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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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