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Picking an Extended Essay Topic for International Baccalaureate Juniors

Tips for First-Time Tutors 

Giving Good Writing Feedback 

IB Environmental Science SL IA Guide

How I Stayed Ahead of the Game with the IB Business IA 

Tips for Writing a Comparison and Contrast Essay 

Extended Essay Tips  

Inefficient Studying? Try a Mind Map 

How to write a supplemental college essay 

How to Write the IB Anthropology Internal Assessment 

 Tips for IB Topics IA Part 1: Evaluation of Sources Tips for IB Topics IA Part 1: Evaluation of Sources

Writing Summative Essays, With Focus on History 

How to Write a Formal Email 

    Advice for ESOL Students 

               Intro to OEA

How to Write a DBQ Essay

How to Annotate a Passage

How to Write a Short Story

Anthropology IA 

Inefficient Studying? Try a Mind Map 

OEA Structure

Avoiding Plagiarism in Writing Assignments

End of Year Writing Assignments

SAT English

IB-Type Questions in the Sciences

How to Write an Annotated Bibliography 

Starting the Extended Essay

The Introduction Paragraph in Persuasive Writing

How to Tackle the TOK Essay 

Persuasive Writing 

Source Analysis in History

SAT Writing Section

Formal vs. Informal Writing

How to Write a Script

Writing in Newspapers 

Mrs. Hanson's Best Writing Tips 

IB Lit HL Essay 

Intro to the Historical Investigation

Avoiding Procrastination

How To Write an OEA Introduction

ESOL Student Tips

DE Journal Tips

Writing Quickly/Efficiently

"O" of OEA (Observation)

How To Write A DBQ For IB HOA

Tips On Preparing For & Writing Your HOA Essay

Getting Started on your College Essay

Double Entry Journal Tips

Thesis Statements in HOA

Guide to the IB Business IA

Writing for Science Fair

The "A" in OEA (Analysis!)

How to use OEA Structure in your Writing

The IB HOA IA (Historical Investigation) 

Email Etiquette 

How to Write a Persuasive Essay

How to Summarize an Article

The Benefits of Journaling

How to Write a Resume

How to Research Colleges 

Dealing with Test Anxiety/Final Exams

Improving Mental Health while doing School from Home

How to Write a Persuasive Letter

Tips For Writing a Successful IB Environmental Systems IA

IB Social and Cultural Anthropology Internal Assessment Part 2 and 3

IB Social and Cultural Anthropology Internal Assessment Part 1

Introduction to the MLA Format

How to Improve Your Writing

Introduction to the IB Lit 1 HL Essay

How to write a History DBQ

How to find Global Issues in IB Literature

How to Write a Mini-OEA Paragraph

Giving Constructive Asynchronous Feedback

MYP Project Reflection

Tips to Write a Timed Historical Essay

IB History of the American IA Research Questions

IB Business IA Research Questions

Comparison/Contrast Essays for ESOL Students

How to Prepare an IO Outline

How to Compare and Contrast Essays

The Process of Writing a Literary Commentary

Writing SOL/Persuasive Writing/edit

Picking an MYP Topic

The Science Fair: Procedure

PE Assignment Tips

How to Write for Fun: Creative Writing

How to Get a Good Score on the English Section of the SAT

How to Summarize an Article

How to Write a Reflection

Focusing on the “A” in OEA

How to Email a Teacher 

Science Fair Writing 

Extended Essay (Anthropology) 

Tips on Writing A Persuasive Essay 

Ways to Stay Motivated During Virtual Learning 

Tips for the IB English Literature Commentary 

OEA Structure 

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