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Land O’ Lakes High School International Baccalaureate Programme EE – The Extended Essay From the Land O’ Lakes High School IB “Tell Me About” Series

Our Compelling Why District School Board of Pasco County Vision Our vision is to create a community which works together so all Pasco County students will reach their highest potential. Land O’ Lakes High School Mission Land O’ Lakes High School graduates emerge prepared for lifelong learning, personal and civic responsibility, global understanding, and respect for the uniqueness of the individual.

IB Mission • The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. • To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment. • These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

IB Learner Profile • Inquirers • Knowledgeable • Communicators • Thinker • Open-minded • Principled • Risk-takers • Caring • Reflective • Balanced Extended ¡Essay ¡(EE) ¡ Demonstrate ¡your ¡personal ¡capaci6es ¡for ¡authen6c, ¡ meaningful, ¡intellectual, ¡cri6cal ¡inquiry. ¡

The IB Circle

Earning the IB Diploma: Elements • All course and point requirements PLUS • You cannot earn the IB Diploma without Theory ¡of ¡Knowledge ¡ Extended ¡Essay ¡ and ¡ CAS ¡ Really, ¡it’s ¡the ¡8 ¡Learner ¡Outcomes. ¡

Essential Question How do I select, plan, and author a high quality Extended Essay?

Quick Write I List several things about which you are: • Passionate • Committed • Intellectually interested • Intrigued • Driven to understand more deeply

Turn and Talk Discuss some of your thinking about these three terms: RESEARCH INVESTIGATION ACADEMIC INQUIRY

Putting Them Together Key Terms RESEARCH INVESTIGATION ACADEMIC INQUIRY Reasoned examination of an intellectual nature in which established sources of academic merit are assessed and applied in the creation of authentic writing - J Morgenstein

Quick Write II If you could research any question in an intellectual manner, what would it be? Passion ¡ Interest ¡ Commitment ¡ Intrigue ¡ Research ¡ Inves6ga6on ¡ Academic ¡Inquiry ¡

EE/TOK Matrix Earn Bonus Diploma Points TOK ¡ Paper ¡& ¡ Presenta6on ¡ Extended ¡Essay ¡ Source: ¡IBO, ¡Extended ¡Essay ¡Guide ¡First ¡Examina6ons ¡2013 ¡ ¡

EE/TOK Matrix Earn Bonus Diploma Points By doing well on both the Extended Essay and the Theory of Knowledge, students can earn 1, 2, or 3 bonus points towards the IB Diploma point total. Source: ¡IBO, ¡Extended ¡Essay ¡Guide ¡First ¡Examina6ons ¡2013 ¡ ¡

EE/TOK Matrix Earn Bonus Diploma Points • Failing Condition occurs with “elementary” level performance on EE or TOK paper • Non-Qualification for the Diploma occurs by not submitting the EE or TOK paper Source: ¡IBO, ¡Extended ¡Essay ¡Guide ¡First ¡Examina6ons ¡2013 ¡ ¡

What is the Nature of the Extended Essay? • Intended to promote high-level research and writing skills, intellectual discovery and creativity. • Provides students with an opportunity to engage in personal research in a topic of their own choice, under the guidance of a supervisor. • Leads to a major piece of formally presented, structured writing, in which ideas and findings are communicated in a reasoned and coherent manner, appropriate to the subject chosen. • Completion of the written essay is followed by a short, concluding interview, or viva voce, with the supervisor. Source: ¡IBO, ¡Extended ¡Essay ¡Guide ¡First ¡Examina6ons ¡2013 ¡ ¡

What is the Nature of the Extended Essay? • Approximately 4,000 words as a result of about 40 hours of research, writing, editing • The aims of the extended essay are to provide students with the opportunity to: Ø pursue independent research on a focused topic Ø develop research and communication skills Ø develop the skills of creative and critical thinking Ø engage in a systematic process of research appropriate to the subject Ø experience the excitement of intellectual discovery Source: ¡IBO, ¡Extended ¡Essay ¡Guide ¡First ¡Examina6ons ¡2013 ¡ ¡

