Final Days Of the EE
With Supervisor Help
Supervisor’s Role
• It is required that the supervisor:
• provides the student with advice and guidance in the skills of
undertaking research
• encourages and supports the student throughout the research
and writing of the extended essay
• discusses the choice of topic with the student and, in
particular, helps to formulate a well-focused research question
• ensures that the chosen research question satisfies
appropriate legal and ethical standards with regard to health
and safety, confidentiality, human rights, animal welfare and
environmental issues
• is familiar with the regulations governing the extended essay
and the assessment criteria
Supervisor’s Role
• monitors the progress of the extended essay to offer guidance and to
ensure that the essay is the student’s own work (this may include
presenting a section of the essay for supervisor comment)
• reads and comments on one completed draft only of the extended essay
(but does not edit the draft)
• reads the final version to confirm its authenticity
• submits a predicted grade for the student’s extended essay to the IB
• 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)
• provides an explanation in the report in cases where the number of
hours spent with the student in discussing the extended essay is zero; in
particular, it is necessary to describe how it has been possible to
guarantee the authenticity of the essay in such circumstances
• writes a report and presents it to the school’s Diploma Programme
coordinator if malpractice, such as plagiarism, is suspected in the final
draft.
Supervisor’s Role
It is strongly recommended that the supervisor:
• reads recent extended essay reports for the subject
• spends between three and five hours with each student, including
the time spent on the viva voce
• ensures that the chosen research question is appropriate for the
subject
• advises students on:
• access to appropriate resources (such as people, a library, a
laboratory)
• techniques of information-/evidence-/data-gathering and analysis
• writing an abstract
• documenting sources
• conducts a short, concluding interview (viva voce) with the student
before completing the supervisor’s report.
• The student may work with or consult external sources, but it
remains the responsibility of the supervisor within the school to
complete all the requirements described above.
Supervisors and the Rough Draft
Comments can be added that indicate that the essay could be improved. These
comments should be open ended and not involve editing the text, for example:
• The research question is expressed differently in three places – the title page,
the introduction and the abstract. Comment: look at the research question in
these three places. Do you notice anything?
• The essay rambles and the argument is not clear. Comment: your essay lacks
clarity here. How might you make it clearer?
• The student has made a mistake in their calculations. Comment: check this page
carefully.
• The student has left out a section of the essay. Comment: you are missing
something here. What is it? Check the essay against the requirements.
• The essay places something in the appendix that should be in the essay or vice
versa. Comment: are you sure this belongs here?
• The conclusion is weak. Comment: what is it you are trying to say here? Have
you included all your findings? Have you looked at unanswered questions?
• The bibliography is not in alphabetical order. Comment: check your bibliography
against the requirements.
• The essay has an incomplete citation. Comment: you need to check this page for
accuracy of referencing
What Supervisors cannot do
What supervisors cannot do:
• Correct spelling and punctuation
• Correct experimental work or mathematics
• Re-write any of the essay
• Indicate where whole sections of the essay might be better
placed
• Proof read the essay for errors
• Correct bibliographies or citations
Format: Length of the Essay
• The upper limit is 4,000 words for all extended essays. This
upper limit includes the introduction, the body, the conclusion
and any quotations, but does not include:
• the abstract
• acknowledgments
• the contents page
• maps, charts, diagrams, annotated illustrations and tables
• equations, formulas and calculations
• citations/references (whether parenthetical or numbered)
• footnotes or endnotes
• the bibliography
• appendices.
Title
• The title should provide a clear indication of the focus of the
essay. It should be precise and not necessarily phrased in the
form of a question.
Abstract
• An abstract not exceeding 300 words must be included with the
essay submitted. It does not serve as an introduction, but presents
an overview of the extended essay, and should, therefore, be
written last.
• The inclusion of an abstract is intended to encourage students to
examine closely the development of an argument within the
extended essay and the pertinence of any conclusions that are
reached. It is also designed to allow readers to understand quickly
the contents of the extended essay.
• The minimum requirements for the abstract are for it to state
clearly:
• the research question being investigated
• the scope of the investigation
• the conclusion(s) of the extended essay.
• The abstract should be presented on a separate sheet of paper, and
placed immediately after the title page.
Table of Contents
• Contents page
• A contents page must be provided at the beginning of the
extended essay and all pages should be numbered. An index is
not required.
Read the EE guide
• EE Guide
• Please make sure that the extended essay meets the IB
criteria for essays written in the field.
