Extended Essay

Extended Essay
The extended essay is an IB core requirement, where students explore a subject in depth. The subject must relate to one of the courses offered in Groups 1 - 6 of the IB Diploma Programme. The extended essay is an opportunity to demonstrate research and writing skills, along with other traits of the IB learner profile. While independent study and self-discipline are part of this task, an in-school supervisor is assigned to each student to monitor progress. The final, formal piece of writing of 3,000-4,000 words is something that students
TOK

TOK
As we study a wide range of texts, we stumble upon many critical questions that relate to the nature of knowledge, certainty, belief and truth. Such questions are relevant to the Theory of Knowledge (TOK), which is a core requirement for any IB student. In fact TOK is all about asking questions, of which the most important may be: "How do I know?" While TOK is often offered as a separate subject, every IB teacher has a responsibility to incorporate the ideas of TOK into the curriculum. In the context of

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The English A: Language and Literature course is part of the holistic IB learning explerience.
The Extended Essay requirement provides students with the opportunity to write a 3,000 - 4,000 words on a topic of interest from one of their subject areas. See this section for samples and tips on how to integrated this into the language and literature course.

Theory of Knowledge (TOK) asks interdisciplinary questions on how we acquire knowledge. 'How do you know what you know?' There are many applications of this question to the Language and Literature course.

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EE C1 S1 (Disgrace)

The following essay was inspired by two literary works: Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee and The Quiet Violence of Dreams by K. Sello Duiker, both of which the student had not read in class as part of her classwork... more»
EE C2 S1 (Chaucer)

The following Extended Essay compares and contrasts Giovani Boccaccio's version of Griselda's Tale from the Decameron with Geoffrey Chaucer's version of Griselda's Tale from the Canterbury Tales. Taking on such a comparison... more»
Criteria

The assessement criteria for the extended essay are both general to all subjects and specific to each subject. The criteria given below are the specific to the Language A: Language and Literature... more»
Proverbs and common sense

People may not be able to agree on a God, the meaning of life or whether there is an afterlife, but we tend to believe in something called 'common sense'. We tend... more»
TOK - free

As we study a wide range of texts, we stumble upon many critical questions that relate to the nature of knowledge, certainty, belief and truth. Such questions are relevant to the Theory... more»
Research questions - free

Much depends on a good research question, when writing an extended essay. One will want a question that gets good mileage and will carry through to 4,000 words. Good questions have a... more»