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In the second meeting, my supervisor and me talked about the research information that we accessed and decide on the research question. Besides, he taught me something about the history of church music, illustrated below.

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Draft Reflection of the first formal meeting
1. Research topic
2. Specific music piece/ musician
3. musical elements to compare

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Writing a letter to the supervisor
1. make more specific and clear about the place
2. give two choices for the time
3. use more "would you mind"
4. write what you have done explicitly, and in what way will supervisor's coming help you

Assessment Criteria 34/34 (the criteria are interrelated)
A focus and method 6/6
- topic, research question, methodology
- research question -- focus
- always think: what, how, why
- remain focused, be very logical throughout
B knowledge and understanding 6/6
- context, subject-specific terminology and concepts
*C critical thinking 12/12
- research, analysis, discussion and evaluation
- does something go wrong? what is the significance?
- data justify result
- can be in the essay or the reflection

Research
analysis
discussion/ evaluation

D presentation 4/4
- structure, layout
- logic coherence
- page number
- table of content
- proof read, grammar check
E engagement 6/6
- process, research focus

RPPF
1. challenge--how you respond to actions and ideas
2. improvement & develop of learning skill (IB learner profile)
3. creativity, intellectual initiative
4. forward thinking

1: 150 words
2: 150 words
3: 200 words

A SMALL IDEA ON THE RESEARCH TOPIC
- topic: western church and classical music
- specific piece: Ave Maria

Considering the initial idea of my research: the difference between blues music and country music, I think I can stick to it instead of finding something completely different.

I may change my research question into:
How does the chord patterns in blues music affect its expression of sadness?

Maybe...
I can combine church song with blues music? and find out if there are some similarities or heritage in them?
Gospel music is a good one, cause it combines blues music with church music.

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Plan and Write EE

Planing
I plan to change my research question. At first I wanted to talk about how music express sadness, but I thought this is too broad, so I changed it to "how does J.S. Bach's ...(works) illustrate the typical musical features of Baroque period?" In this way the research is stick to a certain time period, and it is much easier to carry out research.

Actually, one thing I like about Back is that he is very logical and focus purely on music. In other time periods and regions, composers may focus more on the expression of their emotions rather than the music itself. Thus, it is easier to analyze purely the musical elements of Bach's music without too much emphasis on the background information about the history. This fits the IB requirements.

Also, I have been familiar with Bach's pieces since I was a child, and the delicate structure and contour lines of the melody fascinate me a lot. I really have a passion for the beauty of Bach's music pieces.

I have used the research website that I acquired yesterday for searching the information, and I found it extremely useful. This skill of researching might help me in the college as well.

Skills to write EE
http://www.uefap.com/writing/writfram.htm
A very important website for guiding of writing EE
先浏览，有一个初步了解，再深度的阅读
*Focus on reflective writing now, because there is going to be a reflective writing soon

Engagement--reflection: be focused!
Reflection: critical thinking, evaluation

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Citing in word

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Recognize Plagiarism Certificate S2C6 Dara Duan

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Research
Inquiry—Secondary research

Helps student to refine their research question and begin to answer it

Action—Primary research

Some subjects do not require, some subjects require it only as supplementary

Reflection

-       Evaluate their findings

-       Formulate a reasoned argument that answers the research question

EFFECTIVE RESEARCH

Blog—personal/emotional experience: weak on facts

Wikipedia—many unknown editors: the “reference” is excellent! (a good starting point)

Publish by experts—strong sources (e.g. eLibrary)

Document/ copy the document into word document

Copy the website and past it in the word as well

Add author and time

Save them in a folder in the computer

Book—jot down main points of the book (1st book, reference, main points)

Highlight what you feel are the most important in the book, and insert comments and insight

Data Collection Methods

Experiments

Investigations

Interviews

Surveys

理论是不断变化的，要找最原始的original material, 然后比较后续的material

要Examine原始资料

因为大纲的修改，EE投入全面，engagement也可以包含很多其他的方面

*这些技能在大学时也极其有用—体现大脑的思考、想象—记录evidence

极其方便回顾和启发新观点

记录只是初级，最重要的是怎样reflect

reflection space—source 具象化

Originality—创造性

Evolution of thought

Mind map maybe

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Academic honesty

Academic misconduct cases investigated by the IB

1.     Plagiarism: the representation, intentionally or unwittingly, of the ideas, words or work of another person without proper, clear and explicit acknowledgment.

