While this site primary goal is to serve as a resource for Diploma candidates completing their Extended Essay, the resources here can help any UAIS student and teacher with research writing in their classrooms.  Underclassmen should become as familiar with the site's contents as possible in preparation for their junior year.  One discretionary note: these handouts are broad and do not conform to a particular manual style (MLA, APA, Chicago) unless otherwise noted; therefore, use manual guides where applicable.  A general overview of the following topics of discussion can be found on each link:

Announcements and Timelines: On this page, you will find the the calendars for both junior and senior classes, which include dates of training sessions, tours to Oakland University, scheduled meetings with supervisors, homework assignments, and due dates.

Preparing for the EE: brainstorming a good research topic; narrowing a topic from general to specific; conducting background reading, formulating a great research question

Researching the EE: understanding, choosing, and validating resources; compiling excellent note & bib cards; avoiding accidental plagiarism; creating an annotated bibliography; writing a formal outline

Drafting the EE: Using footnotes vs. parenthetical documentation; creating a traditional bibliography; writing a thesis statement; writing body paragraphs; writing a great intro and conclusion; the EE appendix

Editing the EE: Avoiding colloquial language; the EE title page; how to write the EE abstract

Publishing the EE: the EE final checklist; the viva voce

Evaluating: general/subject-specific guidelines; evaluator comments; sample EEs from the IBO

EE Superviors: Resources for all teachers helping students on the extended essay