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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Recently, I found out that there are some problems with my EE: 1. I missed a few references in my EE, and some references are inconsistent (a mix of footnotes + intext citation) 2. I didn't add my candidate code on the cover page (the school released our code after we submit our final draft on managebac, so I thought the school will open another submission after we get to know our code and add it on the cover page, and that is why I didn't manage to do the referencing in the first place nicely...) Yet, after I have my EE edited, I sent it to my supervisor, but he replies to me that he already submitted my EE to IBO on the system, and he said no more …
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Hello all, New to the forum, but kind of need some help narrowing down the topic of Bitcoin as a research question! So here's what I have gathered/thought about so far: Bitcoin is an interesting virtual-currency that somehow stood out from all of the other virtual currencies such as in game coins in video games It's similar to a currency, but can not be considered one due to the lack of government support It's risks are high as cryptography may not be advanced enough to be hacker-proof It's emerging steadily as more investors look into this form of currency/commodity It's core is basically in place, now still needs more advancing Traditional economists dislike the idea of…
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Hi, my name Alex. I am from India, Maharashtra and I don't have any idea of what my RQ should be in my economics EE. My teacher said that the topic should be microeconomic and he suggested me that I should pick a topic which can help me conduct primary research. So please help me out.
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Hey! I was looking to do my EE on makeup artistry. For instance theatrical makeup, special fx and prosthetic development. In this case, could someone help me out with my research topic and RQ. As I am completely lost...
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Can someone please give me some tips on how to go about writing my first reflection for EE. Anything will help, maybe some tips or even some sample psychology RPPF forms would do.
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Hello, I am currently in 11th grade doing the 2 year IB course. Lately I have been thinking about the EE a lot. I wish to do it in chemistry anf related to aviation. It has been hard to come up with a possible research question. If anyone would be willing to help me I would appreciate it. Thank you.
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I am currently in the "finding topics" portion of my Extended Essay, and I wanted to write about how effective the Electric Vehicle Rebate in California has been in reducing the negative externality associated with driving gasoline-based cars. However, the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, which gives out these rebates, was formed through the Assembly Bill 118 that was signed in October 2007. Would this be violating the five-year rule mentioned in the Economics EE?
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So, for my EE i'm planning to have Biology as my area, I have a few things in mind for the actual question, its along the lines of - developing a cure for autism by using gene therapy. - The stimulation of fetal hemoglobin as a cure for sickle cell anemia. - Assessing behavior to a biological diagnosis and treatment for ADHD. or - How methamphetamine abuse relates to dopamine levels found in the brain of a living organism and how the level of dopamine in a methamphetamine addict could correlate to the abuser developing Parkinsons disease. Which one would get a higher score? And be somewhat easier to write about? And also, how would I write about it? Thanks!
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Hello! I have decided to do my EE in English A. I want to investigate the portrayal of women in Literature, and have come up with three questions: - "How are women portrayed in Shakespeare's works and how does this reflect the time period in which it was written?" - The portrayal of women in Literature vs the portrayal in Shakespeare's works. (I have to come up with a question.) - The portrayal of women in different books aka a comparison. (Yet to come up with a question.) Which do you think is the best? Are they too broad/narrow or not research based enough to be approved? Any specific advice? I would appreciate any comment. Thank you very …
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I have Chemistry as my EE subject and I want to write my EE in biochem as I want to major in it. What might be come good topics? pls help
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Hi all! Due to COVID, we are unable to conduct any experiments or collect any primary data at school. If we want to complete a biology EE, we must do a databased or secondary research based paper. From what I've seen online, everybody seems to strongly advise against writing literature based science EEs as they typically score lower. Does anyone have any first-hand experience in writing a literature based bio EE and/or any advice? I couldn't find any exemplars of this type that scored too well. Bio is something that I'm super interested in but since it is early on, I can still switch to another subject area. Thanks
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Can anyone provide any examples of Philosophy extended essays? I’m currently deciding whether I want to take Philosophy, and I want to know what some examples of Philosophy EEs are. Thanks!
