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Extended Essay: History

A guide for DP students to guide the completion of the extended essay writing process

History - Subject Specific Guidance

Individuals and societies: An Introduction

History: Overview

Choice of Topic: Includes examples of topics and directions for formulating a research question

Treatment of the Topic: Includes examples of topics, research questions and possible approaches

Interpreting the Assessment Criteria: See exactly how you will be graded on each criterion. 

 

Reading Tips by Subject Area

Past Papers, RPPF and Assessment - See examples of how the EE is assessed

 

 

History: Example A

History: Example B

 

These are a few examples of EEs that have been assessed.

Before you open the essay and the RPPF, take a look at the

assessment to see what grade was achieved on a particular paper.

Alternately, you may wish to open and read the EE and then guess

how well it scored, but be sure to CHECK THE GRADES!

 

Primary Sources: History

Fordham University's Modern History Scrapbook

British Newspaper Archive (for old British newspapers)

 

 

 

 

 

 

EHPS: European History Primary Sources, 20th Century

 

Europeana: tip - search "time periods"

EuroDocs

World War I Document Archive

World War I

World War II Primary Sources

MSHS Library Databases and Passwords

Search the library catalog

Search eBooks and Images on JSTOR

History Resources

History Reference Center (EBSCO) - password HERE

                 

 

 

 

World History in Context (Gale)

 

 

MASSOLIT 

History courses & lectures