Extended Essay Directions Proposal Outline Rough Draft Final

Extended Essay Directions Proposal: Outline Rough Draft Final Draft

Extended Essay Process

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The Extended Essay Proposal • (1) Introduction – IB subject – topic – question • (2) Importance of Question – significance for research – for understanding a field – practical applications

Proposal (continued) • (3) Literature Review – Discussion of at least three books or other media, – How has your question been addressed by others? – academic resource (books, online articles from academic journals – Nonacademic internet sources should use sparingly • (4) Hypotheses or arguments to be tested/supported – Discussion of each one – Need not be original

Proposal (continued) • (5) Proposed Methodology – How will you go about evaluating your hypotheses, or arguments? • Possible approaches – – – – Experimental design Case Study Archival research Field work Participant observation Comparative Design Pretest/Posttest analysis

Proposal (continued) • Work Cited – Use MLA style • Other requirements – 1000 words approximately – MLA style paper • • 1” margins 12 pt. Font Double-spaced Well-written

Practice • Develop Questions for your Topic(s) (that fall within a particular academic discipline) • Develop researchable hypotheses for your Questions • Develop possible methods for investigation your hypotheses

Brainstorming Subject: Philosophy Topic: Cloning Question: Is cloning ethical? Christian (methodist), Kantian, and utilitarian perspectives Methodology: Addressing the Question Using primary sources Conclusions

Extended Essay Criteria Clear analytical question, falling within a recognized IB subject area, that can be successfully addressed in a fifteen page paper Academic Rigor: Paper should clearly show the use of the tools of an academic discipline (theory, methodology, etc) to address the question Clear Empirical Focus: Paper should present specific evidence in detail so that the analytical question can be successfully addressed.

The Basic Approach • • • Question Theory Evidence Discussion Conclusion

Checklist for Extended Essay Title: analytical Title page: Include Subject area and word count Abstract: Question, thesis, scope of study and methodology and conclusion (less than 300 words, separated from extended essay) Contents page (this is where subtitles are helpful) Introduction: includes research question, thesis and organization of essay. Body: Organization matters. Discuss alternative perspectives. Paper should be analytical and not just descriptive. Conclusion: summarize thesis, state significance, discuss possible ways of further researching topic References: Have in-text citations and correct “Works Cited” page MLA style See MLA style guide Recommended website: Owl MLA at Purdue Editing Remarks --Punctuation: use commas, semi-colons Period goes after “in-text citation” (Barber).

MLA format • Subtitles should be in same size font. Only double space between subtitle and text below. Extra space above subtitle is permissible. • Table format: need title and source (show) • Running heads Reti 46 • Quotations: for illustrative purposes • Refer to appendices in text, label appendices. Hyperlink: Citing images

MLA reminders 1. Running head: format 2. 1” Margins 3. First page materials 4. Subheadings 5. Figures 6. In-text citations 7. Works cited format Hyperlink: citing pictures

Other guidelines • Suggestions: save extended essay both on hard drive and on disks, and on paper

Justifying the Argument of Your Extended Essay • 1. Is the logic of the argument very clear? • 2. Is the argument plausible or are fallacies evident? • 3. How well is the logic of the argument defended through reasoning and evidence? • 4. Are there alternative perspectives that can be considered equally valid? Why? • 5. What is the significance of the interpretations or conclusions? How might the question be further considered in future studies? •