Overview+of+an+EE

=WHAT IS AN EXTENDED ESSAY? = 

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The IB requires students to undertake  original research and write an extended essay of 4,000 words  ======

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(maximum).This essay offers the student the opportunity to  investigate a topic of special interest and to become  ======

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acquainted with the kind of independent research and writing  skills expected at the university level.The IBO recommends  ======

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that a student devote a total of about 40 hours of private  study and writing time to the essay.  ======

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A student may choose to write on a topic in one of 22  subjects, plus some 50 language/literature courses. The <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"> ======

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<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">extended essay can serve to deepen a student’s programme <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> of study,for example when the student chooses to focus the <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"> ======

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<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">essay on a topic included in a higher-level course. Students <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> may also elect to add to the breadth of their academic <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"> ======

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<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">experience by writing on a subject not included in <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> their diploma choices. <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"> ======

(excerpted from Schools Guide to The Diploma Programme )

[[file:EE Guide 2009.pdf]]
Link to EE Guide - from Cynthia

**ALERT**
==**New Grading Point Matrix. If a student gets an E on both EE & TOK they will not be awarded the diploma. If a student gets a D on either TOK or their EE they will need to achieve 28 points in thier IB subjects to be awarded the diploma. See below.**==

TOK and the extended essay
The performance of a student in both Diploma Programme requirements, theory of knowledge and the extended essay, is determined according to the quality of the work, based on the application of the IB Diploma Programme assessment criteria. It is described by one of the band descriptors A–E. Using the **two**performance levels and the diploma points matrix, a maximum of **three** diploma points can be awarded for a student’s combined performance. A student who, for example, writes a **satisfactory** extended essay and whose performance in theory of knowledge is judged to be **good** will be awarded 1 point, while a student who writes a **mediocre** extended essay and whose performance in theory of knowledge is judged to be **excellent** will be awarded 2 points. A student who fails to submit a TOK essay, or who fails to make a presentation, will be awarded N for TOK, will score no points, and will not be awarded a diploma. Performance in both theory of knowledge and the extended essay of an **elementary** standard is a failing condition for the award of the diploma. ==== * __//From 2010 onwards, 28 points overall will be required to be eligible for the diploma if a student attains an “E” grade in either the extended essay or theory of knowledge. As previously, a grade “A” in one of the requirements earns an extra point even if the other is a grade “E”. Attaining a grade “E” in both the extended essay and theory of knowledge continues to represent an automatic failure.//__====

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