WSEE FORMAT
Your extended essay is a formally written research paper and you should strive to present it as professionally as you can.
FONT & SPACING
It is strongly recommended that you use a readable 12-point font and double spacing. This will also help your examiners read and assess your essay on-screen.
REFERENCING/CITATION
The IB does not specify what referencing/citation format you should use. Whichever system you choose, make sure that you follow it consistently. Check, too, that it meets the minimum requirements for acknowledging both written and electronic sources expected by the IB. See Effective Citing and Referencing.
FORMAL VS. INFORMAL WRITING
When writing your extended essay you should use language that is formal and academic in tone.
The following example highlight the differences between formal and informal tone.
FONT & SPACING
It is strongly recommended that you use a readable 12-point font and double spacing. This will also help your examiners read and assess your essay on-screen.
REFERENCING/CITATION
The IB does not specify what referencing/citation format you should use. Whichever system you choose, make sure that you follow it consistently. Check, too, that it meets the minimum requirements for acknowledging both written and electronic sources expected by the IB. See Effective Citing and Referencing.
FORMAL VS. INFORMAL WRITING
When writing your extended essay you should use language that is formal and academic in tone.
The following example highlight the differences between formal and informal tone.
Biology has always been a passion of mine. Ever since I was searching for frogspawn in my grandparent’s pond as a four-year-old and annoying my mum with a battery of jam jars on the window sill in which I was trying to raise tadpoles I have been fascinated with observing nature in detail. Even in English, reading Death of a Naturalist by Seamus Heaney, I found myself thinking up an experiment to do with dragonflies and bluebottles. I have a fish tank at home with three different sorts of fish. I’ve noticed that they all respond differently when I feed them. I’m wondering what else is different in their behaviour so, in this extended essay, I’m going to find out how they react to light. |
This extended essay is focused on investigating the phototaxic responses of three different species of fish that occupy different areas of an aquarium: danios (Danio rerio), which group near the surface of the water, black skirt tetra (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi), which swim in the middle of the tank, and kuhli loach (Pangio kuhlii), which swim near the bottom of the tank. It is anticipated that they will respond differently to light according to their niche within the tank. The outcome of my investigation could inform the feeding strategy used for different fish as well as highlight the adaptive nature of taxic response in fish. In addition, this essay may help to inspire some fellow students to view their fish with new interest, and consider their own strategies in populating a fish tank. |
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