This document outlines the extended essay timeline for students completing their extended essays from 2017 to 2018. It provides key dates for introduction to the extended essay, choosing topics and supervisors, conducting research, writing drafts and reflections, and submitting the final essay. The nature of supervision meetings is also described, which aim to help students develop their research questions and thinking through discussion.

1. Extended Essay Timeline (2017 - 2018)
March 07th Introduction (Launch) to Extended Essay during Tutor time - LDS.
March 13th Complete choices on Google Form.
March 20th Students informed of their subject and supervisor.
March 22nd
Students to start making appointments with tutors and discuss possible
“Research Questions”. During this time your supervisor should be able to
make essays available to you and hopefully to find Y13 students to discuss
their experience with you.
The nature of supervisions
Meetings with Supervisors - The nature of it is to allow you to think, discuss and question your own
understanding and assumptions about your research. During the meeting, you should have the
opportunity to check the EE assessment criteria, to work on your research question, to consider reading
material availability for your research question (this might mean to re-adjust the research question, which
is perfectly valid), to discuss interesting findings, to deliver your Outline Research Plan, to reflect
purposely on the process three times during the EE period.
April 25th Extended Essay Focus Session - School Hall (2pm to 4pm)
w/c May 8th - Suggested time to have a ​First Reflection Session​ - 20 minutes
June 20th Students doing an EE in Science do practical work in the labs today.
Summer holiday
Make sure that you discuss your needs with your parents about your extended essay. This
could be access to wifi and have your computer with you. Be realistic, but learn to negotiate.
Some of you will need to, and will be able to work at your essay over the summer. Others will
not have this flexibility. Recognise and assess where you are and how to address it with your
parents.
August 18th Extended Essay day at school. Interim Reflection
As from Aug 18th - Suggested period of time for second reflection - 20 min.
September
18th
Draft Deadline - Note this is the only one formal draft the supervisor will
feedback on. A completed draft of the essay with a Turnitin Report to be
uploaded to Managebac and a hard copy handed to supervisors if requested.
As from w/c 25th Sept - Feedback on Draft
October 25th
Two final copies of essay into exam office plus Turnitin report plus one soft
copy and the report uploaded to Managebac
As from w/c 30th Oct - Final Formal Feedback - Viva Voce - 20min
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