EE route
Starting the extended essay
Narrow subject method, source access, scope, documentation, reflection, and academic-integrity decisions.
A complete route records process decisions the student can defend with a supervisor.
Core course
Extended Essay
Extended Essay practice for research-question design, source judgement, evidence planning, structure, reflection, and viva voce preparation.
Guided practice pathways
Assessment routes built from the live skills in this course. Each pathway moves from the first decision students need to make toward the kind of source use, calculation, writing, or judgement that costs marks in real assessment.
EE route
Research question and scope
Narrow subject method, source access, scope, documentation, reflection, and academic-integrity decisions.
- Turn an EE interest into a focused research question Build · 75 variants · visual · AI feedback
- Narrow Extended Essay scope and feasibility Build · 75 variants · visual · AI feedback
A complete route records process decisions the student can defend with a supervisor.
EE route
Research and evidence
Narrow subject method, source access, scope, documentation, reflection, and academic-integrity decisions.
- Plan an Extended Essay research strategy Build · 75 variants · visual · AI feedback
- Evaluate source credibility and relevance in the EE Build · 75 variants · visual · AI feedback
- Use evidence notes to build an EE argument Build · 75 variants · visual · AI feedback
A complete route records process decisions the student can defend with a supervisor.
EE route
Structure and reflection
Narrow subject method, source access, scope, documentation, reflection, and academic-integrity decisions.
- Organise an Extended Essay line of reasoning Build · 75 variants · visual · AI feedback
- Reflect effectively in EE supervision and viva voce Build · 75 variants · visual · AI feedback
A complete route records process decisions the student can defend with a supervisor.
EE route
Subject-specific EE pathways
Narrow subject method, source access, scope, documentation, reflection, and academic-integrity decisions.
- Choose subject-specific EE methods and evidence Build · 75 variants · visual · AI feedback
- Analyse humanities EE sources, context, and perspectives Build · 75 variants · visual · AI feedback
- Plan language and literature EE textual analysis Build · 75 variants · visual · AI feedback
- Plan mathematics EE modelling, proof, and communication Build · 75 variants · visual · AI feedback
A complete route records process decisions the student can defend with a supervisor.
EE route
World Studies and interdisciplinary EE
Narrow subject method, source access, scope, documentation, reflection, and academic-integrity decisions.
A complete route records process decisions the student can defend with a supervisor.
Topics
Choose a topic to see the skills you can practise. Start with the area your class is studying now, or use the list to find weaker topics before a test or exam.
Starting the extended essay
Choose a subject, topic direction, and feasible starting point for independent research.
Research question and scope
Turn broad interests into focused, bounded, answerable research questions.
Research and evidence
Plan source searches, judge credibility, and turn notes into evidence for analysis.
Structure and reflection
Organise the argument and reflect honestly on research decisions and viva voce preparation.
Subject-specific EE pathways
Use the method, evidence, and boundary expected in different EE subject pathways.
World Studies and interdisciplinary EE
Plan World Studies essays through global significance, local case evidence, and discipline integration.
Documentation and academic integrity
Build source records, annotated bibliographies, citation habits, and transparent authorship.
Analysis, revision, and submission
Turn evidence into analysis, revise research questions, and prepare final checks.
Reflection, supervision, and submission
Use supervisor meetings, RPF notes, reflection sessions, and viva voce preparation honestly.