EE INFO FOR CURRENT JUNIORS

IB Class of 2025:

EE Timeline class of 2025:  Click here 

Click here for EE subject area Handbooks: these will tell you what's required for an EE in a particular subject 

Here are some titles of former student's EEs: I have copies of sample EEs in the IB office.  You are welcome to see them

English Language (Category 3): 

-A Rhetorical Analysis of Harvey Milk's "You've Got to Have Hope" Speech

-An Exploration of the Ethicality and Effectiveness of Language Present in Health Product Commercials

English Literature:

-Margaret Atwood's A Handmaid's Tale as a Commentary on Gender and Society

-The Portrayal of Gender in Ibbotson's Which Witch? 

World Language: Spanish

-El Lazarillo de Tormes y lost pecados capitales de la sociedad espanola en 1554

-Como utiliza Isabel Allende a Eliza Sommers, y lost personaljes secundarios fameninos en su novela, Hija de la Fortuna, para transmitir ideas feministas? 

History:

-The Dropping of the Atomic Bombs and What it Reveals about American Culture

-How did WWII affect American women's place in the workforce and government perceptions on the roles of women in the workforce, and how did mass media reflect or contribute to these effects during WWII?

Business: 

-A Classier McDonalds:  The Importance of Marketing Mix and Customer Satisfaction

Psychology:

-The Efficacy of Electroconvulsive Therapy in the 21st Century

-Evaluation of Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS) as an Independent Diagnosis

Biology: 

-Differences in Protien Concentration in Various Types of Milk as Measured by Bradford Protein Assay Kit

-The Effects of Triarylmethane Textile Dye on Aquatic Plant Photosynthesis as Measured by the Change in Oxygen Concentration

Chemistry:

-The Correlation Between the Bonding Within Biomasses and the Durability of Bioplastics

-Investigating the Preservation Effect of Salt Water on Apples Undergoing Oxidation

For Physics and ESS, check with Mr. Gray and/Mrs. Yagow

Math:

-Modeling Fluid Flow around a Rotating Circular Body

-The Mathematical Relationship Between the Fibonacci Sequence and the Beauty of the Milky Way Galaxy

Music:

-The Use of LIght Motifs to Accurately Display Instrumental Programmatic Storytelling

-An Evaluation of Interpretative Performance of Claude Debussy's Music as a Result of Influence from Frederic Chopin 

Other important EE resources:  

EE/RPPF form 

Academic Honesty in the EE

Diploma Matrix:  How your EE and TOK essay can earn you extra points towards your Diploma

Citation Help: The Owl at Purdue

Click here for MLA style citation guide

Click here for APA style citation guide

Click here for Chicago style citation guide 

Wrapping it up- See the files below to help you put the finishing touches on your EE.  

Sample EE/RPPF forms: