Roosevelt IB Programmes
How to Support Your Student at Home
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Put important due dates on family/home calendar.
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Check on progress regularly!
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Ask questions! Ask about learning!
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Monitor stress and “high due date times” of IB courses. Help with time management.
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Read about your student’s topic
Support at School
RHS Students have access to several sources of assistance with their EEs:
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EE Supervisor: An RHS teacher with expertise in the subject of choice will be assigned to each student. EE Supervisors will work with no more than 2 students at a time.
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EE Coordinator: The coordinator will work with all students to ensure they understand the requirements of the project.
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Media Specialist: The RHS Media Specialist is available to help with questions about research methods and sources.
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The RHS Writing Center: The Writing Center staff is available for help with developing ideas and writing the essay.
EE Subject Choices at RHS
Group 1
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Language A English
Group 2
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Language B (Spanish & French)
Group 3
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History
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Pyschology
Group 4
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Biology
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Chemistry
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Physics
Group 5
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Mathematics
Group 6
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Dance
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Music
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Visual Arts
*Students must have completed or currently be enrolled in the course to choose it as their EE subject area.
EE: Extended Essay
To earn an IB Diploma, students must complete an extended essay, an independently researched 4,000 word academic essay in a subject of their choice.
The extended essay is an in-depth study of a focused topic chosen from the list of approved Diploma Programme subjects. It is intended to promote high-level research and writing skills, intellectual discovery and creativity. It provides students with an opportunity to engage in personal research in a topic of their own choice, under the guidance of an assigned Supervising Teacher. This leads to a major piece of formally presented, structured writing, in which ideas and findings are communicated in a reasoned and coherent manner, appropriate to the subject chosen.
Students begin the EE in the spring of their junior year and finish in the fall/winter of their senior year.
What is the EE?
According to the IB Guide, the EE is…
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an in-depth study of a focused topic
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(usually*) chosen from one of the DP subjects
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intended to help prepare for college by developing college-level academic research and writing skills
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an opportunity for the student to engage in personal research a subject they are passionate about
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completed under the guidance of a qualified supervisor at the RHS
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resulting in a formally presented, structured writing
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an exploration of a specific research question through interpreting and evaluating evidence, and constructing reasoned arguments
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placing the topic within a its disciplinary context or issue (for World Studies EE), justifying the relevance of research, and critically evaluating the overall strength of arguments made and sources used.
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a reasoned, coherent communication of research findings and analytical conclusions
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an opportunity to learn how to write an essay appropriate to the discipline chosen
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including 3 Reflection sessions with the supervisor (including a concluding interview called the Viva Voce (this is assessed in category E of the rubric)
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assessed by an IB examiner using an IB rubric.
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*RHS Students may choose to complete a World Studies EE, an interdisciplinary research project (see Appendix A for more information)
What are the EE requirements? (from the IBO EE Guide)
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The research must be done independently. The EE supervisor will help guide the student and answer questions and the coordinator and Media Specialist are available for support, but students will find sources, draw conclusions, and write the paper themselves.
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The essay must be a formal, sustained, academic essay.
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The EE must be no longer than 4,000 words accompanied by a reflection form of 500 words. The examiner will not read even 1 word beyond this limit.
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Students must meet with their supervisor for 3-5 hours over the course of the year to work on the EE. This includes three mandatory Reflection sessions and help with developing the research question, narrowing the topic, etc.)
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Students must participate in a Viva Voce (3rd meeting) to conclude the EE process.
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If the student chooses a world studies extended essay he or she must demonstrate “understanding of an issue of contemporary global significance is enhanced by taking an interdisciplinary approach (36).”