International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

Extended Essay exemplars and markschemes

Below are several past extended essays and their markschemes (not from OIS). It is very useful to read as many of the exemplars as you can, even those outside your subject area, to get a feel for the language and organization of EE research writing. It is also useful to study the mark-schemes to get a good understanding of how the EE is evaluated.


The EE scoring markbands are as follows:

E: 0 - 8 (elementary)

D: 9 - 16 (mediocre)

C: 17 - 24 (satisfactory)

B: 25 - 29 (good)

A: 30 - 36 (excellent)


Click on a blue link below and the exemplar or markscheme will open in a new window as a pdf file or Word document. Please report any access problems to Mr. Heimer.

 

Group 1: English A1

English EE 1  new

English EE 2  new

English EE 3  new

English EE 4  new

English EE 5  new

 

Group 2: Language B  English A2 literature and language essays only.

Brave New World, 1984

Brave New World, 1984 markscheme

Call of the Wild

Call of the Wild markscheme

English in India

English in India markscheme NOT AVAILABLE

Lord of Rings, H. Potter

Lord of Rings, H. Potter markscheme

 The Lord of the Rings - Harry Potter extended essay is the worst one.

 

Group 3: History

History EE 1  new

 

History EE 2  new

 

History EE 3  new

 

History EE 4  new

 

History EE 5  new

 

1960s Women

1960s Women markscheme

Suez Canal

Suez Canal markscheme

WWII internment Canada

WWII internment Canada markscheme

WWII Bavaria

WWII Bavaria markscheme

 

Group 3: ITGS, World Religions

ITGS EE 1  new

ITGS EE 2  new

Google and user privacy essay and markscheme

World Religion EE 1  new

World Religion EE 2  new

 

Group 4: Biology

Biology EE 1  new

 

Biology EE 2  new

 

Biology EE 3  new

 

Pleurococcous

Pleurococcous markscheme

Phytoplankton

Phytoplankton markscheme

Escherichia coli

Escherichia coli markscheme

Cheese and mosquitoes

Cheese and mosquitoes markscheme

 

Group 4: Physics

Physics EE 1  new

 

Physics EE 2  new

 

Freefalling

Freefalling markscheme

Temperature, sound

Temperature, sound markscheme

Violin

Violin markscheme

Parachutes

Parachutes markscheme NOT AVAILABLE

Jupiter

Jupiter markscheme NOT AVAILABLE

 

Group 4: Chemistry

Chemistry EE 1  new

 

Chemistry EE 2  new

 

Chemistry EE 3  new

 

Cast iron skillet

Cast iron skillet markscheme

Calcium carbonate

Calcium carbonate markscheme

Coal

Coal markscheme

Aspirin

Aspirin markscheme

 

Group 5: Mathematics

Maths EE 1  new

Maths EE 2  new

Maths EE 3  new

Maths EE 4  new

 

Group 6: Visual Arts

Visual Arts EE 1  new

 

Visual Arts EE 2  new

 

Visual Arts EE 3  new

 

Visual Arts EE 4  new

 

Manet and modernism

Manet and modernism markscheme

Color theory

Color theory markscheme

Dali

Dali markscheme

Tiger Beer advertising

Tiger Beer advertising markscheme

 

Group 6: Theatre, Dance, Music

Theatre EE 1  new

Theatre EE 1 markscheme  new

Theatre EE 2  new

Theatre EE 2 markscheme  new

Theatre EE 3  new

Theatre EE 3 markscheme  new

Theatre EE 4  new

Theatre EE 4 markscheme  new

Music EE 1  new

 

Dance EE 1  new

 

Dance EE 2  new

 

Dance EE 3  new

 

 

Group 7

The effects of push ups and pull ups on IBDP coordination

Physics of the "grasshopper" warm-up exercise

Historical implications of the 4:30 leaving time

White shirts and khaki pants: fashionable utilitarianism or blind solipsism?

 

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