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Extended Essay Essentials

The most basic information and resources needed for the EE process

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Welcome to the EE Essentials guide. This guide is currently under construction, and may not have all the information loaded. If you need specific documents or help, please contact either Lulu Ji or Trish.

  • Literature Review
  • Subject Specific Criteria and Chief Examiners' Reports for each subject
  • ​​​​​​​Research Process​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Literature Review


The literature review is an essential part of most scholarly journals. You will create a literature review to set the context for your research question. One of the best ways to learn how to write your literature review is to read several of them, paying attention to the information they include and how the literature review is constructed.

Here are some resources to get you started.