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I have to choose and finalize an EE topic. I am confused whether to write my EE on Economics or Psychology. Please provide me with your views. Thanking you all in advance:))
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Hi, I'm pretty much just asking for some reassurance or maybe a reality check honestly I don't know. But, here's my situation: I've been planning and piecing together my biology EE and I'm pretty confident about it, but as time goes by I'm becoming more and more worried about it. So, I did some additional research on biology EEs and now I may just lose my mind. I guess what I want to know is, am I really nearly-guaranteed an unsuccessful grade for my EE because it's based on secondary research? Like, topic aside and all, will the lack of experiment-based investigation I perform directly influence the performance of my EE. Thanks to anyone who might have an…
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Hi I am writing an extended essay on the Sikh genocide of 1984. And I am wondering what should I include such as what kind of literature pieces, and what do I have to do for the Hypotheses or arguments part and the Proposed Methodology part.
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[font="Comic Sans MS"][color="#9932cc"]I am doing language B for English which is higher level I have the thought of doing EE in this subject. I don't know if it is ok for doing this , and would it have the possibility to get a better mark or it has many difficulties. Thanks for sharing your opinions......[/color][/font]
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Practically done with my EE and my tok teacher wants us to do a third meeting with our supervisor. But i dont know what to talk about in that meeting since my essay is already done. Any advice 😬??
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Hi, For my Computer Science Extended Essay I had drafted the following research statements: 1) Comparing the speed and accuracy of Artificial Neural Networks and Machine Learning Techniques in forecasting daily USD/INR and USD/GBP rates. 2) Investigating NP-completeness of Hexadoku by comparing algorithmic efficiency for generating solutions. My teacher, instead of providing his own concrete feedback, put these topics on the OCC. The general comment that these topics received on the OCC are as follows: 1) Forecasting is really vague as mentioned previously. It is really important to keep in mind the timeframe particularly of such a volatile market as Forex. Fore…
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I take SEHS high level and I'm going to write my EE with this subject. But I need some suggestions with topics and research questions COULD YOU GUYS please give me some examples of topics?? and some advices thankyou .
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Hi everyone, Can anyone please give me some good Ib extended Essay topics which are related to Oceans and coastal marginal unit or any other topics, please!!
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Hi! I am planning on writing my EE in English A. These are some of the texts I have shortlisted so far: 1. 1984 2. Jane Eyre 3. Pride and Prejudice 4. Fasting, Feasting 5. The Dispossessed 6. Tess of the d'Urbervilles Could someone pleasee give me some tips on how to choose a book for the English EE and let me know if my current shortlist is okay? I am really interested in justice, particularly in gender roles/ gender inequality, challenging societal ideals and also in the negative impact of advancing technology as is seen in 1984. - I am open to any suggestions (novels, plays, lyrics etc i don't really mind), particula…
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Hi! I wanted to do an econs EE at first but I only take it at SL level so I decided to add the chemistry part to it. Is this topic too vague and unclear? The chemistry part of it will be the components of the fake goods such as in makeup, bag, etc and how it is made to look the same. I am also not sure if it fits under any world studies topic. Any help would be appreciated! Thank you!
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Hi! I'm planning on doing my extended essay on Macbeth. I would prefer to do it on gender roles but I've heard thats over done so I was going to focus on the supernatural. Could you please give me some ideas on what to talk about, I have thought about possibly discussing whether what happened to Macbeth was 'destiny' or manipulation. I'm also really interested in Lady Macbeth but I don't know if I could write an essay just about her (maybe talk about her character development). Also, I have just done GCSEs and our essays always had to include what Shakespeare was trying to teach his audience, can I write about that in my EE as well? Thanks in advance
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Advices online and examples online all seems to have a purely theoretical topic, but my tutor seems to think that relating it to a real life situation, or starting with a real life situation will get me better marks (I think that he think this because of the only A he got is one that relates to real life situation). I don't know if starting with a real life situation would water down the philosophical focus, please any advice?
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I am really passionate about math and cars, so I decided to do my IA on racing lines and mathematical approximations of them. The trouble is, I am lost as to how to start. I don’t know how to approach this (should I start with a single corner and try to come up with a line for it?), and furthermore, I can’t prove that the line is the best/better; that would be physics. Should I switch topics or could I save this topic, as it really interests me?
