The Extended Essay in History: First exams: 2027

The extended essay is a formal piece of academic writing containing no more than 4,000 words, accompanied by a reflective statement of no more than 500 words.

It is supervised by your History teacher, but marked by the IB board.

It gives you a chance to study in real depth a topic that you have an interest in and to work closely with your History teacher to ‘fast-track’ your historical skills with one-to-one tutoring.

As such it is a great opportunity to produce a mature academic study on something that you might never again have the chance to research.