Welcome to Extended Essay Grade 11 What A

Welcome to Extended Essay Grade 11

What? A 4000 word essay

What? Physics Language A ESS Language B Visual Arts Business Theatre History Music Geography Economics World Maths Studies Biology Chemistry

Why?

When? First Draft of 4000 words due in June 2017 Extended Essay Symposium June 2017

When? Final essay due December 2017

HOW? Choose a subject – you must be studying it (except for World Studies)

HOW? Speak to the teacher and ask them to supervise you

What next ? Discuss ideas for the essay with your supervisor and then write a proposal in Managebac including a ‘working research question’

What next? Start your Researcher’s Reflection Space (RRS) in Managebac

When? th 30 Life 101 November ØChosen subject ØMet supervisor ØWritten proposal ØOne entry in RRS

WORLD STUDIES EXTENDED ESSAY WHAT IS A WSEE?

THE AIMS OF THE IBDP WSEE IS TO: SELF GLOBAL SENSITIVITY SIGNIFICANT

THE WSEE GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY… To investigate a topic that is personally meaningful connected to your interests or future plans. To be interdisciplinary – to work in work with the terminology and concepts from 2 or more subjects – to borrow from areas of knowing To explore topics of global and local significance To nurture your international mindedness/global citizenship by exploring the complex problems of today: Poverty o Digital divide o Religious upheaval o Artistic revolutions o Sustainability o Conflict o

Focus through one of 6 Global Contexts: Conflict, peace and security Economic and environmental sustainability Equality Health and inequality and development Language, Science, culture and identity technology and society

Examples: Bio. & Geo. History & music History & economics Film & history Language Visual Geo. A & psychology art & history & Econ.

EXAMPLES FROM NIS: ANALYZING TABLET USE ON YOUNG CHILDREN – PSYCHOLOGY & BIOLOGY MEAT CONSUMPTION IN CHINA AND THE IMPACT ON GLOBAL GREEN HOUSE EMISSIONS – BIOLOGY & GEOGRAPHY POETRY AS A PERSONAL EXPRESSION OF LIVING THROUGH GENOCIDE HISTORY & LITERATURE

Where can I get help?

What if I am leaving?

Did all the questions get answered?

1. 2. 3. 4. What now? Make an EE folder on desktop Download the EE guide Bookmark the EE page on Edublog Log in to EE on Managebac and find the RRS (journal), the assessment criteria and the proposal 5. Look at some example essays from Edublog

Exit slips What would I like to be told about in the next EE session on November 30 th? OR What would I like to do in the next EE session on November 30 th?