Presentation & Formatting EE

Required Formatting:

The extended essay should be written in a clear, correct and formal academic style, appropriate to the subject from which the topic is drawn. Given that the extended essay is a formally written research paper, it should strive to maintain a professional, academic look. 

To help achieve this, the following formatting is required:

• 12-point, readable font (Arial or Times New Roman);

• double spacing throughout entire Essay;

• page numbering;

• no candidate or school name or supervisor name on the title page or page headers.

Submitting the extended essay in the required format will help set the tone of the essay and will aid readability for on-screen assessment by examiners.

Required Structure:

The structure of the essay is very important. It helps students to organize the argument, making the best use of the evidence collected. 

There are six required elements of the final work to be submitted. More details about each element are given in the “Presentation” section. Please note that the order in which these elements are presented here is not necessarily the order in which they should be written. 

Six required elements of the extended essay:

1. Title page

2. Contents page

3. Introduction

4. Body of the essay

5. Conclusion

6. References and bibliography -- if MLA "Works Cited".

Formatting your Work Cited Page:

The Works Cited page is the list of sources used in the essay or any assigment. 

Always start your works cited on a new page.

Page title - The words Works Cited should appear centered one inch from the top of the page. 

Line Spacing - Double space between each line. 

Order of entries - Arrange entries in alphabetical order by the first term in each entry (the first author's last name or the title of the work when there is no author). 

Alignment - The first line of each entry should align with the left margin. All subsequent lines should be indented 5 spaces or set a hanging indent at 1/2 inch.

What is a hanging indent?

Hanging indents are used in the works cited or bibliography. They allow the reader to easily see the breaks between separate citations and quickly scan a works cited or bibliography for author names. A hanging indent is required to format your works cited or bibliography properly. See the image below for an example of what a hanging indent looks like. 

• Highlight the citation(s) you want to indent. If you have multiple citation entries, make sure there is a single line of space between each one. 
• Right click and select "Paragraph." 
• Under "Indentation - Special" select "Hanging." 
• Click "OK."