Drafting the Extended Essay
This page is to be used once your research is completed and you are ready to begin writing the actual essay.  It will provide you with help in drafting the body of your paper, notably: using footnotes vs. parenthetical documentation, creating a traditional bibliography, writing a thesis statement, writing body paragraphs, writing a great intro and conclusion, and the EE appendix. 

The following documents will help you in the process of writing your draft of the Extended Essay. Remember that your supervising teacher can only make comments on your Extended Essay once, and those comments are broad and general. Therefore, it is your responsibility to follow the advice in the handouts provided below and revisit these handouts when your supervisor suggests that particular aspects of your essay need work.

A Brief Guide to the EE Introduction and Thesis Download File

How to Develop an Effective Thesis Statement  Download File

Verifying the Quality of Your Thesis Statement Download File

How to Construct Effective Footnotes  Download File

How to Construct Effective Research Paragraphs  Download File

A Brief Guide to Writing an Effective Conclusion  Download File

How to Construct an Effective Final Bibliography  Download File