Reply To: FOSIL and the IB Diploma Programme Extended Essay (EE)

[Emily Participant]

We decided not to fork out for LibGuides although I’ve seen many good examples of them for the EE. I designed my own set for the process for our intranet Firefly, but I’m also now using OneNote ClassBook for the pupils as a reflection space and a place for them to think about ideas and topics. I always take the EE as a separate entity when it comes to referencing, even though the pupils are learning to reference lower down the school. This is because the IB has specific instructions on what needs to be included in a reference, and also I teach the pupils at least 2 styles of referencing whereas elsewhere they are only taught Harvard. I find a 30-40 minute referencing session with EE pupils around this time at their Study Day is sufficient, and then I offer refresher sessions once they have done their writing.