Intro to Final Project

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Good Afternoon! 

Today:

1. What do you know about the Extended Essay?

2. Information about this project

3. Questions

When you hear 'Extended Essay', what comes to your mind?

Which of the following is NOT a part of the IB core?

1. The Extended Essay
2. TOK
3. CAS (creativity, activity, service)
4. International Mindedness

IB Core: TOK, CAS, EE

You will get an IB Diploma as long as you get 24 points regardless of passing the core subjects.

1. True
2. False

The EE is graded A-E. What must you get in order to graduate with an IB Diploma?

1. B
2. C
3. D
4. E

What is the word limit for the EE?

1. 3,000
2. 4,000
3. 5,000
4. 1,500

The Extended Essay is...

1. internally assessed (graded by teachers)
2. externally assessed (graded by IB moderators)

resources.ibo.org

Okay, so why are we talking about Extended Essay so much right now?

Starting today, we are doing an English/ Dutch research project to give you a taste of the EE process. 

If you are in Dutch A, you will be writing your essay in Dutch and presenting in English. If you are in Dutch B, you will be writing your essay in English and presenting in Dutch. 

You will be partnered up with someone in the same Dutch level as you. Someone in Dutch A can't be partners with someone in Dutch B. 

Step 1

Choosing whether you want to research, analyze and write about a language or literary text.

What is a literary text?

What is a language text?

Literary texts are mostly narrative; they seek to tell a story or contain elements of fiction (novel, short story, play, drama).

Language texts usually have the purpose of communicating information (ad, infographic, cartoon).

Step 2

Choosing a text type you want to research/ analyze. 

Give at least 3 examples of different text types.

Step 3

Choosing a topic you are interested in. This could be anything! 

Example

Language or literary? Language

Text type? Speeches

Topic? Gender Equality

Step 4

Finding a primary text. 

Example

Language or literary? Language

Text type? Speeches

Topic? Gender Equality

Text? "We Should All be Feminists" by Chimimanda Ngozie Adichie 

Step 5

Creating a research questions (probably the hardest part :))

Most common errors:

1. Too vague

2. Too broad

3. Not able to be answered in a 2,500 word essay

4. Creation of RQ with an answer to the question already in mind

5. Focused on content, not on analysis/ research

6. You should reach a conclusion based on the research/ analysis

What is wrong with this RQ?

"To what extent do religions show gender inequality?"

What is wrong with this RQ?

"What made Martin Luther King's speech so inspiring to bring about change in racial equality?"

What is wrong with this RQ?

"How does the use of language effectively portray the characters of Mr. Gustave and Zero?" 

What questions do you have about this project?

IB suggests that the EE requires approximately 40 hours of independent study and up to 5 hours with a supervisor. For this project we have budgeted approximately 40 hours of class time as well as homework time (6 hours per week / 7 weeks ≈ 40 hours). 

Plan for Tuesday

- look at example essays + research questions

- look at rubric (how are you going to be graded?)

- start brainstorming (lang or lit? text type? topic?)

Good Luck!!!