Read the Examiner Reports
• Check the latest examiner reports to see what the examiners
commented on last time.
Research Question…2 points
Introduction…2 points
Investigation…4 points
Knowledge & Understanding…4 points
Reasoned Argument…4 points
Analysis and Evaluation…4 points
Use of language…4 points
Conclusion…2 points
Formal Presentation…4 points
Abstract…2 points
Holistic Judgment…4 points
Format
All papers of the same subject should follow the
same format
Title Page
Abstract
Contents page
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
References/Bibliography
Appendices
Same referencing system
APA for Biology and Chemistry
MLA for English
Chicago for History
Only list sources actually cited in your paper
Requirements
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Times New Roman font, 12-point.
Standard margins and letter spacing.
Double spaced lines except when utilizing block quotes.
Tabs are 5 spaces. Double-tabs for block quotes are 10 spaces.
Pages numbers on all content pages.
Page breaks between major sections.
A title page consisting of a centered title (see guide for title development), author name
(you), IB candidate number, school name, session (May 2011), and finally word count.
Your abstract should be on its own page and follow the proper guidelines. Please post a
word count at the bottom of your abstract.
Your table of contents should list separate sections for introduction, major body sections,
conclusion, works cited, appendices.
Section headings in your paper should be set apart (spatially and visually) from related
content. Use either bold or underline. Double space between heading and content.
Do not have extra line spaces in your paper. Double space only except for block quotes.
Make sure your quotes are cited properly.
Make sure all ideas and content is cited properly.
You must cite.
Title Page
Ancaster High School
Extended Essay
Sample Extended Essay Title Page
John A. Smith
1003-159
History
Total Word Count: 3794
What’s next?
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Finish Research, make sure you have the best sources
Find gaps and find material to fill them
Outline paper
Write introduction (to be revised later)
Work on body of essay & argument
Write abstract
Rough draft to Supervisor by Nov 1
Through turnitin.com (Originality report 1)
Meet with supervisor (before Nov 30, who comments on draft &
Originality report)
Fix areas of need
Write final paper
Run through turnitin.com for final Originality report
Hand in December 13th.
What is an abstract?
• This is not an introduction to the essay. It is a synopsis or
summary statement of:
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The research question being investigated (what you are
studying)
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The scope of the investigation (why you are studying the
subject and how you intend to go about your work)
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The conclusion(s) that the essay has reached
• The abstract must be one side of A4, maximum 300 words,
and placed immediately after the title page
Abstract
From the strange light exuding from the Mariner’s eyes to the dark shadows that pass over
the world during the first stage of the journey south, within the opening twelve stanzas of
the Rime of the Ancient Mariner Coleridge establishes the importance of light and dark
imagery in the poem. The following essay argues that the images of light and dark in
Coleridge’s poem become symbols of the meeting of the natural and supernatural worlds.
In the wider religious and moral context of Christianity, these symbols represent the ideas
of Good and Evil at work in the world.
The subject is important to study precisely because of the moral implications of
the Mariner’s so-called ‘crime’ of slaying the Albatross and his subsequent re-generation.
The psychological effects of the events of the story can be traced in the imagery of light
and dark. For example, the descriptions of the Mariner’s eye as ‘glittering’ and ‘bright’
early in the poem immediately encourages the reader to anticipate a strange event. The
description of the hot, coppery, bloody skies reflects the emotional wound the Mariner
inflicts on himself after he has killed the Albatross, as well as the physical wound that he
inflicts on the world; namely, the breaking of the link between man and nature. The essay
is structured in five parts: an introduction; three main sections in which light and dark
imagery is analysed in relation to atmosphere/setting, characters and the language of the
poem; and a conclusion.
The essay reaches the conclusion that the images of light and dark are raised to
the level of Christian symbols that underline the play of Good and Evil in the human world.
This enables us to create a moral profile of the Ancient Mariner so as to trace the full
significance of his experiences.
[Word Count: 300 words]
What to do today?
• Make sure you can get in to Turnitin.com
class ID: 5724364
class name: EEClass2014
enrollment password: Eessay
Make sure you have Form 3a completed and given to Ms.
Swackhammer before you leave
Work with your supervisor to look at essays; go over criteria;
look at your evidence; find quality or better quality sources;
look at examiner reports, checklists
Use the Where are you at? Checklist to show your supervisor
where you are in the process.