This guide is intended to help you organize and write a successful extended essay (EE). Also included are recommendations regarding how to manage specific assignments. Remember, writing the EE is like baking a cake. Follow the directions to have a delicious extended essay.
Second Quarter Assignments:
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Begin your academic research. |
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Journal Reflection Journal Tab on Your Managebac EE Worksheet (right hand side) |
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Research Plan Outline (includes annotated bibliography) Upload to Dropbox on Managebac for “Research Plan Outline” |
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Journal Reflection Journal Tab on Your Managebac EE Worksheet (right hand side) |
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Subject Advisor Meeting and Planning and Progress Form Planning and Progress Form Tab on Your EE Worksheet |
Check out the EE research guides for easy access to print and digital resources for different topics
The process of writing the EE is an exercise in problem solving. The skills that you acquire in this process, such as a growing mastery of the research process, source evaluation, critical thinking, and organization, are proficiencies that you will be able to apply to situations that will arise in any profession you choose to pursue, as well as in the management of your personal life. Your understanding of this process is just as important as your comprehension of the material on which your paper focuses. The following resources are extremely helpful:
Online Writing Center. "Steps in Writing a Research Paper." Saratoga Springs, NY: ESC, 2015. Web. 19 Oct. 2015.
"Research Process." Write Content Solutions. Swansea, IL: Write.com, 2015. Web. 3 Dec. 2015.
Research is not often easy or straightforward, so it's completely normal to feel anxious, frustrated, or confused. In fact, if you feel anxious, it can be a good sign that you're engaging in the type of critical thinking necessary to research and write a high-quality paper.
