Common mistakes on Junior IA (and IA in general)

Font - Times New Roman and 12'' ONLY
General form - follow template, especially cover page and form

NO ENCYCLOPEDIAS OR WIKIPEDIA (good place to start, especially sourcing at bottom of Wikipedia)---use primary sourcing

Use the text books with caution and lightly!

Footnoting- full source for first, then name, then Ibid.

SPELLING AND GRAMMAR - have someone check before you submit!

Evaluation of sources...just like paper 1 (ORIGIN, PURPOSE, VALUE AND LIMITATION)

2011 Extended Essay Schedule

- Feb. 7, Monday - Theme chosen and approved

- April 11, Monday - Preliminary bibliography prepared - at least 10 sources (NO ENCYCLOPEDIA, TEXTBOOKS, WIKIPEDIA - although these might be a good place to start to guide you). USE CAUTION with Internet sites (these must be approved as well).

- April 11, Monday - Research question approved

- May 2, Monday - Detailed (i.e. 50) note cards from 10 sources that MUST INCLUDE the source/PAGE NUMBERS for each note!

- May 9, Monday - Check-in-progress - OUTLINE HALF DONE

- Annotation of 2 OPPOSING sources due that can be referenced in the text - origin, purpose, use, limits

- May 16, Monday - ESSAY OUTLINE DUE

- June 13, Monday - ROUGH DRAFT completed

- July 11, Monday - Comments and suggestions returned via e-mail

- July 25-29 (Skype interview) - Summer progress check

- September - FINAL DRAFT completed

- October - EXTENDED ESSAY SUBMISSION

2IBA - Paper #2 - Due Monday, March 7

Answer ONE question for paper 2.  Time yourself (50 minutes).

1. Analyse the circumstances that helped one right-wing leader to become the ruler of a single-party state.

2. Discuss (a) the support for, and (b) the ideology of, one left-wing ruler of a single-party state.

March 24 - research paper due.  Have thesis topics (anything covered under the curriculum so far) ready by March 7.

3IBA IA and Exams

As of February 25, there are now four missing IA's.  The due date was Wednesday, February 23.  Concerning the four, three I have heard word from, and one I have not.  I realize there have been problems with It's Learning this week, but everyone else seemed to realize there were other ways to submit the document, including It's Learning.  According to the IA and IB guidelines, you are now being referred to the IB coordinator concerning your IA.

Concerning the exams, some of you who signed up for the history exam skipped it.  There is no make-up day and you will not receive credit for the exam.