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In order to be successful in your Extended Essay, students need to include a wide range of secondary research. This will help form your Introduction (literature review) and support your arguments throughout.
Examples
Geography IBDO textbooks
general Geography books
government publications
publications from international organizations such as the World Bank or UN bodies
newspaper and magazine articles (try not to only use news articles)
Google News
Google Scholar
ENSO (Library)
BE KIND TO YOUR FUTURE SELF! Organise your note-taking by source as you go:
Evernote?
Google Keep?
Old fashioned notepad and pen?
In the past, Wikipedia was not a recommended source of information - however as it improves it is becoming more useful. Watch this video to learn how to use it wisely.
Extended Essay OPVL.docxAs part of your Extended Essay process, your supervisor will ask you to complete a literature review.
Here are 2 examples of Google docs you could use to complete this.
Open access publications
Many articles in academic journals are now being published as “open access” articles. This means that everyone can read the article, even if you don’t have a subscription. Research that is funded by government bodies and institutions like the EU is required to be published as open access.
Maximise your Google search!
Simple ways to improve your Google search
Use quotation marks to search for an exact phrase: “British International School Ho Chi Minh City”
Put a dash before a word to exclude it from your search: apple -fruit
Use site: to search within a specific website: site:nytimes.com
Use 2 full stops to search between specific dates: earthquakes 1980..2000
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