Extended Essay
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The Extended Essay (EE) is an independent study of a focused topic, finishing with a 4,000-word paper that is mandatory for all students.
Students choose from a list of available Diploma Programme subjects that is normally one of the student’s six selected subjects for the IB diploma. This process starts in November of the student's junior year and concludes with the submission of the paper in January and the final student reflection in February of the senior year. Every student is appointed a faculty supervisor in the discipline of their paper. The process is supported and monitored in the Theory of Knowledge class.
Example Extended Essay Topics
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- experience the excitement of intellectual
exploration - engage in student-led academic research
on a topic of personal interest - develop skills in research, thinking,
self-management, and communication - reflect on the learning experience of
producing an extended essay.
- Know and understand
- Apply and analyze
- Synthesize and evaluate
- Communicate research
- Framework for the essay
- Knowledge and understanding
- Analysis and line of argument
- Discussion and evaluation
- Reflection
- experience the excitement of intellectual
