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=Mr. Hemingway's Extended Essay Presentation notes=

Benefits of extended essay

 * Independent research – you choose what you will study
 * Practice in research, planning and writing
 * Getting ahead in your field of study
 * Extra points for your IB Diploma

General regulations

 * 4000 words
 * + abstract (300 words)
 * + bibliography
 * + appendices
 * 40 hours

Supervisor role

 * 3 - 5 hours
 * Guide, **not** teacher, **not** proofreader, **not** editor
 * You can consult with other experts outside BLIS, but supervisor must be at BLIS

General guidelines

 * Subject – general; get approval for subject **before** approval for topic
 * Topic – must be very specific, narrow (because of 4000-word, 40-hour limits)
 * Language – except for Groups 1 & 2, must be English; Groups 1&2: subject language

Work involved

 * Lots of reading
 * Need to be organized
 * Need to communicate openly with your supervisor

Deadlines
The final deadline for your extended essay will be **October 2013.**


 * Interim deadlines** (deadlines for outlines, drafts, etc.) will vary a little for essays that involve the design and execution of scientific experiments (Group 4). Check with your supervisor regularly, and check this site for announcements.

In addition, we will establish a system for monitoring the progress of all extended essays and will report progress regularly to the school administration.

Assessment
> > //For example, if you have difficulty choosing between Turkish A1 and Politics, compare the assessment criteria for those two subjects. Choose the one that you think you can complete with the most success.//
 * The supervisor determines the predicted grade
 * External assessment by examiner (usually) in another country
 * Assessment criteria A-K (pp 25//ff//) with a total of 36 points
 * Use assessment criteria as goals

Subject guidelines

 * Assessment criteria A-K are interpreted for each subject
 * Compare the assessment criteria of different subjects as one way to choose your subject

Additional support
We will __consider__ suggestions for assisting students in certain aspects of the extended essay process, for example library research workshops, brainstorming for essay topics, etc.

Plagiarism policy
Students will receive instructions on uploading their essay to [|www.turnitin.com] for plagiarism check