MYP Personal ProjectJanuary 2015

How’s it going?

At this stage in your project, you should be:• Close to the completion of your final product (if not

totally finished with it).• Completing final reflections in your process journals.• Done with your research, which you have tracked in

Noodletools or another platform (Easybib, etc.)

Uhhhhh…….

What if I didn’t do all of those things?• Do not hide.• Do not give up.• Do not pretend you’re doing something when you’re not.What should I do instead?• Meet with your supervisor. Discuss how you will plan to

change your project in order to meet the deadline.• Get a plan: see Ms. Clarkson if you need help.• Get real with yourself regarding what you can do.• Start tracking everything you do in your journal.

Timeline for the remaining items

January

• Complete final product. • Engage in final research and

reflection (in Process Journal)• Complete formal process journal

entries.• Begin composing the rough draft

of your project report.

February

• Final product and paper due on February 20th.

• Final meeting with supervisors will be on February 6th.

• You will likely need to see your supervisor one more time to show him or her your final project.

Set a date and time for this final meeting when you meet with your supervisor.

Reporting the project

• The organization of the report is driven by the assessment criteria. • These are available in your Student Handbook. • Pages 14-16 include the assessment criteria and the grade

boundaries.• Each criterion is scored independently.

• And they’re all weighted equally.• Look at one piece at a time.

All projects have three parts…

Process Journal

Product or

OutcomeReport

Reports may be…

Written

Verbal

Film

Multimedia

Reports may be…

Written – 1500 – 3500 Words

Verbal – 13-15 Minutes

Film – 13-15 Minutes

Multimedia – 1500-3500 words

Combination reports

• For many projects (i.e. Presentations, Websites, etc.) it makes sense to do a combination of these forms.

• In this case, the following word limits apply.

Verbal Written

3 minutes And 1200 – 2800 words

6 minutes And 900-2100 words

9 minutes And 600-1400 words

12 minutes And 300 – 700 words

Keep in mind

• Regardless of whether you go with a written, verbal or multimedia format, you will need to cover the same material.

• Oral and multimedia reports must be recorded for internal standardization.

• When I meet with you next week, I will ask you to select a format for your report.

• Think about what reporting format best fits your learning style and interests.

Organization of a report1. Title Page (written)

• Student name• The title of the project• Length of the written report (word count)• School name• School Year (2014-2015)

2. Table of Contents (listing sections of the report and page numbers)• Introduction• Investigating• Planning• Taking Action• Reflecting• Works Cited• Appendices

Introduction

• Explain why you were initially interested in the project• Define what your goal was in undertaking the project• Explain what you hoped to learn or achieve by

undertaking the project• About your topic• About your chosen Global Context (Student Handbook Page11)

Consult your original proposal, as well as meeting reflection # 3.

Investigating

• In this section you should:• define a clear goal and global context for the project,

based on personal interests• Student Handbook Page 7 – Journal Entry 3

• identify prior learning and subject-specific knowledge relevant to the project• Journal Entry 1

• demonstrate research skills.• Journal Entry 3 and Source Evaluation Worksheets (Page 8)

Planning

• In this section you should• develop criteria for the product/outcome

• Student Handbook Page 9 – Process Journal # 3• plan and record the development process of the project

• This is assessed using your process journal extracts.• demonstrate self-management skills.

• This needs to be evident throughout the process journal.• Need a reminder about what is involved in self-management?• ATL skills chart (see handout)

Taking Action

• In this section you should:• create a product/outcome in response to the goal, global

context and criteria• This is where you will actually explain what you created and

how it meets the criteria you set for yourself.• Student Handbook Page 9, informal journal entries

• ii. demonstrate thinking skills• Process Journal #2

• iii. demonstrate communication and social skills.• Process Journal #4

Reflecting

• In this section you should• evaluate the quality of the product/outcome against the

criteria• Student Handbook Page 12 – Process Journal #5

• reflect on how completing the project has extended your knowledge and understanding of the topic and the

• global context• Process Journal #5

• reflect on their development as IB learners through the project.• Process Journal #5

Works Cited / Bibliography

• Must include all sources of information that are cited in the report.

• Must use correct, MLA documentation.• Please, please, please USE NOODLETOOLS OR

EASYBIB TO DO THIS!• Additional sources consulted, but not cited in the report

may be included as a bibliography (as an appendix).

Process journal extracts (Appendix A)

• From among your informal journal entries, you need to select 5-10 extracts that best represent your ongoing work on the project. • These may be turned in in hard copy, or as an additional digital

file.• This appendix is required for all students. You may

choose to include others as well.

Additional Appendices

• These may be necessary depending on the nature of your project. Things that might be included may be:• Photographs of your process• Transcripts of interviews / surveys / etc.• Plans, illustrations or other documentation that might help the

scorers to assess your completion of the project.• A bibliography as distinct from the works cited in your paper.

Logistics

• All written components of the report get turned in on Turnitin.com.

• If you have a written product (essay, story, PowerPoint) this must also be turned in on Turnitin.com.

• The multiple-file upload option will allow you to do this easily.

• Academic Honesty forms should be completed prior to your final meeting with your supervisor.

• Your supervisor must see your final product in order to attest to its originality.

What’s next?

• I will be back next week to talk about final requirements for turning in the project and to answer questions about the report.

• Fill in your project description on the school website. This must be completed by February 20th.

Questions about the Project? Molly_A_Clarkson@mcpsmd.org