Title of Your Project

• Your Final Paper needs to be size 11 Font.
• Margins and paper size are already set up to the guidelines. (A4, 2CM Margins).
• Single space for more space to write.
• Make sure everything you insert is legible and easy to read, examiners will not be able to Zoom in.
  -No External Links
• Maximum of 14 Pages for the final draft
• Recommended to write your draft in Google Docs and then move your project to Canva or another design program to lay it out like a magazine once the text is finalized.
• You will be able to get more information in that way and it will be more aesthetically pleasing.
• Bibliography is a separate document
• Make sure you cite your sources
• Remember No Names of You, Your Supervisor, The School Etc. It needs to be anonymous. Photos are ok.

Ai: State a Learning Goal for the Project and Explain how Personal Interest Led to that Goal

You can remove the italicized headings from your version, they are there to help you with the organization of your paper but are not needed for the final submission. A: Planning, B: Applying Skills C: Reflecting

Introduction

• This should be a hook to draw the reader in, paint a picture of why you chose your topic and product, and why it is meaningful to you.
• What makes your project PERSONAL? the experiences, interests, and ideas that make it important and interesting to you

Learning Goal

• Explicitly state your learning goal
• How did your personal interest lead you to your goal?
  Evidence Artifact Suggestions:
• Initial Brainstorming/ Mind Maps of Idea Generation
• SMART Goal- make sure to have all the parts
• Compass Points

Aii: State an intended product and develop appropriate success criteria for the product.

Product/Outcome

• Specifically state exactly what you are going to do or create.
  Evidence Artifact Suggestions:
• Product Smart Goal

Specifications

Not all projects need this. Helpful for tech-focused projects, create a list of what your product should look like.
-clearly define the specific characteristics of a high-quality product/outcome

Developing Criteria

• Criteria must be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, testable and directly connected to the goal
• Presents multiple appropriate, detailed success criteria for the project that clearly define the specific characteristics of a high-quality product/outcome
• Put them into a table like a rubric
• Use the IB terminology to help you create it
• Reflect on how you created your criteria/ what was your thought process
• Explain any changes made to the criteria.
• Explain WHY you made the changes to the criteria.
• Discuss WHY you picked the criteria you did
• Did you use any research to create your criteria? Explain it here.
  Evidence Artifact Suggestions:
• Personal Success Criteria

Aiii: Presents a clear, detailed plan for achieving the product and its associated success criteria.

Developing a Plan

• Presents a detailed plan for achieving the product
• Presents a detailed plan for achieving ALL of it’s associated
  success criteria
  A plan that includes:
• short- and long-term planning broken down into detailed, logical steps
• a strong focus to the student’s project
• Detailed and Accurate Week by Week Plan
• Break the project down into small, achievable goals
  Evidence Artifact Suggestions:
• Initial Plan

Changes to The Plan

• specific dates, deadlines, and clear records of adjustment to the project’s timeline.
• Discuss the changes to your plan.
• Talk about WHY you made the changes to your plan
  Evidence Artifact Suggestions:
  Revised Plan:
  Can also be in the original plan in the section above, use two colors one for the original and a second for the changes. Helps to save space in the report.

Bi: Explain how the ATL skills were applied to help achieve your learning goal.

ATL Skills and My Learning Goal

• Explains* how the ATL skill(s) was/were applied to help achieve their learning goal
  (Explain: Give a detailed account including reasons or causes.)
• Supported with detailed examples or evidence
• Use the individual strands from the ATL Skills Self Evaluation NOT the larger skill headings
  -Which ATL skills did you use to help achieve your learning goal?
• Give an example of how you used a specific ATL skill in your learning goal.
• The more specific and detailed you are the better.
  Evidence Artifact Suggestions:
• ATL Reflection
• Evidence from Different ATL Strands (Tons of options, these are some examples)
  Research Skills:
• Research Notes
• KWL Chart
• OPVL Sources and put in Bibliography
  Self Management Skills
• Planning- Showing initial plan and changes to plan
• Journal Entry about Procrastination or staying on track with your project.
  Thinking Skills
• Sketches, Brainstorming, Research, Drafts, Organization of Research
  Social & Communication Skills
• Communication Log, Survey on Project

Bii: Explain how the ATL skills were applied to help achieve your product.

ATL Skills and My Product

• Explains* how the ATL skill(s) was/were applied to help achieve their product
  (Explain: Give a detailed account including reasons or causes.)
• Supported with detailed examples or evidence
• Use the individual strands from the ATL Skills Self Evaluation NOT the larger skill headings
  -Which ATL skills did you use to help achieve your learning goal?
• Give an example of how you used a specific ATL skill in your learning goal.
• The more specific and detailed you are the better.
  See Bi for Evidence Ideas

Ci: Explain the Impact of the project on yourself or your learning.

Reflecting on the Impact of the Personal Project

The reflection evaluates* how the student has extended his or her knowledge and understanding of the topic and the impact it has had on themselves or their learning, using meaningful examples, detailed descriptions and insightful explanations.
*Evaluate: Make an appraisal by weighing up the strengths and limitations.

• What did you learn?
• Would you do this again?
• Give more info on HOW you have extended your knowledge and understanding of topic
• How did this project impact you?
• How did it change the way you think or interact with others?
• OPTIONAL: How did you grow in your understanding of the global contexts?
• Make sure you use detailed specific examples, don’t be general
  Evidence Artifact Suggestions:
• KWL Chart (L Section- What did you learn)
• Process Journal entry reflecting on progress
• ATL Skills evaluation- where are you now

Development as an IB Learner

The reflection evaluates the student’s development as an IB learner using appropriate examples, detailed descriptions and insightful explanations.

• Use examples
• Make sure to use the specific Learner Profile attributes and don’t just imply them.
• Learner Profile Attributes: Reflective, Balanced, Knowledgeable, Open-Minded, Inquirers, Risk Takers, Caring, Principled, Communicators, Thinkers
• Discuss the strengths AND weaknesses
• Identify the challenges you faced.
• Identify learner profile attributes you grew in.
• Give specific examples of HOW you have grown as an IB learner.
• Discuss HOW the project will impact your future learning… give examples
• Make sure to actually use the Learner Profile Terms

Cii: Evaluate the product based on the success criteria.

Evaluation of Product

The evaluation analyses the quality of the product/success of the outcome against all the stated criteria.

• Evaluate Product Against Your Criteria
• What worked, what didn’t?
• Where did you meet, exceed etc?
• What would you change about your process?
• Discuss WHY you made changes to your project
• Evaluate the final product against criteria
• Give more details about WHY you achieved each criterion level.
• Discuss how you could have made the product better
• Discuss what you would do differently next time
• Analyze the quality of the product against the criteria
• Link this to your evidence
• Discuss the solutions you developed to meet the challenges of this project
  ​​Evidence Artifact Suggestions:
• Success Criteria
• Highlight the level you reached
• Add another column to justify your grading of yourself on your project
  (You can refer to the criteria from earlier in the report so you don’t have to put them in twice to save space)
• Survey Results of other people assessing your project based on your criteria

Final Thoughts

• If you have space you can add some final thoughts if not, just take it out.
• Also, feel free to swap Cii and Ci so you evaluate the product first and then end with the reflection if you choose not to do final thoughts.

Bibliography

The Bibliography is a separate document. It needs to be saved as its own PDF.