Hi Shelley, My understanding is yes. The student will analyze the screenplay for their EE, not the film itself. In that way, it would be more like analyzing a play. Best, Tim
EE Category 3 (The Language of Self-Help)Thanks Tim. I have a few students who have chosen a film as their text for their Category 3 EE. I have emphasised that they must focus on language analysis. For the current requirements, are they able to analyse the screenplay, as long...
EE Category 3 (The Language of Self-Help)Hi there, I have a student who has chosen a film as their text for a Category 3 EE. If they are analysing the script for language techniques, would they be able to include action lines or scene directions (the equivalent of stage directions...
Criteria (last exam in 2026)Thank you, Tim! I told them we were studying the author. Best, Andrea G.
Higher level essayHi Andrea, I can see your concern. And I think you should give this advice to your students! Have them take out the titles (in the thesis). Focus on the author and the line of inquiry (the argument) in the thesis. This...
Higher level essayHi Shelley, Thanks for letting us know what you need/want. Unfortunately, we don't have a film C3 EE in the works. We just don't have one ready. And because the IB has significantly changed this for 2027 EEs and beyond, we...
EE Category 3 (The Language of Self-Help)Hi Tim and David, I hope you are both great! I have been reading my students HL essays and there is something that is bothering me. Some of them have written as if it was a Paper 2. What I mean is they, for example, wrie about Edgar Allan...
Higher level essayHi there, I have a few students doing a film for their Category 3 Extended Essay. I would love to see more EE Category 3 sample essays, especially ones with films as the focus text. Would it be possible to share more Category 3 samples in this...
EE Category 3 (The Language of Self-Help)Thank you so much, that's very helpful! Thanks for getting back to me so quickly.
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Site authorHi Shelley, Yes, I believe so. I don't say anything more definitively as this is a change that hasn't been examined yet and so we don't have a complete picture. But, your question makes it sound like the student would be analyzing...
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