Extended Essay Timeline

Class of 2022

Mod D: January 4 – February 12

Jan 4 – Feb 12 Juniors have 7th period class with EE Coordinator, Susan Trower. EE grade for
2020-2021 is ¼ credit, Pass/Fail, and is posted in Mod F. Class time will be
devoted to:
• Introduction to Extended Essay (EE)
• Choice of EE subject and topic
• Generating research questions
• RPPF (Reflections on planning and progress form)
• RRS (Researcher's reflection space)
• EE Assessment Criteria
• IB's ethical guidelines related to academic honesty, citing and
referencing, and (if applicable to your subject and topic) research and
fieldwork, and use of animals
• Research methods, referencing skills, literature review skills

Jan 15, 2021 DUE: ‘Individual EE Proposal – Request for Alternate Subject Form’
to Susan Trower by 3:30 PM on January 15, 2021
• Document scanned and emailed or delivered in person
• Only required for students who want to do an EE in a subject other than
English A: Language and Literature; Literature and Performance;
Global Politics; Dance; Music; Theatre; Visual Arts.
• Document will be assessed Pass/Fail. EE grade is posted in Mod F.

Jan 22, 2021 DUE: ‘Student Undertaking Contract’ to Susan Trower, signed by both
student and parent, by 3:30 PM on January 22, 2021
DUE: ‘Proposed Subject and Topic Form’ to Susan Trower by 3:30 PM on
January 22, 2021
• Documents scanned and emailed or delivered in person by 3:30 PM on
01/22/2021.
• Students who have had an ‘Individual EE Proposal – Request for
Alternate Subject Form’ approved do not need to submit the ‘Proposed
Subject and Topic Form’.
• Include one or two proposals, each with:
o EE Subject, chosen from approved Subject list
o Specific topic area or initial research question
o Rationale for choosing this topic area
• Documents will be assessed Pass/Fail. EE grade is posted in Mod F.
DUE: ‘Feasibility Study’ completed by 3:30 PM on January 22, 2021
Assignment is to be completed in your NoodleTools project, shared with
Susan Trower’s Class of 2022 EE inbox in NoodleTools. Include:
• A list of at least five sources relevant to your subject and topic
proposal, each with an annotation that has:
o An explanation of the main points and/or purpose of the work
o Verification of the authority or qualifications of the author
o Comments on the worth, effectiveness, and usefulness of the
work in terms of your research
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o The point of view or perspective from which the work was

created
• All components of assignment will be assessed Pass/Fail. EE grade is
posted in Mod F.

Jan 29, 2021 DUE: ‘Notecard Assignment’ completed by 3:30 PM on January 29, 2021
Assignment is to be completed in your NoodleTools project, shared with
Susan Trower’s Class of 2022 EE inbox in NoodleTools. Include:
• At least ten Notecards in NoodleTools for at least five different
sources in your project. Each Notecard:
o Should answer this question: What information does the source
contain that is relevant to your project (i.e., some important
details about the topic that you have learned about from this
source)?
o Must include at least 3 bulleted notes on relevant factual data
and include corresponding page numbers.
o The goal is to prove viability of the proposed research question
• All components of assignment will be assessed Pass/Fail. EE grade is
posted in Mod F.

Jan 29, 2021 Extended Essay Supervisors Assigned

Feb 1-5, 2021 Schedule appointment with supervisor and meet for first time
• This is your Initial Reflection Session
• Scheduled by student in advance at discretion of Supervisor
• Meeting can take place in Supervisor’s Zoom room
• Students should be prepared to discuss the following:
1. Criteria: you should go over the subject-specific assessment
criteria
2. Research question:
a. At this initial meeting, work with your supervisor to narrow
your topic/question down to a manageable scope (capable of
being covered in 4,000 words)
b. Investigate the viability of your topic. Will there be need for
special equipment? Are the needed resources available
locally? (This is especially important if the nature of your
question requires you to conduct primary research.)
c. If you have a wildly interesting but impractical question: be
prepared to heed the advice of your supervisor!
d. It's up to you. Your supervisor will not prescribe or create
a research question for you.
3. Exemplars: ask for exemplars in your chosen subject from the EE
coordinator or your supervisor.
4. Library: Be sure to check with the WSA Librarian for help in getting
access to publications or online journals that would apply to your
topic.
5. Structure: Work with your supervisor to devise a plan as t how your
research question could be structured or go to the session with a
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proposed structure you have in mind for review (chapter headings,

for instance.) MindMap® of ideas, flow charts, and other models
could prove useful here to help you visualize your structure at this
early stage.
6. Time Management: If you are finding it difficult to plan your time
due to other assessment pressures or extra-curricular demands,
then it may be useful to speak to your supervisor with regards to
creating a structured research timeline or more specific timetable to
help you to see exactly what is required and when.

