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Extended Essay Guide

Contains subject guidelines

Extended Essay Rubric

Schoology - EE & CAS Class of 2025 for announcements, assignments & due dates

• Candidate introduced to the Extended Essay (Requirements, Subject Guidance, Process, Rubric)
• Candidate selects a subject & topic to investigate and research
• Candidate conducts initial (background information) research
• Begins  to develop notecards & bibliography
• Candidate meets with EE Supervisor
• Candidate develops a research question & has it approved by the EE Coordinator & EE Supervisor
• Candidate and supervisor review and complete the 1st entry for the Reflection on Planning and Progress form (RPPF).  Reflections are submitted to Schoology
• Parents will receive notification of progress

Students are required to attend 1 Summer 2 day Workshop: 

• June 21 & 22 or August dates TBD

Ultimate goal: Upload a complete, polished draft of the extended essay

• Draft must include: in-text citations, a works cited page, title page, table of contents, and a clear argument and/or analysis.  

Due Friday, September 15 (school starts on August 21)

• Candidate uploads a complete, polished draft of the extended essay to Turnitin via Schoology.
• This draft must include: in-text citations, a works cited page, title page, table of contents, and a clear argument and/or analysis.  
• Essay must be between 3,500 - 4,000 words

By mid October

• Candidate meets with your supervisor for the Rough Draft Conference (formal meeting)
• Complete 2nd  entry for the Reflection on Planning and Progress form (RPPF). Reflections are uploaded in Schoology
• Candidate meets with EE coordinator for formatting conference

• Candidate uploads a final draft of the Extended Essay to Turnitin via Schoology

• Viva Voce (exit interview) with supervisor and EE coordinator
• Candidate uploads the 3rd Reflection in Schoology

Due February 22

• Candidate introduced to the Extended Essay (Requirements, Subject Guidance, Process, Rubric)

  • 2021 IB EE RRS - 3 Science Research Question Proposal 

Due March 2

• • Science Research Resources **Check in with supervisor on March 2

Due March 9

• Candidate selects a subject & potential topics to investigate (based on availability of science equipment) 

• Candidate meets with a science teacher to approve the topic & brainstorm potential Research Question

• Candidate researches the protocol, safety and/or procedure to test RQ & background of the scientific theory

  • 2021 IB EE RRS-5: Materials & Experiment Proposal before data collection 

  • Begin research creating  notecards & bibliography

Due by March 31 (before spring break)

• Candidate meets with EE Supervisor to finalize research question, perform a trial run of the experiment & plan for data collection

• Candidate and EE supervisor review and complete the 1st entry for the Reflection on Planning and Progress form (RPPF). Reflections are uploaded in Google Classroom

  • 2021 IB EE Science Student Preparation for the 1st Reflection

Parents will receive notification of progress

Due by May 6

• Candidate collects RAW data by completing their experiment (setting will be determined during the approval process with EE supervisor) 
• Finalize: notecards & bibliography
• Candidate meets with EE supervisor to review data and determine next steps.

Due by May 20

• Candidate performs data analysis including calculations and graphing

Between May 20 & June 8

• Prepare detailed outline with  intext citations referring to data analysis and research
• Focus on results of the experiment, analysis of data and research
• Consider real world (and future) applications for the experiment and research

Monday June 8 

• Timed writing of the EE rough draft in TOK

Students who fall behind will be required to sign a summer EE contract.
Parents will receive notification of progress

Students are required to attend 1 Summer 2 day Workshop: June 21 & 22 or TBD dates for August

Ultimate goal: upload a complete, polished draft of the extended essay in Turnitin

• Draft must include: in-text citations, a works cited page, title page, table of contents, and a clear argument and/or analysis.  

Due Friday, September 15

• Candidate uploads a complete, polished rough draft of the extended essay to Turnitin - in Schoology.
• This draft must include: in-text citations, a works cited page, title page, table of contents, and a clear argument and/or analysis.  Essay must be between 3,500 - 4,000 words.

• Candidate meets with your supervisor for the Rough Draft Conference 
• Candidate uploads 2nd reflection in Google Classroom
• Candidate meets with EE coordinator for formatting conference

• Candidate uploads a final draft of the Extended Essay in Turnitin - via Schoology

• Viva Voce (exit interview) with supervisor and EE coordinator
• Candidate uploads the 3rd Reflection in Schoology