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10th grade Personal Project

WHY, OH WHY?

Designed by IB to help students incorporate the 5 AOI’s into a project that is interesting to them. If done correctly, it will help you to learn/appreciate a new hobby, interest, or career option

Why, oh why?

Fosters independence, creativity, self motivation, self learning, Helps you to: learn time management skills identify personal weaknesses & strengthsChallenge yourself mentally and creativelyMay inspire, transform, inspire a way of thinking or doing something

Why, oh why?

It is only by being actively engaged in learning that we truly educate ourselves.When we do that-\ we become better people.

Role Of The Personal ProjectThree Key Phrases:

“Significant Body Of Work”

“Extended Period Of Time” ( 6 months)

“Student’s Own Initiative”

Areas Of Interaction Form The Core

Time frame: September—before

Spring break.

Types Of The Personal ProjectMany Forms:

Original Art Work – All Types

Written Work

Literary Fiction

Original Science Experiment

Invention

Business Marketing Plan

Requirements Of The Personal ProjectPurpose: Understanding & Expression

Combination Of Skills

Done Outside Class Time- NO CLASS TIME

Supervision:

Choose your supervisor

Supervisors Provide Formative Feedback

Assessment: Internal Standardization

Supervisor- chosen by teacher

Provides encouragement, helpful hints, guidanceMonitors progressReviews PP journalGrades project according to IB criteriaMake time to visit with supervisor at least 2x’s a month!!!!!

Supervisor/PP coordinator

Informs PP coordinator of any problemsDoes not OK your project or allow you to change your project

If you have a critical issue you must see the PP coordinator. (ex: dropping, computer crash, change of project, project selection)

Timeline

You will be given a time line to follow.Be smart--follow it.Some students wait until last minute and do not pass their PP

3 Items to turn in

Personal ProjectThe PP journalThe PPPP ( personal project process paper)

Structure Of The Personal Project Process Paper

All Types Will Have:

A title page

A table of contents

An introduction

A description of the process

An analysis

A conclusion

Works cited

Appendices if appropriate

Length: Varies depending on the project, but concise not more

than 4000 words

Don’t stress!!!

A detail explanation will be given to students in February about how to

write the process paper.

Example Of The Personal ProjectAn actual Inuit Koriac - no glue, no metal

Example Of The Personal Project

Designed and created his own soccer stadium.

Worked with local

architects and researched

various facility designs.

Jeffrey’s boat

Example Of The Personal Project

Organized a Colorado Race for Special Olympics from start to finish; raised several thousand dollars through the project.

Example Of The Personal Project

Bee Keeping project to design, build and run a bee farm for production of honey.

Example Of The Personal Project

Created a ‘Quilts from the Heart’ project with teenage girls in residential treatment facility.Donated finished quilts to needy families at local neo-natal clinic.

Example of a Personal Project

Created web site and fundraising project to help

children of Chernobyl disaster.

Children of Chernobyl Project

Example Of The Personal Project

•Making Native American hand carved flutes•Rebuilding a car engine or painting a car•Designing, filming and editing a music video•Planting a lawn with irrigation systems•Black and White art photography•Creating web based information site for classroom teachers•Japanese flower arranging•Recording an original music CD•Making a surfboard/skimboard/skateboard•Teaching disaster preparedness to immigrants•Starting a club/sport/activity or assembly

Project Stages• Think of a project. ( NOT your 8th grade one) Be specific!• Have project approved by your language arts teacher

• Organize journal

• Create a timeline for your project. Modify as needed.

• Commence project

• Consult PP deadlines to keep on task

• Complete project

• Write PPPP

• Turn everything in.

Grading

Refer to guidebook for detailsYour supervisor will grade your PP by the following criterea.

MYP Personal Project CriteriaCriteria A - Planning and DevelopmentCriteria B - Collection of information/resourcesCriteria C - Choice & Application of TechniquesCriteria D - Analysis of InformationCriteria E - Organization of Written WorkCriteria F - Analysis of Process & OutcomeCriteria G - Personal Engagement

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