Feb 12, 2021 DUE: Research Readiness Form' to Susan Trower, signed by both
student and supervisor, by 3:30 PM on 2/12/2021
• Document scanned and emailed or delivered in person by 3:30 PM on
02/12/2021
DUE: Initial reflection (150-175 words) to Susan Trower by 3:30
PM on 2/12/2021
• Reflection submitted to Google Classroom by 3:30 PM on 2/12/2021

Documents will be assessed Pass/Fail. EE grade is posted in Mod F.

Mod E: February 23 – April 2

Students can schedule occasional meetings with their supervisors

Mod F: April 12 – May 19

Apr 12 – May 19 Juniors have 7th period class with EE Coordinator, Susan Trower. EE grade
for 2020-2021 is ¼ credit, Pass/Fail, and is posted in Mod F. Class time
will be devoted to:
• Reviewing EE assessment criteria, especially Criterion A (Focus and
Method)
• Discussing requirements of the Extended Essay Café presentations
• Extended Essay Café presentations to audience of EE Coordinator, IB
Coordinator, and EE supervisors
• Time for research and note-taking
• Individual student meetings with EE Coordinator

Apr 12-23, 2021 Meet with supervisor to discuss plans for EE Café presentations
• Scheduled by student in advance at discretion of Supervisor
• Meeting can take place in Supervisor’s Zoom room
• Other issues to be prepared to discuss with your supervisor:
o Passivity - If you haven't done as much as you had hoped for since
your first meeting, discuss the reasons and causes for this with your
supervisor and ways to overcome or avoid this in future sessions.
o Reading - Discuss your reading and/or research. What have you
found out? Any surprises? Any useful lines of thought or
approaches to the question?
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o Notes - Do you have a workable note-taking system in place?

o Essay plan - Go over how to best structure your essay.
o Exemplars - Try marking up a pre-existing essay with the
assessment criteria, then go over this with your supervisor. This will
allow you to write with the assessment criteria firmly in mind.
o Time-management - Be prepared to adjust your normal routines to
accommodate any delays or issues with your EE so far. Sticking to
deadlines will ensure you get this done!
o Writing - Commit to getting started on your writing!
o Research question - Tweaking at this point is OK, but not big
changes to your topic area or question.
• Continue to use your RRS (Researcher's reflection space) to record
reflections on what you are reading, writing and thinking

Apr 26-30, 2021 Extended Essay Presentations to EE Coordinator and Supervisors

• Will be scheduled during EE class time, 7th period
• Slide deck submitted to Google Classroom by 3:30 PM on 4/26/2021
• PowerPoint or Google Slides presentation, 7 slides, using template
provided by EE Coordinator:
o Slide 1: Introduction
o Slide 2: Subject and Research Question
o Slide 3: Background (what your EE is about)
o Slide 4: Chapter Headings/Working Outline
o Slide 5: Detailed summary of one or two chapters or sections
o Slide 6: Problems encountered / Solutions found
o Slide 7: Bibliography, accurately referenced with chosen citation
style
• Slide deck and presentation will be assessed Pass/Fail. EE grade is
posted in Mod F.

Apr 30, 2021 DUE: 'Writing Readiness Form' emailed to Susan Trower, initialed by
student and supervisor, by 3:30 PM on 4/30/2021
• Complete this form AFTER the Extended Essay Presentation
• Students complete these parts of the form: Student Name,
Supervisor, IB Extended Essay Subject (or WSEE theme and subjects),
Refined Research Question, Student Initials, and Date (date of last
meeting)
• Students send this form to the supervisor to complete
• Supervisors email the forms to Susan Trower
• Document will be assessed Pass/Fail. EE grade is posted in Mod F.

May 10, 2021 DUE: EE Introduction/Criterion A due to Susan Trower by 3:30 PM

• Document submitted to Google Classroom and emailed to Supervisor
(cc Susan Trower) by 3:30 PM on 5/10/2021
• Required components: Context, Outline of argument, Scope, and
Worthiness as explained in EE textbook, pp. 62-64 and pp. 102-105.
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• Recommended word count: 300-450

• Meets requirements of Criterion A (Focus and Method) for EE
Assessment as presented in EE textbook and the EE guide for your
subject
• Required format: Readable font (such as Arial), 12-point font size,
double-spaced text, numbered pages, indented paragraphs,
appropriate margins (1" on all sides is acceptable)
• Acceptable file type: Google Doc, DOCX or PDF
• Document will be assessed Pass/Fail. EE grade is posted in Mod F.

