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1. I have carefully read the IB description of my selected subject and the criteria and these are the main points I need to consider (list them).

2. By now you should have read some examples of some extended essays so you know what one is. So we should see statements like the following: I have read some extended essays: Previous IST student essays--list titles read. Online or hard copy examples from the Concord Review (history)--list titles read Examples from the subject essays as provided by the IB these are found on the server under Public>Library>extended essays--list titles read Extended essays from Subject notebooks found in the library--list titles read Other --list titles read In addition there should be comments about the essays read--pitfalls/strengths?

3. I have tried some google search strategies (e.g., intitle:, fitetype:, link:, related:, other advanced) And these are what I tried__ I have tried these search strategies and this is what I found:

4. I have explored these other search engines--and list which ones you tried--strengths and pitfalls?

5. I experimented with Google Scholar and found some of these book titles _

I tried some of these subject directories -- as found at the bottom of the page on http://researchstory.wikispaces.com/Tuning+In

6. I have begun searching for ideas/questions--I am tuning into my subject. These are some of the strategies I have tried: e.g., I have tried these examples of Google searches (and other search engines) and these are some of my results These are some of my encyclopedic searches and these are my results I have searched these databases--results I have begun looking at these journal searches (as found in this database/site) and these are some of the journals I am browsing --subject journals for biology/history/literature/geography (see [] )--examples? I have started these google alerts--examples? I have looked at these blog searches--examples?