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Katie Lee
onto Extended Essays (IB) November 6, 2014 5:09 PM
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There's no doubt the Internet opens up an enormous, ever-expanding world of resources when it comes to gathering information. But if well-founded, quality research is what you're after, the Internet is hit or miss. Don't get us wrong -- a good ol' Internet search is great to use as a guide when...
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Katie Lee's insight:
Some excellent tips from previous students.
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A broad selection of sample essays across the topic areas. Shared through TES / creative commons.
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There's no doubt the Internet opens up an enormous, ever-expanding world of resources when it comes to gathering information. But if well-founded, quality research is what you're after, the Internet is hit or miss. Don't get us wrong -- a good ol' Internet search is great to use as a guide when...
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Following the post I published here a few days ago entitled " 14 Free Resources for Primary Source Documents" somebody emailed me this wonderful cheat sheet outlining the 6 Cs of primary source...
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Many students are not familiar with this concept. This short video explains what is meant by academic style and how this relates to your academic writing. It gives you practical guidance on how to write your assessment tasks in the correct style expected by your lecturers.
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When writing for academic purposes (e.g. your extended essay) you need to use 'formal' language. This 'learning lab' provides a concise video and two pdf files that explain what this means.
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Tools, tutorials, and all sorts of resources to help you successfully navigate the research process!
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This impressive collection of guiding resources curated by Joyce Valenza, will help students to understand essential research inquiry practice, and principals to develop a strong thesis. Highly recommended.
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Powerpoint from Williamette High School, clearly outlines the requirements of an IB extended essay.
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There is a common misconception that innovation stems from a single “ah-hah” moment. That may be true for the initial idea, but the great and influential leaders experienced long and often painful ...
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A while ago I wrote about using Evernote. Here is a link to a great video on the blog of Mister Norris. It talks about using Evernote for researching the IB extended essay. While you are there, check out some of the other posts ...
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Ask Dr. Betsy Podcasts What is a Primary Source?Movies as Primary SourcesWhat is the Difference Between a Primary and a Secondary Source?Sacred Texts as Primary SourcesMusic as a Primary SourceTranslations as Primary SourcesCommercials as Primary SourcesMonuments and MemorialsPropaganda: The Only Source You'll Ever NeedLiterature as a Primary SourceArchitecture and Landscape as Primary SourcesArtwork as a Primary SourceDoes it Have to be Old?Newspapers as Primary Sources- See more at: http://www.creativelearningfactory.org/programming/ask-dr-betsy-podcasts#sthash.aXrm9je4.dpuf
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Clarifies for students the definition of primary sources. A series of mini podcasts that will be helpful to anyone trying to understand the different types of sources available, but is particularly aimed at History research students.
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As you already know, the new extended essay criteria include 6 marks for “Engagement.” These 6 marks are almost enough to bring you from a C to an A. I want to give a sense of what the rubric is asking for and how to show these things in your writing.
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Some good advice here - please note that this is not an 'official' IB source - but could still help students navigate Criterion E: engagement with research focus and process.
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This video describes the major characteristics of primary and secondary sources, and how they can be used in research.
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Introductory presentation guiding students through expected process.
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Stand on the shoulders of giants. Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites. Google Scholar helps you find relevant work across the world of scholarly research.
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Information for EE students: Search for valuable resources without having to wade through the commercial based sites. As 'real' information is highly valued, you may find there are costs associated with viewing some material, however it is still a useful way of collating and assessing literature that you may wish to track through libraries where possible.
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Extended Essay for Dummies
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Part of the IB Survival forum.
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SA public library ‘one card’ network
The SA public library 'one card' network is connecting the systems of more than 130 public libraries across South Australia to let you borrow and return items wherever you go, using your current library card. Find out more.
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SOURCES of INFORMATION: Searching from school or comfort of home, you can find and reserve resources from a large number of South Australian libraries...and conveniently have them delivered to the branch of your choice.
Having a library card from any of these public libraries will also give you access to a large number of valuable online resources.
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The Google News archive is a great place to find primary sources. This short tutorial shows students how the archive works.
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An excellent source for recent primary sources.
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Excellent Info graphic about Critical thinking skills. You can use this as a guide when you are working with your kid or student.
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A good start at phrasing questions for critical thinking.
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It's the go-to website for information on just about anything. But is the info on Wikipedia worth it's weight in megabytes? Trace has the answer and tells us...
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Now hopefully I don't have to answer this question too!
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Trove: Find and get Australian resources. Books, images, historic newspapers, maps, archives and more. Trove is a discovery experience focused on Australia and Australians.
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If you have not already discovered TROVE, then make yourself some time to have a look. If you already have a research idea in mind, then take to opportunity to see the wide sources of information that may be out there.
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