May 11-18, 2021 Meet with supervisor

• The meeting may be held remotely
• Discuss your EE Introduction/Criterion A writing assignment

May 19, 2021 DUE: 'Extended Essay Progress Check Form' emailed to Susan Trower,
initialed by student and supervisor by 3:30 PM on 5/19/2021
• Complete this form AFTER your meeting May 11-18
• Students complete these parts of the form: Student Name,
Supervisor, IB Extended Essay Subject (or WSEE theme and subjects),
Refined Research Question, Student Initials, and Date (date of last
meeting)
• Students send this form to the supervisor to complete
• Supervisors email the forms to Susan Trower
• Document will be assessed Pass/Fail. EE grade is posted in Mod F.

June Term (Mod G): May 28 – June 11

May 28 – June 11 Juniors have ½ day June Term class with Susan Trower, EE Coordinator,
and Alayna Garvin, IB Language and Literature teacher. Class time will be
used to work on IB Language and Literature HL assignments, college
application essays, and Extended essays. The EE portion of the class will
cover:
• Outlining and organization of your essay
• Citations and references
• EE Assessment Criteria, especially Criterions B, C, and D
• How to demonstrate analysis in your writing
• Things to avoid when writing an academic research paper
• Time management

June 7-11, 2021 Meet with supervisor

• The meeting may be held remotely
• Discuss writing completed in EE June Term
• Discuss summer plans for working on your EE

June - Aug, 2021 Students work on first draft of their Extended Essays

Summer Break
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EE grade for 2021-2022 is ¼ credit letter grade, and is posted to transcript in March, 2022.

Sept 3, 2021 DUE: First 10 pages due to Supervisor and Susan Trower
• Document submitted to Google Classroom and emailed to Supervisor
(cc Susan Trower) by 5:00 PM on 9/3/2021
• Worth 100 points towards EE grade, posted to transcript in March, 2022
• Late paper = 0 points

Sept 7-10, 2021 SECOND REFLECTION SESSION WITH SUPERVISOR

• Meeting with Supervisor regarding quality of writing
• In preparation for the interim reflection session, students should have:
o Attempted to refine a focused and appropriate research question
o Significantly deepened their research and recorded pertinent
evidence, information or data in the Researcher’s reflection
space
o Reviewed and consolidated the methodologies they are using
o Formulated arguments based on the evidence that they have
collected
o Added to the working bibliography for their research.

Sept 13, 2021 DUE: Interim reflection (150-175 words) due to Susan Trower
• Reflection submitted to Google Classroom and emailed to Supervisor
(cc Susan Trower) by 3:30 PM on 9/13/2021
• Worth 50 points towards EE grade, posted to transcript in March, 2022
• Late reflection = 0 points

Oct 18, 2021 DUE: Complete draft due to Supervisor and Susan Trower by 3:30 PM
• Document submitted to Google Classroom and emailed to Supervisor
(cc Susan Trower) by 3:30 PM on 10/18/2021
• Draft must conform to IB Formal Presentation Requirements as
provided to Candidate
• Required components: Title Page, Table of Contents, Introduction,
Body of Paper, Conclusion, Works Cited
• Required format: Readable font (such as Arial), 12-point font size,
double-spaced text, numbered pages, indented paragraphs,
appropriate margins (1" on all sides is acceptable)
• Acceptable file type: Google Doc, DOCX or PDF.
• Worth 100 points towards EE grade, posted to transcript in March, 2022
• Late paper = 0 points

Oct 25-29, 2021 Mandatory draft (revision) conference with Supervisor

• Scheduled by student in advance at discretion of Supervisor

Nov 29, 2021 FINAL COPY DUE to Supervisor and Susan Trower by 3:30 PM
• Document submitted to Google Classroom and emailed to Supervisor
(cc Susan Trower) by 3:30 PM on 11/29/2021
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• Final copy must conform to IB Formal Presentation Requirements as

provided to Candidate (see note above)
• Worth 100 points towards EE grade, posted to transcript in March, 2022
• Late paper = 0 points

Dec 6-10, 2021 FINAL REFLECTION SESSION WITH SUPERVISOR (VIVA VOCE)
• Final session with Supervisor, scheduled by student in advance at
discretion of Supervisor
• Students should bring the following to this session:
o Extracts from their RRS that illustrate how they have grown as
learners through the process of reflection
o A willingness to share their personal experience and to discuss
the skills and development of conceptual understandings that
they have acquired through the completion of the extended
essay.

Dec 13, 2021 DUE: Final reflection 150-175 words) due to Susan Trower
• Reflection submitted to Google Classroom and emailed to Supervisor
(cc Susan Trower) by 3:30 PM on 12/13/2021
• Worth 50 points towards EE grade, posted to transcript in March, 2022
• Late reflection = 0 points