starbucks branch outlet at Xiamen, China in 2010? Is this understandable, if not, are there any suggestions to improve it? I'm pretty sure key terms are missing from the research question but I don't have the list with me. My idea is to take a look of the global marketing and how did it affect on new outlets on a certain region. Is it too …
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Hy guys, I am an IB1 student and as you all know, all IB students must write an extended essay, which has to include a minimum of 4000 words. I have decided to write my extended essay in math, howeever I am still looking for an interesting topic. My request to you, could you suggest or rather name me some interesting topics (or perhaps research questions), which could be suitable for an extended essay in math. Besides, you could also suggest some topics about computer science or engineering which are related with math, because I am intersted in such areas. Already thanks for your help
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My school has strictly set up deadlines & requires us to write a 'detailed extended essay outline'. Ive viewed a couple of EE, read about what should be put into the introduction/main body etc. Im doing my EE in history. Im really bad at making plans or outlines. Are there example outlines I can view? Im wondering how to make it detailed but not an essay? What points to explain now and what just to mention? And just any general tips would be great
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So I just put my EE through turnitin and it came back with 9% similar. Is the fact that this percentage is low compared to the 20% that we're allowed to reach something to take note of because my supervisor is constantly stressing the fact that this is in the end a research essay and the low percentage could mean a lack of evidence and quotations?
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Hey guys! I'm starting IB this year, and I was thinking about ideas for EE. I'm pretty good at Chinese (I'm doing Mandarin B), so I was wondering whether it's worth doing my EE in a language. Do a lot of people do it?
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extremely confused about the format of biology EE. does it have a body and if so wat does it consist of?
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Do the Examiners of Extended Essays check the sources you have used and see whether you have cited stuff from it. Sources like books?
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Can any of you give me suggestions for a good research topic on something related to chemistry for the extended essay?
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Hey guys, I decided to do my extended essay in Spanish. I'm from Canada and Spanish is the fourth language I can speak fluently. Ok, so I need to decide between a few topics. My choices include analyzing two pieces of literature by Lorca, and historical events and their significance in Cuba, Spain, or any other "pais hispanohablante." For the part about events, my teacher says I should focus on HOW (i.e. "to what extent") an event impacted the culture or traditions. Does anyone have any ideas for events that did this on a grand scale in history? Also, what would be a better choice, the historical event side or analyzing literature side?
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I've been struggling on how to write the conclusion to my extended essay. I'm not quite sure whether it's permissible to state historical facts that were drawn from the investigation. I also don't know whether stating "I" or "in my opinion" would be correct.
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Hi there! My EE is about Robin Hood ("To what extent was Robin Hood real?"), and while I didn't have trouble finding sources, they were all too expensive and I only bought 3. My library had NO books about him, so I had to order mine online. They're great, very detailed, with insight, facts, timelines and whatnot. One of them even has a poem from the 1400s, the first written account of Robin. Besides the 3 books, I have about 5 reliable websites I'm drawing information from. My question is, how many book sources and internet sources do we usually need? I emailed my supervisor, but he didn't answer my question, only said I was "on the right track". Thank you!
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I have a few different general topic ideas, I just don't know how to turn those into a condensed RQ. Please give me suggestions if you know of any that would fit with the topic. I kind of just need something to stimulate my brain to start thinking up more ideas. 1) Combinatorics 2) Fractals 3) Golden Ratio 4) Derivatives If you have any ideas of an RQ I could develop out of those topics please don't hesitate to respond. I am already way behind in my choosing of a topic, because I had originally wanted to do English thinking it would be easiest, but I decided to go with math, something I really enjoy. Thanks I did some thinking about a different topic. I started thinking a…
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I'm doing an extended essay in ESS, but it seems no one here takes that subject or has/is doing and extended essay on it. If you're out there I'm curious to know your research question and so on. Also, I have asked my teacher and he said it could be a research paper, meaning there does not need to be a practical, or any sort of experiment, but he doesn't seem to well informed and I am nervous that I might have to. But there are not many resources for ESS extended essays.
