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Extended Essay Info, Checkpoints & Timeline

  Important Extended Essay Dates:
Jan 31st Chose your subject area  and advisor
Feb 7th Getting started meeting at TOK
June 9-12 Essay workshop at DU
Sep 1st Rough draft should be completed
Oct 1st Hand in 2 typed copies of final essay
 

2008-2009 Extended Essay Information & Timeline document
For those who are currently juniors. download

   
  Important changes to EE as of May 2009.
  Be sure to read: How to write an abstract.
   
Extended Essay Description
  An important description of the Extended Essay, whats its comprised of, the effort it requires, and its importance to your IB scores. download
   
Extended Essay Guide and Rubric
  Use this guide and rubric from the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) when planning and composing your Extended Essay.  This includes all IB subjects, however you may only choose subject from the official DCHS IB approved list.
   
 

Style guides:
    MLA Style Guide.
    APA Style Guide.

 

 

 

Also recommended:
The Elements of Style by Strunk, White and Angell (4th Ed.) ISBN 0205313426. This is a handy reference book that can be used through high school and college. Originally written by an English professor at Cornell, it give helpful, concise information on writing for different purposes, grammar, and general writing style.

   
Extended Essay Topics
  A list of extended essay topics used by students in previous years. May be useful in determining your own topic. download
   

Extended Essay Samples

 

These are samples of "exemplar" extended essays. They were published by the IB Association of Rocky Mountain Schools (IB ARMS), September, 2004. Click Here

  2007 examples with grades are available in a very large (20mb - be sure you have a high speed connection) pdf file: Click Here
 

Past essays by DCHS Students are also available for review in the DCHS Library.

   

Extended Essay Summer Workshop

June 9th to 12th, 2008 at U of Denver Library
We strongly recommend all current  IB juniors should plan on attending the DCHS IBPO sponsored Extended Essay Summer Workshop at the University of Denver Library  in June.
The instructor for the workshop is Rebecca Parnell, former librarian at Littleton High School (currently at Kent Denver) and experienced Extended Essay advisor with Littleton's IB program.  Ms. Parnell will also be conducting similar workshops for several other IB programs in the Denver area.  Information will be published in the spring semester regarding the June 2008 workshop for current juniors.

 

DCHS IB Essay Subject List & Grader's Reports About Past Essays - A MUST READ
  Click on the subjects to view reports on common mistakes made by past students. Its highly recommend you read these for at least your chosen subject group. Only those subjects - out of the allowed 24 total - with such reports are listed below. See "Extended Essay Information and Time" for the complete list. 
 
   
  English (Group1) & Literature
  History
  Chemistry
  Physics
  Politics
  Economics
  Music
  Mathematics
  Psychology
  Biology
  Environmental Systems
  Visual Arts
  Philosophy
  Theatre Arts
  World Religions
   
 
  11th grade IB students listen to Becky Parnell discuss the IB Extended Essay at a TOK class.  Ms. Parnell will be conducting the DCHS Essay workshop at DU in June.
 

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