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Hi! I am doing my EE in languages and literature. My research question so far is; How does rupi kaur discuss sexual assault and the female voice through poetry in her works; milk and honey, and the sun and her flowers? I wanted to write an extended essay surrounding poetry that dealt with sexual assault and the female voice (don't really know how to put it, but I mean how woman are portrayed through the media etc) through a feministic eye. Rupi Kaur is very modern and I thought she would be interesting to look at since her work has gotten a lot of attention and I watched her Ted talk and it was amazing. I'm having such a hard time getting started and I've …
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Hii everyone, I am in DP1 and in the process of choosing the EE topic and framing the RQ. I am really interested in Finance and Economics and thus was thinking to do my EE in similar areas. I would REALLY appreciate if you all could help me by suggesting topics related to these fields (finance and economics) that have a HIGH potential to score an A (given I write it excellently ofc). Thank you everyone in advance!
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Hii everyone, I am in DP1 and in the process of choosing the EE topic and framing the RQ. I am really interested in Finance and Economics and thus was thinking to do my EE in similar areas. I would REALLY appreciate if you all could help me by suggesting topics related to these fields (finance and economics) that have a HIGH potential to score an A (given I write it excellently ofc). Thank you everyone in advance!
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Hello! I'm really stuck on my Extended Essay and want to get an A really badly, but my supervisor is of no help so I've resorted to here. I'm in my second year of IB and this is gonna be my last draft pleaasse help. Anyway, I have the research question: "To what extent could one argue the tragic protagonists fail to meet the modern standards of fatherhood in Arthur Miller’s plays, A View from the Bridge and Death of a Salesman?" (PLEASE don't steal this, it's not even good). And so far, I have around 2700 words. In the intro, i talk generally about the two plays and briefly compare them, then I bring up what modern standards are but ehh idk it's not that sophisticated, …
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Hi IBSurvival Forum! As I am approaching my analysis portion of my research-based extended essay, I would be delighted to get some feeback on analysis I have planned and subsequent conclusion. Before I go into the main point of this post, my stubborn foolishness led me to stick to a Bio EE, and I would just like to say it is immensely difficult to write a biology extended essay that meets the IB requirement to a high standard. My supervisor happened to be the EE coordinator as well as my biology teacher and the essays she had supervised previously were all research-based essays. Out of the 13 she supervised, 5 got As and 4 got Bs. Hence, in her experiences, if…
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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! I have a research area but I'm not sure if it's narrow enough: Switzerland's role in the Third Reich's Progression during WW2 I'm really interested in this topic, but I've found quite a lot of sources analyzing how Switzerland aided the Axis Powers, and I'm not so sure that it'll be original enough for an EE. Though there is definitely scope for me to accumulate different perspectives and form a strong conclusion. I'd appreciate any help or feedback!
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Hi guys, I have a research topic that I am really interested in and I have started the whole EE process early and have been doing some research for about a month now (outside of school). We have to know our specific question in like a week and I have one, I just want to see what you guys think of it. I want to do a cost versus benefit analysis on the economic and environmental effects of nickel mining in Indonesia. Here is my question for my topic: Are the economic benefits of nickel mining in Indonesia worth the environmental costs? I have some questions about it that I'd love to hear your opinions on: 1. Is there a better way to phrase the que…
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I chose bootstrapping in stats as my research topic and I've already done a bunch of research. Bootstrapping requires computer software to run, and so I'd been planning to use Python and some libraries to create a confidence interval. But when I checked the IB EE guide (https://www.shaker.org/downloads/ibextendedessayguide2018.pdf), I saw "Computer programs may only be included (in particular circumstances) in computer science and physics essays." I'm not sure what to do. My topic is quite clearly math, and I'm not sure I can switch it. Are there any exceptions to this rule about computer programs?
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Hi everyone, I've narrowed down my EE question to something that interests me and I think I can write about but I'm not sure what subject the question best falls under. My question is, "How can we account for the inaccuracy of eyewitness testimony in multiple cases throughout history?" My English teacher said it could be history or psychology, and told me to choose. Does anyone have any tips for how I might do this? Personally, I want my essay to be psychology related but I don't know if that's the right choice. Any advice? Or what do you guys think? Thanks.
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Hello All, My Economics supervisor has assigned this Extended Essay topic to me - 'To what extent do exchange rate fluctuations affect Company X, an export-import firm in India? I am not sure which Economic Theory to apply to this topic. Can anyone of you guys please help? I am sure the theory would come from International Economics but would there be any specific theory/ies from this section applied to this topic? Thanks in advance. Nattu
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