Reflections On Planning and Progress: Supervisor Name

REFLECTIONS ON PLANNING AND PROGRESS
Supervisor name
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Candidate name
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Examination session (May or November) Year
Candidate: From May 2018, please refer to the ‘Extended Essay Student Guide’ when completing this form.
This form is to be completed by the candidate during the course and completion of their EE. This document records
reflections on your planning and progress, and the nature of your discussions with your supervisor. You must
undertake three formal reflection sessions with your supervisor: The first formal reflection session should focus on
your initial ideas and how you plan to undertake your research; the interim reflection session is once a significant
amount of your research has been completed, and the final session will be in the form of a viva voce once you have
completed and handed in your EE. This document acts as a record in supporting the authenticity of your work.
The completion of this form is a mandatory requirement of the EE for first assessment May 2018. It must be
submitted together with the completed EE for assessment under Criterion E.
Supervisor: You must have at least three reflection sessions with each candidate, one early on in the process, an
interim meeting and then the final viva voce. Other sessions are permitted but do not need to be recorded on this
sheet. After each session candidates must record their reflections and as the supervisor you must sign and date this
form.
Reflections Candidate comments Date Supervisor

on planning signature
and progress
First reflection Because I want to study English literature in university,
session I decided that my extended essay should definitely be a
literary analysis. I thought about possible books to
analyse, and landed on Mark Haddon’s The Curious
Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. I really like this
book, and it’s a little different to most novels because
the main character has Asperger’s syndrome, and the
book is basically a book that he “writes”, so the
narrative is quite unusual. I still need to decide what
exactly I should analyse, and my supervisor gave me a
few ideas to look into.
Interim I looked into various possibilities to analyse the text in
reflection my essay, but it’s quite difficult to find kind of hidden
meanings and interpret this specific text because of the
way it is written. But one thing that is clearly evident in
the text is the condition of Christopher who has
Asperger’s syndrome. So what I am planning to do is to
write about aspects of the condition that limit
Christopher, but also about aspects that are assets to
him.
I’ve done a lot of research on autism and Asperger’s
syndrome, and I will use this to help my analysis. I’ve
collected a lot of information so far, but I’m not yet sure
how to use all of it to support my essay. My supervisor
advised that I have a look at other academic essays and
see how they are written and what they are meant to
look like. I think this is a good idea because it’s very
helpful for me to see concrete examples. I’m also going
to look at the assessment criteria to help me
understand the requirements of the essay.
Final reflection I’m very satisfied about my essay and the way I
– viva voce managed the process. The topic was very interesting
and I learned about autism and Asperger’s syndrome,
so I now have a better understanding of how the mind
of people with these conditions works.
I had some issues with regards to organising my
sources and all the information, which led me to miss
one deadline that my supervisor set for me. I realised
that already from the beginning I should have kept
better track of my readings and better record references
that support my argument. This definitely influenced my
time management as well.
Supervisor’s comments:
X has worked hard along the whole process of writing her extended essay. She did a lot of
research but as she could not find that much literary analysis on Mark Haddon’s The
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time she started looking for information on autism
and more specifically on Asperger’s Syndrome. The main problem she encountered was the
organization of all the information she had to support her analysis. She nearly always
complied with the deadlines and she always followed my guidelines.
Candidate’s declaration
This declaration must be signed by the candidate; otherwise a grade may not be issued.
The extended essay I am submitting is my own work (apart from guidance allowed by the International
Baccalaureate).
I have acknowledged each use of the words, graphics or ideas of another person, whether written, oral or visual.
I am aware that the word limit for all extended essays is 4000 words and that examiners are not required to read
beyond this limit.
This is the final version of my extended essay.
Candidate’s signature Date
Supervisor’s declaration
This declaration must be signed by the supervisor; otherwise a grade may not be issued.
I have read the final version of the extended essay that will be submitted to the examiner.
To the best of my knowledge, the extended essay is the authentic work of the candidate.
I spent hours with the candidate discussing the progress of the extended essay.

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Candidate session number 0 0

Examination session (May or November) Year

Reflections Candidate comments Date Supervisor

This is the final version of my extended essay.

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