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I've been trying to decide what books I should do my English EE on and I just wanted to get some opinions. I was wondering if any John Green novels were ok to use? I was thinking about using The Secret Garden and looking for a book to compare it with?? or is this to over done?? help!!!!!
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Hey guys, I know there are a bunch of ways to format the cover page of an essay, but I also know that IB is very specific. What is the correct way to format the cover page of the EE, and also the TOK essay and IAs? Are they all formated the same way or differently?
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Hey guys. I wanted to do something in Chemistry. I know I dont want to do something research based. More of experimental base. Tho i dont know which ones are the most interesting/ most challenging/ the coolest topic. I have all the lab resources available because my aunt works in a lab. (did her phd in chem). I also wanted to do something that universities might like because i was plannin on doin a major in chem and a minor in bio. so yea maybe somethin in biochem? or just chem? hear are some of my ideas. The affect of a plant (i.e. algae) on the pH level in water "The effects of sugar-free chewing gum on the pH in the mouth after a meal" is better than "Acid-base chemist…
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Hi, all! I've just submitted my extended essay. Most of the formulas and concepts have references to the sources (footnotes). Unfortunately I just reread and found out that one or two things that should have been referenced haven't. What could happen? What is the chance of being taken for plagiarism and what are the ultimate consequences? Will I be able to retake my second IB-year? Does anyone have second-hand experience on this? Thanks in advance for all answers!
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Dear all, I am pondering about my EE topic. At first I gravitated towards Physics (pun not intended!) as it is one of my favourite subjects and reflects my career goals, but then I found this website http://www.physics-i...ended-essay.htm which states that getting a high mark is quite difficult. So, my question is, out of the subjects listed in my signature: Which subject is the easiest to write an Extended Essay for? Share your ideas and thoughts, and possible essay titles that you or others have done or thought of! I would like my essay to involve as much personal research as possible, and avoid interaction with the public through surveys, event planning etc. as much…
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Hi! I have just finished my Extended Essay in Economics. Don't ask my why, but the essay turned out to be only 2750 words. I know that you should normally write something like 3500-4000 words. (Not including abstract, bibliography etc.) I was just wondering if my amount of words are way to low to do well or even pass? I think that I have written what is to say. Obviously, I could have written 700 more words of BS just to cover the 3500 words, but I didn't have the time as I was struggling just to finish the 2750 words before it was due...
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I am planning on doing my extended essay in Film. I am looking at the representation of the Spanish Civil War in Spanish Cinema, focusing on the films of Guillermo del Toro. I feel very alone in my choice of Film. Is anyone else in the universe doing an EE in film?
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I recently responded to a post which made me think about my EE. My EE is a very complicated topic that I find quite interesting. The experiment, on the other hand is quite simple. I will only be collecting one data which is Time. I will calculate other simple things like molar mass, moles, etc. But I don't really have any harcore chemistry in here. What should I do and will this negatively affect my mark?
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Hey everyone, I am doing my EE in English, on Pride and Prejudice, and my research question is based on a quote (to be more specific, my essay questions a particular line spoken by the female protagonist in relation to the whole book). So I was reading up some sample EEs in English, and found them all to be of varied lenghts; 380, 320, 590 and 760 words. What is the ideal length (because this was not mentioned in any place I looked up, e.g. the EE guide). Also, it says in the assessment criteria for Criterion A: research question that the research question must be clearly stated in the introduction. Whereas, in none of the example EEs that I had gone through (all the essa…
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So just to start, I do not take IB music, but I am eligible to take it next year. As a musician, I sincerely enjoy music and feel that doing my Extended Essay in music will be the most interesting topic to choose from. However, I have been given warnings about doing an EE in music. My supervisor claims that doing music will be a completely different way in terms of how the paper is conducted. I've heard numerous examples online about an Extended Essay in music being very annoying. That being said, I have been thinking about a topic but have not really hit a target yet. The basic idea of my EE is to analyze the evolution of American Music within the 20th century. I t…
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