INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE RESEARCH PRACTICE

Aims

• Develop and enhance research skills
• Be able to identify resources
• Formulate an Extended Essay research question and pick a subject area
• Ability to cite resources in APA or MLA format
• Carry out the Extended Essay Research process
• Refine ability to peer review and edit drafts

Work Type

• Discuss topics of interests
• Research question Proposal 1, 2 & 3
• In-class research
• First 1000 Extended Essay Words
• Second 1000 Extended Essay Words
• Refine Research question according to IB guide and subject
• Read sample Extended Essays
• Read Purdue OWl citations page
• In class discussions on research process
• Create a working thesis
• First 1000 words of Extended Essay
• Second 1000 words of Extended Essay

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• A 4000 word research paper on a self chosen topic
• It is graded on a scale of 0-36 with 36 being the highest
• Students structure and independently work on the essay with some help from their chosen supervisor

Research and other classes

• Every class including math uses essay writing in some form and this research class can help you refine your skills and write collegiate level essays in every class.
• Gives necessary research skills for IB History of the Americas
• Teaches you how to effectively use resources which helps with Internal Assessments

skills i learned

• Ways to avoid plagiarism.
• APA and MLA style writing, differences and uses
• How to formulate research questions not too broad or narrow
• How to use databases
• How to check for a credible site