1. Personal Project Information Session
August 24

2. Announcements PP Drop-in Sessions in Rm. 1107B on:
- Tuesdays after school
- Thursdays at lunch
- Thursdays after school
Ms. Lee’s weekly homeroom visits
In a few short days, teachers will “pick” the projects they want to supervise.
Starting next week 

3. Provisional Timeline What? When? Students receive supervisors
Early Sep
Students submit Crit. A + B of written report
15 Dec
Supervisors provide feedback for Crit. A + B
Mid-Jan
Students submit Crit. C + D of written report
24 Jan
Supervisors provide feedback for Crit. C + D
Mid-Feb
Students submit final version of written report
Early Mar
PP Exhibition
9 Mar
Supervisors mark + moderate written reports
Mid-Mar
Ms. Hill submits sample PPs to IB
20 Apr

4. A key point from the pp guide
The Goal
The goal should be realistic and achievable based on the time and resources available.
Students are expected to spend approximately 25 hours working on their personal project.

5. Another key point Research A student’s prior knowledge is not enough.
Students must use a range of sources (surveys, interviews, scholarly essays, newspaper + magazine articles, blogs, videos, podcasts, etc.)
You can access a lot of written information through databases like JSTOR or Gale’s Database.
Learn more in a library session with Ms. Ho 

6. Another key point Research
It’s not just about finding information and copying + pasting it into the process journal. You must interact with the information to make it meaningful:
This can replace OPVL.
Source
Creator
Target Audience
Key Findings
Impact of Findings on
Project/Decisions
Values or
Limitations
of this Source
MLA citation
Is s/he credible?
Was this made for me?

7. Another key point Process Journal Students must record evidence of:
- investigating
- planning PP criteria
- taking action
- reflecting
Visit Rm. 1107B to see samples from last year’s Y10 students

8. And another point Supervisor Responsibilities
Give you guidance during the entire journey of your project
Make sure your work is your work
Give you feedback on the 1st draft of your written report
Use the PP assessment criteria to evaluate your work
Submit your final PP grade to Ms. Hill

9. And another point Supervisor Meetings How often?
About once every two weeks.
For how long?
15-20 minutes
What happens?
Discuss your progress. Set work goals.
Determine actions to take to solve problems.

10. Remember the magic number: 25 hours
Work goals
August (now)
Determine a clear and realistic goal, and get Ms. Lee’s approval.
Do research.
Write in your process journal.
Remember the magic number: 25 hours

11. Remember the magic number: 25 hours
Work goals
September
Do the core of your research.
Set criteria for your product/outcome.
Write in your process journal.
October
Make a plan for completing your project.
Work on the product.
Record your progress.
Write in your process journal.
November
Finish the pro-duct.
Use your project criteria to eval- uate your pro-duct.
Write in your process journal.
Remember the magic number: 25 hours

12. Work goals
December
Write 1st draft of Criteria A+B of the written report.
Submit 1st draft by 15 Dec.
January
Write 1st draft of Criteria C+D of the written report.
Submit 1st draft by 24 Jan..
February
Write the final version of the entire written report (includ- ing extracts).

13. Work goals March Submit the final version of your written report.
Be amazing at the PP Exhibition on 9 Mar.