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The Extended Essay / Senior Essay

The Extended Essay / Senior Essay is an independent, self-directed, 4000-word research paper. It's an opportunity to stretch your intellectual muscles and explore a topic that truly fascinates you. The area of research must be chosen from one of your six Diploma Program subjects.

To do this you'll need to know how to work your research skills and tools. Don't worry, just follow the tips below:

1) Don't panic

2) Work a bit everyday so it doesn't tire you up.

3) Learn how to Google (read the last part of this page)

4) Ask for help (your Advisors, your EE Coordinator diazc@ebv.org.ve, your IB Coordinator)

5) Use all the tools you can.

Here you'll find all the tools you need to turn this so-called monster into your very funny puppy. Use them wisely.

EE GUIDE AND ETHICAL GUIDELINES

Here's is all you need to know to understand the Extended Essay, explained by IB themselves. Click HERE to get the guide, and HERE to read the Ethical Guidelines.

QUESTIA SCHOOL

Questia is a huge online library of newspaper, magazine, and peer-reviewed journal articles, as well as full-text novels and scholarly texts. In addition the bank of information, Questia School provides research and writing tools and instructional videos to help you get through the research process. It will certainly help you grap on all the sharp edges of your research. Remember, your user is name.lastname@questia.com

WORLD DIGITAL LIBRARY

One of the most incredible places of the internet. You may find up to 11,740 items about 193 countries worth of scans of incredibly valuable books and sources that were one only available if you had access to the hosting institution. It works as a compass to your investigation.

IBIBLIO

Specially useful if you are researching about WWII. Ibiblio is a focused database of online resources for this specific topic.

GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Google scholar is like google, but scholar. It will guide your trough a refined internet for your research needs.

NEWSELA

Newsela will give you a fresh look of the news and media information. Only refined trends in this database, is the safe-heaven for the researches working with the nowadays.

EE EXCELLENT EXAMPLES

There's no better way to understand what you are expected to write than reading an example of what you are expected to write. Click on this bombs of essays to eliminate all obstacles in your way.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Library of Congress has full and partial text, video and audio files from American history. It will help with history based research where primary sources are needed. Take a look.

EURO DOCS

This site will offer online resources for European history. An historical map for the north of the earth, specially useful if your investigation is on related topics.

DOAJ

Directory of Open Access Jourbals is exactly like the title suggests. A wealth of high quality scholarly information on a variety of subjects.

RESEARCH PROJECT CALCULATOR

More than a site, the RPC is a tool for all kinds of research. It helps you with keeping track of your documents, readings, citations, tasks and due dates.

MASHABLE

Mashable is a tool for the internet sailors. Like Newsela, it's a site for trends and information, but let us warn you: it's not so refined.

All the images on the tools are items from the game The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, created by Nintendo.

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