Quick Write III What kinds of academically valid sources would help you dig really deeply into the examination you will conduct? [Hint: NOT Wikipedia] Let’s start the list with: Scholarly articles fr Scholarly articles from r om resear esearchers chers

Quick Write III What kinds of academically valid sources would help you dig really deeply into the examination you will conduct? Scholarly articles fr Scholarly articles from r om resear esearchers chers Books written on the topic Books written on the topic Interviews with experts in the field Interviews with experts in the field Primary sour Primary sources (documents, letters) ces (documents, letters) Secondary sour Secondary sources ces Artifacts Artifacts

What is the Student’s Focus in EE? It is required that students: • choose a topic under one of the subjects on the approved extended essay list • observe the regulations relating to the extended essay • acknowledge all sources of information and ideas in an approved academic manner • meet deadlines – MANDATORY! Source: ¡IBO, ¡Extended ¡Essay ¡Guide ¡First ¡Examina6ons ¡2013 ¡ ¡

What Advice Does IB Give the Student? It is strongly recommended that students: • start work early • think very carefully about the research question for their essay • plan how, when and where they will find material for their essay • plan a schedule for both researching and writing the essay, including extra time for delays and unforeseen problems • record sources as their research progresses (rather than trying to reconstruct a list at the end) • have a clear structure for the essay itself before [ … writing] • check and proofread the final version carefully • make sure that all basic requirements are met (for example, all students should get full marks for the abstract). Source: ¡IBO, ¡Extended ¡Essay ¡Guide ¡First ¡Examina6ons ¡2013 ¡ ¡

Quick write - IV Under what area(s) does what you’re examining fall? Group ¡1 ¡ Group ¡3 ¡ Group ¡4* ¡ English ¡Literature ¡ History ¡ Biology ¡ English ¡Language ¡ Social ¡& ¡Cultural ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ Chemistry ¡ Compara6ve ¡Literature ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡Anthropology ¡ Physics ¡ ¡ Geography ¡ Environmental ¡Systems ¡ Group ¡2 § ¡ Human ¡Rights ¡ ¡ Group ¡5 ¡ Spanish ¡Literature ¡ Poli6cs ¡ Mathema6cs ¡ Spanish ¡Language ¡ Economics ¡ Informa6on ¡Tech ¡in ¡a ¡ Spanish ¡Culture ¡& ¡Society ¡ Peace ¡& ¡Conflict ¡Studies ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡Global ¡Society ¡ Environmental ¡Systems ¡ ¡ ¡ Group ¡6 ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡& ¡Socie6es ¡ Theatre ¡ Philosophy ¡ Music ¡ ¡/ ¡ ¡Dance ¡ Psychology ¡ Film ¡ World ¡Studies ¡ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ¡ § ¡ If ¡choosing ¡Group ¡2, ¡your ¡work ¡must ¡be ¡in ¡Spanish. ¡ * ¡If ¡choosing ¡Group ¡4, ¡your ¡work ¡must ¡be ¡experimental ¡in ¡nature. ¡

What is the role of the EE advisor? • Provides the student with advice and guidance in the skills of undertaking research • Discusses the choice of topic with the student and, in particular, helps to formulate a well-focused research question • Monitors the progress of the extended essay to offer guidance and to ensure that the essay is the student’s own work • Reads and comments on one completed edition only of the extended essay (but does not edit the edition) Source: ¡IBO, ¡Extended ¡Essay ¡Guide ¡First ¡Examina6ons ¡2013 ¡ ¡

What is the role of the EE advisor? • Reads the final version to confirm its authenticity • Completes the supervisor’s report (if the extended essay cover is not signed by both the student and the supervisor, the essay will not be accepted for assessment and may be returned to the school) • Writes a report and presents it to the school’s Diploma Programme Coordinator if malpractice, such as plagiarism, is suspected in the final edition. Source: ¡IBO, ¡Extended ¡Essay ¡Guide ¡First ¡Examina6ons ¡2013 ¡ ¡