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Personal Project Review (10th Grade Year) Mrs. Bonk IB MYP Coordinator (Office 1208) Ms. Menke Ms. Rise Mr. Shaw DON’T WORRY! Most students started in 9th grade BUT if you didn’t OR you are new to HPSH…. Don’t Worry, you still have time to complete the project… ALL 10th grade students do the Personal Project What IS the Personal Project ? The MYP Personal Project is considered the culmination of the students MYP journey. Students choose an Area of Interaction to use as a driving force for the project. It is completed almost entirely out of class and students have approximately six to twelve months to create their projects. It provides an excellent opportunity for you, the student to produce a truly personal and/or creative piece of work of your choice. The personal nature of the project is important; the project should be based around a topic that motivates and interests you! What are the Components / Requirements of the PP? Process Journal (ongoing) Project Itself-- Outcome or Product (ongoing) Report (Winter) Showcase (Spring) Celebration/Ceremony (Spring) How do I start? OR What do I do next? Most students began brainstorming, choosing an Area of Interaction, and researching last year. Some students even started projects over the summer! If you have not done these, now is the time… The next step is to begin the journaling process and work on the actual project -outcome or product! What are the AoI that I choose from? (Area of Interaction) Health and Social Education Community and Service Human Ingenuity Environment Approaches to Learning * * Approaches to Learning is a part of all the projects Health and Social Education (Project Ideas) Develop a recipe Develop a marketing campaign to address a teen issue (like driving while texting) Form a school club Produce and direct a short movie about bullying Produce and direct a music video about organic food Teach a new sport to a group Create a short video about how young people learn best Environment (Project Ideas) Do a research/lab report based on an original scientific idea (like how to make a hockey puck go faster on ice) Create a map of green space in your neighborhood Create a piece of environmental art Have a re-use party Make a model about coral reefs Create a display about sea turtles Make a dress out of “trash” Community Service (Project Ideas) Remodel something using eco-friendly materials Launch a recycling program Raise money for charity Build a bike rack Create a mural in your neighborhood Join a local civic group and work on solving a local issue Do a demonstration for teachers about how technology can be used to help learning in the classroom in a new way Human Ingenuity (Project Ideas) Develop your own video game Create a website Create a software program Develop a business Design clothes Invent something Write a short book, poem, song, play Design and make jewelry Build Furniture What is the Journal all about? The purpose of the journal is to reflect continuously through the project-- a place for you to think, explore, reflect, plan Prompts will be provided, but your are not limited to only use these Journals can be done in a variety of formats Journals will be collected and assessed at different stages of the process Journaling will help you with the final report Process Journal (evaluated by Criterion A) Is. . . Started at the beginning and used throughout the process A place for planning A place for recording interactions with sources A place for storing useful information A means of exploring ideas A place for reflection at various stages Devised by the student to fit his/her needs Useful for receiving formative feedback Used by the student to produce the project report Is not. . . . used on a daily basis (unless this is useful for the student) written up after the process has been completed additional work on top of the project; it is part of and supports the project a diary with detailed writing about what was done a static document with only one format. Even though this project is mainly done outside of class, do I get any class credit? Semester 1 : The Journals will comprise 5% of your Human Geography formative grade (= 1.5% of overall grade) Semester 2 : The Report will comprise 5% of your English summative grade (= 3.5% of overall grade) Who will help me? Although this is an independent project based on a passion or interest and mainly completed outside of the classroom, you will find support and guidance from: Social Studies 10 teachers will guide you through the journaling in the fall English 10 teachers will guide you on the paper starting in the winter IB MYP Coordinator- Mrs. Bonk Mentors, family members, friends that you ask to assist Are there any handouts? PP Packet Contains the PP Overview, PP Proposal, and PP Research and Sources (return packets to students or provide new packets to students new to HPSH or those that have not yet started) Journal Expectations and Prompts Good Luck! We can’t wait to see what amazing things you will do! Check out this MYP Personal Project Fair at the Global Jaya International School (an IB school in Jakarta, Indonesia). http://gjismyp.wordpress.com/2011/06 /03/myp-personal-project-fair/