The Extended Essay

1. The Extended Essay

2. What is the Extended Essay? It is an ‘in-depth study of a limited topic within a subject’ (IB) Why is it part of the IB Diploma programme? ‘It provides candidates with an opportunity to engage in independent research’ What do I gain from it? No Extended Essay no IB Diploma! Part of the 3 Extra Points for the Diploma Pre University Skill: good for interviews, etc.

4. What skills can you demonstrate? • Personal research skills and organisation • Communication of ideas & information in a logical and coherent manner • To present work in a required format to an accepted academic standard

5. Choice of subject / topic Positive reasons: • What are you interested in? • What are you good at, what are your Highers? • What is achievable for you? • What studies do you intend to go into? Negative reasons: • Someone can write it for me • I can get it all from the Internet

6. Choice of subject / topic Research Question and Material!! Not : The influence of advertising on young people But: Group 2 (Language): The language of advertising in sports magazines in the UK: how does it reflect the target audience?

7. the "materials on a topic upon which subsequent interpretations or studies are based, anything from firsthand documents such as poems, diaries, court records, and interviews to research results generated by experiments, surveys, ethnographies, and so on. • sets of data, such as census statistics, interviews, etc. which have been tabulated, but not interpreted • records of events as they are first described, without any interpretation or commentary Primary Sources

8. Essay question in English B: How does the depiction of the character Michael vary in Puzo’s novel the Godfather and Scorseese’s film the Godfather part 1? Article on violence in the film, the godfather • Interview with Puzo The novel Review of the film The film The film, the godfather part 1 Sparknotes on Puzo, The godfather

9. Primary and secondary sources Article on violence in the film, the godfather • Interview with Puzo The novel Review of the film The film The film, the godfather part 1 Sparknotes on Puzo, The godfather

10. Primary vs Secondary Sources http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/primary.html

11. Ideas about topic choice! • Choose a subject you are actually studying. Higher Level Subjects are strongly advised (compulsory for Sciences) and will have preference during allocation. • Think about which is your strongest subject(s) • How easy is it going to be to get particular information? Don’t be too ambitious! IB recommends 40 hours to complete an Extended Essay. • Have a variety of ideas, you may think a topic is feasible, but a teacher may advise against it • Be organised - it’s less stressful in the long term

12. Advice to students from IB • Start work early and stick to deadlines • Think carefully about the research question • Plan how, when and where you will find material for the essay • Plan a schedule for both researching and writing the essay, including extra time for delays and unforeseen problems • Record sources while you are researching • Have a clear structure to the essay before writing • Carefully read the assessment criteria

13. Organising the essay • The essay must be no more than 4000 words in length and presented in the required format. The word limit IS included in the following sections: • Introduction • Main body • Conclusion • The other parts: abstract, acknowledgements, contents page, maps/charts/diagrams etc, references & bibliography AND appendices are NOT included in the word count.

14. Understanding the Assessment Criteria Explain to your partner what they need to do to get high marks. Pp.6-8

15. What you have to do! • Think about which subjects you might be interested in • Make an appointment with a teacher to discuss options • Write down possible topics and primary sources • Keep an open mind there are a lot of students to supervise in Year 12 • Prepare proposals for your chosen subject(s) and get them signed by Monday before the deadline • Hand it in by the deadline date (February)

16. ISH paperwork! These forms help your Year Leader, mentors & supervisor do their job properly: • Proposal Form - sets out your ideas • Progress card/booklet • Checklist for satisfactory progress given before summer

17. Deadlines January 2012 information sessions 07 February 2012 proposal form for subjects/topics to the mentors 14 February 2012 announcement of supervisors 20 – 24 Feb 1st meeting with supervisor 16-20 April 2nd meeting with supervisor 13 June to 19 June 3rd meeting: used as one of the Promotion Criteria into Year 13: promotion form Summer Holidays Substantial work on Essay 03 – 07 Sept 4th meeting with supervisors 11 September 2012 Submission of first draft 23 October 2012 Submission of final draft 20 November 2012 Submission of Extended Essay Before Christmas Viva (short interview) with supervisor

18. PROPOSAL FORM Extended Essay Proposal Form Year 12 2012 To be submitted to mentor on 07/02/2012. This deadline is crucial. Late submission of proposals will lead to allocation of subject and supervisor according to availability rather than choice. Name: _______________ Mentor: ____________ The aim of this proposal form is for you 1)to identify a subject area/ subject areas you would like to write the essay in 2)to identify a research question or topic you would like to investigate. 3)to identify relevant material (primary sources) in regards to your research question 1st proposal : (in total 2 proposals or 3 if from Eco, B+M, History or Physics) Subject: _______________________________________________________________ Possible research question/ interest: __________________________________________ Research Material: _______________________________________________________ Discussed with (Teacher’s name) _____________________ signature:

19. Authenticity in your work… Malpractice • Plagiarism: this is defined as the representation of the ideas or work of another person as the candidate's own • Collusion: this is defined as supporting malpractice by another candidate, as in allowing one's work to be copied or submitted for assessment by another • Duplication of work: this is defined as the presentation of the same work for different assessment components and/or diploma requirements

20. Starting!! • Read the Extended Essay booklet • Read a good Extended Essay in our library • Look at various sources (syllabus, internet, texts, journals ….) • Always keep a record of each source • Think about your strengths, ideas & interests before you talk to your teacher • Be prepared when you have a meeting, your supervisor doesn’t have time to waste!

21. Choosing a subject Group 1: Mrs van der EndeGroup 2: Ms Fox Group 3: in lessons Group 4: Ms Mak Group 5: Mr Andreadis Group 6: Mr den Exter