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Group 2
• You can write about anything that interests you in regarding the
target language in the target language.
• The essay should however consist of the study of an issue in one of
three categories: language, culture and society,
Combinations of these are also permissible.
Group 3
•
Avoid “What if..?” questions as these do not fit well within the
Assessment Criteria
• An analysis of reliability and/or representativeness of sources will
be crucial
Group 4
• It is fairly easy to get data and then analyse it. But if you decide to
measure something over time, you must do all this before the
summer holidays which is the intended time for writing the bulk of
the essay. You have to work with the Science teachers in order to
find time when you can use a laboratory to collect data while being
supervised by a member of staff. Avoid experiments for which the
outcome is already well documented.
Group 5
• Unless you are taking Maths HL, it is best to avoid doing your EE on
this. But if you are doing Maths HL it is worth considering.
• Word count is rarely an important factor in a good mathematics
extended essay
. There is no mandatory minimum length for an
essay in mathematics, and credit will be given for organizing the
content in an effi
cient readable style, rather than for a page or
word count. Mastery of appropriate concepts, and an ability to
present these in an effective way using mathematical means,
should be the aim.
Group 6
•
Topics that are entirely dependent on summarizing general
secondary sources (such as universal art history textbooks, and
encyclopedias), and topics that are likely to lead to an essay that is
essentially narrative or descriptive in nature, should be avoided.
•
Biographical studies of artists must address a relevant issue or
research question and arrive at a particular, and preferably
personal, conclusion. Choosing a topic that covers many aspects of
art history and/or a long period of time is also unlikely to result in
a successful essay. Restricting the scope of the essay will help to