Understanding the Extended Essay Requirements

Getting Started With the Extended Essay

What is the EE?

What Makes a Successful EE?

Choosing Your Pathway for the Extended Essay

Subject-Focused EE Pathway

Interdisciplinary EE Pathway

How to Decide Which Extended Essay Pathway to Take

Testing the Viability of Your EE idea

Developing a Strong Extended Essay Research Question

How to Develop a Strong Research Question

What Makes a Strong RQ?

How to Refine Your RQ

Common Research Question Mistakes

RQ Pitfalls to Avoid

Interdisciplinary Research Questions

Interdisciplinary RQ Templates

Researching for the Extended Essay

How to Research for Your Extended Essay

Understanding the Research Process

Research Methods & Methodology

Primary & Secondary Sources

Using Primary & Secondary Sources

Ethical Research for the Extended Essay

Ethical Research for the EE

Writing the Extended Essay

Structuring & Writing the Extended Essay

Required Structure of the EE

Three-Part Academic Structure

Structural Conventions for the EE

Word Count Rules for the EE

Using AI for the Extended Essay

AI Use in the Extended Essay

Building Your Argument: Analysis & Evaluation

How to Analyse Effectively

Evaluation Throughout the Essay

Structuring a Line of Argument

Working With Your Extended Essay Supervisor

Supervisor Guidance & the One-Draft Rule

Extended Essay Reflection

The Reflection & Progress Form

What is the RPF?

What to Reflect On

The Researcher's Reflection Space

What is the RRS?

The Reflection Sessions

What are the Reflection Sessions?

Extended Essay Assessment

Understanding the Assessment Criteria

The Extended Essay Assessment Criteria

Related links

• IB Core · Revision Notes