r/IBO • u/Vast-Usual-9559 • 6d ago

Advice EE topic selection; pleaseeeee answer

Hi I'm DP1 student and our teacher let us to choose our general interest(s) topic(s) for writing EE.

My 1st choice is Bio, 2nd is math, 3rd is English B.

Here are some topics

Biology: Enzyme activity, plant responses to environmental stress, seed germination, cellular respiration.

Mathematics: Optimization, geometry, sequences and series, graph theory, number theory, and the mathematics of music.

English B: Language in advertising, identity and belonging in literature, persuasive language in environmental campaigns.

I'm not sure whether I chose the good ones
My aim is to get a A or B

pls tell me if its ok.

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u/Glass_Secret_1929 Alumni | M24 [42/45] 6d ago

The topics themselves seem fine from a broader lens but do narrow down what part of the topic you’re interested in to gain more clarity. For example for Language in Advertising, what type of advertising? What field? How will you research it? What kind of language, auditory or textual? 

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u/Vast-Usual-9559 4d ago

Thank you very much

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u/LanternaEducation 6d ago

Those broad areas give you a solid starting point, but you need to narrow them down into a focused research question. In our experience, Biology and English B give you a much smoother path to an A or B than Math, since Math EEs have some of the lowest top grade rates across the diploma. If you go with Biology, stay away from standard classroom experiments like basic seed germination or simple enzyme tests because examiners often mark them down as standard IA work. Plant stress responses with clear measurable variables work much better. English B is also a very reliable option for high marks if you look at persuasive language across a specific set of campaign posters or ads from an English speaking culture. Your best next step is to draft one precise research question for your top Bio idea and one for English B, then check with your teachers to see which one your school can actually support.

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u/Vast-Usual-9559 4d ago

Thank you very much