The Final Extended Essay Audit | EE Final Readiness Checklist | 11th-12th Grade

The Final Extended Essay Audit | EE Final Readiness Checklist | No Prep Plans

Help students complete one last honest, independent review of their Extended Essay before submission with this structured Final Extended Essay Audit.
Designed for students in Grades 11–12, this no-prep lesson guides students through a comprehensive review of their completed essay, helping them determine what is truly ready for submission—and what may still need one final revision.

Rather than simply checking boxes, students are asked to identify evidence from their own work, recognize strengths and remaining gaps, prioritize revisions, and prepare for a final conversation with their supervisor.

Students will:
- Examine what a genuinely submission-ready Extended Essay should look like
- Evaluate their research question, methods/approach, sources and evidence, subject-specific terminology, analysis, argument and discussion, and conclusion
- Check citations and references, academic integrity, formal presentation, word count, and reflection/RPF requirements
- Identify specific evidence from their own essay to support their judgments
- Distinguish between areas that are Ready and those that Need Work
- Identify their strongest area and biggest remaining concern
- Prioritize two final areas for revision
- Create specific, concrete actions for improving their work before submission
- Prepare focused questions and areas for supervisor feedback

What’s Included
This resource includes:
- Teacher Directions with a flexible 1–2 class-period lesson plan
- Overview of the final Extended Essay readiness audit
- Mini Research Questions
- 5-Step Group Activity
- What Does “Ready” Actually Look Like? student activity
- Conduct the Final Audit comprehensive student checklist
- Final Revision & Submission Plan
- Supervisor Check and final-action planning
- Color student pages
- Printer-friendly black-and-white student pages

It works especially well near the end of the Extended Essay process, when students have a complete or nearly complete draft and still have enough time to make meaningful revisions before final submission.

Perfect For
Extended Essay preparation • Final draft review • EE revision • Independent research • Academic writing • Research skills • Supervisor conferences • Final submission preparation • Grades 11–12

Please Note: This is an independently created educational resource. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or officially connected with the International Baccalaureate Organization. “IB,” “International Baccalaureate,” and related terms are the property of their respective owners.