2.     Collusion串通，勾结: supporting academic misconduct by another candidate

3.     Duplication: presentation of the same work for different assessment components and/ or Diploma Program core requirements

4.     Others: taking unauthorized material into an examination, behavior that disrupts the examination or distracts other candidates, falsifying a CAS record, stealing examination materials, impersonation, disclosure of information to and receipt of information from candidates about the content of an examination paper within 24 hours after a written examination.

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Today we had a session of EE in the first floor of the main building. Below are the notes that I took this morning.

EE (2018) April 10-20

Linna Wang linna@rdfz.cn Room 508

Meeting/ formal interview: 9:30-10:00, 12:30-13:30, after 16:00 (15-20min)

*Academic honesty—citation!

Reflection—Engagement! (RRS)

Writing skills with a clear focus on the EE subject guidelines—academic paper, formal, third person, documentation

*The ability of language—the grade of EE (ask teacher about academic writing—English teacher with good English skills)

Use school librarian, school library, e-resources VS print resources and technology literacy (JSTOR)

Assessment process

Assessment criteria

1st draft—grade with feedback

*Be very careful with it!

IB learner profile

Inquirers

Knowledgeable

Thinkers

Communicators

Principled

Open-minded *Significance to others!

Caring

Risk-takers

Balanced

Reflective

Use EE and CAS for personal statement!

Single Subject EE—music

-       Subject specific guidance

Overview of EE

4000 words max

No editing by supervisor (be careful with the grammar and citation)

Total points 0-34

Point relationship between EE and TOK

Interpretation, evaluation of evidence, formation of reasoned arguments, emphasis on research and outcome.

Reflections (decision making process) and planning

*Every process should be careful, because there is no way to make up for the previous workings

3-5 hours supervisor support

*Must discuss with supervisor, because he can refuse to sign if EE is not very good.

OCC (online curriculum center)—EE report, sampler, marks and comments

Subject area methodology (discuss with supervisor)

Lack of librarian

Reflection Activity

How DOES the EE process contribute to student self-management?

1.     Time management—the use of forms for calendar, making clear the times for deadlines

2.     Use of padlet to organize the files

The Iceberg Model

7/8=pre-reading/ draft phase

Student and supervisor work together to:

-       Explore and discuss ideas for topic development

-       Locate resources

-       Discuss readings and ideas

-       Develop suitable research question

-       Supervisor monitors progress

1/8=writing phase

Student works independently to:

-       Write EE draft

-       Revision conference drives final version of essay

-       Prepare the final EE

Important

Conduct meaningful research

Document sources (How many documentation styles must students learn? Why?)

Develop arguable research questions that are focused and pertinent

Develop argumentative writing skills

Write introductions and conclusions

When trying to develop a possible question, try to frame the question using the terms “how”, “why” or “to what extent”

The research question should be clear, focused and arguable
-       Clear: will the reader understand the nature of my research? Will it direct the research being undertaken?

-       Focused: will the research question be specific enough to allow for exploration within the scope of the task (that is, the number of words and time available)?

-       Arguable: does the research question allow for analysis, evaluation and the development of a reasoned argument?

6 steps to develop a research question

-       Choose a subject area

-       Then choose a topic that is of interest

-       Preliminary reading

-       Emerging questions

-       Evaluate the question

-       Considering research outcomes

-       Discuss the sample research questions in the EE guide

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Today i had a meeting with my EE teacher Mr. Humber.

Unlike talking seriously in the classroom, we pull the table and chairs outside to enjoy the sunshine of April in Beijing.

My research question before is "how does country music vary from blues music regarding to music elements", but after discussing, I decided to change my topic into "how can music express sadness through melody, dynamics and tempo". In this case, the question can be more specific and can be better to write about.

Besides, we talked about some personal experiences. Actually, the reason why we thought about the music of sadness is because Mr. Humber mentioned that his wife left him years before, and that was a heart-breaking experience. He then played me some songs that he listened to at that period of time. And i said, "you know what, I broke up with my boyfriend yesterday as well". "Congratulations!", he said, surprisingly, "because now you can relate your personal emotion with an universal sentimental feeling of sadness".

This inspired me, because to write an EE, I have to investigate the musical elements in depth, and relating to sadness, an universal and highly-spiritual emotion helps me achieve that.

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I learnt more about the requirements of EE, the timeline of EE. Besides, I received a worksheet for the deadlines of EE, and I created a hard copy of each file required.

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Learning about the requirements of EE in class.

My EE subject is music because I am the only music HL student, and Mr. Humber has many years of experience of guiding students writing EE.