World Studies Extended Essay Exemplar: Theme: Culture, language and…

Theme: Culture, language and identity • Subjects: Psychology and English A Lang & Lit • Through the use of narrative techniques, to what extent does Stitch in ‘Lilo & Stitch (2002)’ represent the psychosocial developments of acculturation, illuminating cognitive-affective conflicts or resolutions between individualistic and collectivistic cultures?SL

Overall Score

23/28

Criteria A: Focus and Method

4/6

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A.1Topic identification and communication

Excellent

A.2Research question formulation

Moderate

A.3Methodology selection and justification

Moderate

Criteria Feedback

Your topic is distinctive and clearly communicated, and the interdisciplinary angle is easy to follow.
You state a research question that is focused on a specific film text and a relevant theoretical issue.
Your method shows planning through scene selection, timestamps, quotations, and theory-based analysis.

Your research question asks several large things at once, which makes the focus feel broader than necessary.
Your method is described more confidently than it is fully demonstrated, especially where you call it mixed-method.
Some key terms and analytical categories could be defined more precisely before you apply them.

Criteria B: Knowledge and Understanding

4/6

Criteria Strands

B.1Source material selection and relevance

Moderate

B.2Knowledge demonstration and application

Good

B.3Use of terminology and concepts

Moderate

Criteria Feedback

You show a clear working understanding of acculturation, identity, and related psychological ideas.
You choose source material that is mostly relevant to the film and the cultural issues you are discussing.
You use terminology from both disciplines with reasonable consistency.

Some source choices are general or less authoritative than the core claims require.
You sometimes apply psychological concepts too broadly or as if they were interchangeable.
At points, you blur the difference between Disney’s representation, the Hawaiian cultural concept itself, and Stitch’s fictional situation.

Criteria C: Critical Thinking

12/12

Criteria Strands

C.1Research quality and relevance

Moderate

C.2Analysis and conclusions

Moderate

C.3Argument structure and evaluation

Moderate

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Criteria D: Presentation

3/4

Criteria Strands

D.1Academic structure

Excellent

D.2Visual elements

Good

D.3Referencing and formatting

Moderate

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