The entire EE handbook is online now: use the left sidebar menu to navigate between topics.
This is how you will be graded. Be VERY familiar with this as you are working on the EE!
Overall Grade Descriptors for EE This describes what an A, B, C, D, or E Extended Essay is like.
Subject-specific Guidance:
*Note: use the sidebar navigation and read the Overview, Choice of Topic,Treatment of Topic, and Interpreting the EE Assessment Criteria sections.
Studies in Language and Literature (English) *note: students must choose a category 1, 2, or 3.
Language Acquisition (Spanish, French, Latin) *note: EE must be written in the target language if Spanish or French!
Environmental Systems and Societies
World Studies *note: students must choose one of six "areas of study" in which to complete the essay. These are not the same as the IB subjects they will also choose for this essay.
*note: these are not the only subjects recommended; the EE guide contains additional options.