1. IB EXTENDED ESSAY  WHO  WHY  WHAT  WHEN  WHERE  HOW

2. IB EXTENDED ESSAY  Who  All full diploma candidates at FDR

3. IB EXTENDED ESSAY  WHAT  4000 word research paper  40 hours  In-depth study of a limited topic within a subject of your choice (from IB courses offered at FDR and Geography)

4. IB EXTENDED ESSAY  WHY  Required component of the IB Diploma (central portion of hexagon)  Required bonus (page 13)  Original, independent research  Communication of ideas and information in a logical sequence

5. IB EXTENDED ESSAY  WHEN  Series of deadlines between now and November 2007 ( booklet page 20)  First deadline - Nov 22nd, 2006 (pages 20 and 21)  Final paper is due on November 5th, 2007

6. IB EXTENDED ESSAY  WHERE  At home, at school, on vacation, anywhere!

7. IB EXTENDED ESSAY  HOW  Mrs. Corum with more information about EE research.

8. IB EXTENDED ESSAY  OTHER POINTS  Topic choice  What are you interested in (pages 1-2)?  Are there sufficient resources for a topic you are interested in?  Sample topics from May 2005 and 2006 on school web-site.

9. IB EXTENDED ESSAY  OTHER POINTS  Supervision  EE must be supervised by a faculty member at FDR (see list)  Supervisor to spend 2-3 hours  Supervisor will provide guidance and advice but will not choose the topic nor proof-read the paper  Supervisor will verify authentic work

10. IB EXTENDED ESSAY  OTHER POINTS  Plagiarism (page 8)  DON’T - will result in an IB diploma not being awarded and a record of that being sent to universities.

11. IB EXTENDED ESSAY  OTHER POINTS  Additional EE information in BB - complete IBO EE guide posted as a PDF file on school web site  Consult IBO EE guide for subject specific information

12. IB EXTENDED ESSAY  ASSESSMENT  Internal - EE grade to be indicated on report cards (see booklet- page 19)  External - EE moderated and grade in combination with TOK grade can result in bonus marks for total diploma score (see booklet, page 13)  External - EE graded against general and subject specific criteria (see booklet - pages 10-18) and complete IBO EE guide on web