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Extended Essay: Visual Arts

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

Visual Arts - Subject Specific Guidance

The Arts: An Introduction

Visual arts: 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

 

Visual Arts: Example A

Visual Arts: Example B

Visual Arts: Example C

Visual Arts: Example D

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!

 

MSHS Library Databases and Passwords

Search the library catalog

FDR Resources for the Arts

You may use Wikipedia and google to gain background information about your topic; however, the sources you cite in your paper must be well-respected publications.

In general, websites are frowned upon, all sources must have a real human author, and databases are required.

Helpful databases

Helpful resources