The+Extended+Essay+Timeline

Here are your deadlines for the Extended Essay at SCIS.

Monday 16 January 2012 Introduction of the Extended Essay by EE Coordinator.

Monday February 20 2012 (5 weeks) Each student is required to submit to IB Coordinator/EE Coordinator the Extended Essay Contract, which includes:
 * The candidate’s name and signature
 * The subject area of his/her Extended Essay
 * The topic of his/her Extended Essay
 * The name of the advisor of his/her Extended Essay, with signature
 * The signature of a parent.

Monday 19 March 2012 (4 weeks) Each student will submit to his/her advisor:
 * A research question
 * A proposal/introduction to his/her project
 * A general outline, indicating the direction the research and argumentation will take
 * A working bibliography.

** 19 March – 1 June 2012 ** ** Each student will work independently on his/her project, and will attend mandatory meetings with his/her advisor, who will monitor the student’s progress. Meeting times are to be determined by the student and his/her advisor. **

Monday 23 April 2012 (5 weeks) Each student will submit to his/her advisor:
 * 1000 words of his/her Essay
 * An expanded outline and bibliography.

Friday June 1 2012 (6 weeks) Each student is required to submit to his/her advisor:
 * A workable draft of approximately 2000 words
 * A formatted bibliography.

** Monday 18 June – Friday 29 June 2012 ** ** SCIS IB Summer Program. Students who participate in this program will work extensively on their Extended Essays, as well as on Theory of Knowledge, college application essays and personal statement, and a variety of other things. Please contact Dr. Du Randt’s office if you are interested. **

Monday August 20, 2012
 * Mandatory check-in with advisors, and reassessment of each student’s position (i.e., did he work over the summer? If writing a Biology EE, did her lab yield results?, etc...).

Monday September 17, 2012
 * Mandatory check-in with advisors, and reassessment of each student’s position.
 * Students will attend a workshop on how to write an abstract.

EE DUE October 29, 2012 4,000-word draft due, with abstract, table of contents and bib.