Pre-Exhibition Week

My Passion/My Issue
Balanced Communicator Thinker Open Minded
Communication Skills, Thinking Skills

What is your passion and how can you link it to a global issue?

In this section you must:

Task
Include draft of Write Night
on My Passion
Brainstorm possible global
issues that you may link to
your passion
Have you done your X DJ?

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Week 1

My Cold Hard Facts

Inquirer - Thinker Knowledgeable Communicator - Caring Principled
Research Skills, Communication Skills, Thinking Skills

How much do you know and understand?

To assist you, included in this section find: PYP Concepts, Bibliography Sample,
Academic Honesty Policy, Personal Statement Writing Frame and samples.

In this section you must:

Task
List guiding questions about
your global issue
Read and sign Academic
Honesty Policy
Show evidence that you have:
Taken notes
Interviewed people
involved in your global
issue
Emailed and received
replies
Conducted surveys
Document all the references you
have used (use IB format)
Create a central idea using
criteria

Include completed writing

frame (plan) of Personal
Statement.
Your Personal Statement is to be no
more than one typed page
roughly 500 words, in font size 12. It

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will reflect your understanding of

global issue and your personal
beliefs and principles.
Include Parent Meeting Form,
Mentor Meeting Form
Have you done your X DJ?

Week 2

Drafting and Planning

Caring Principled - Communicator - Thinker Knowledgeable

Communication Skills, Thinking Skills, Self-Management Skills

How can you express your understanding, your view and your desire
to take action? What are you going to do about it?
Included in this section find: Action Flow Chart Templates

Task
Include edited first draft of
Personal Statement
Include Action Statement
Draft an Action Flowchart
which includes all the steps
for:
Action to be taken
Permission for fundraising as
applicable
Community involvement
information (e.g. working with
Refugee School, working with
Grade 1, etc.)
Contact details
Date(s) action will be taken
Consideration for how the
action will be documented (e.g.

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use of video cam)

Promotion of your action (e.g.
poster for a book swap)
Way of collecting feedback from
participants
Brainstorm ideas for Day X
Action Station
Include Parent Meeting Form,
Mentor Meeting Form
Have you done your X DJ?

Week 3

Bringing Your Action Flowchart to Life

Communicator - Thinker Open-Minded Risk Taker
Communication Skills, Thinking Skills, Self-Management Skills,
Social Skills

How can I take responsibility, organize myself and make things

happen?
Included in this section find: To Do Lists, Action Proposal Form

Task
Include To Do List with steps
checked off as completed
Include evidence of
communications:
Record of conversations
Record of phone calls
Sent/received emails

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 Record of permission
received
Signed Action Plan
Include Parent Meeting Form,
Mentor Meeting Form
Have you done your X DJ?

Week 4

Action Week
Caring Principled - Communicator - Thinker Knowledgeable
Risk Taker - Reflective
Communication Skills, Thinking Skills, Self-Management Skills.
Social Skills
How can you make a difference? How will you know if you have?

Task
Include photographic
evidence
Include documented
evidence such as surveys
taken, response sheets, etc.
Include Parent Meeting Form,
Mentor Meeting Form
Have you done your X DJ?

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Week 5

Reflection and Preparation for Day X

Reflective Principled - Communicator - Thinker Risk Taker
Caring
Communication Skills, Thinking Skills, Self-Management Skills.
Social Skills
How will you share your action with the school community?
To assist you with your reflection and self-assessment, refer to the
documents in the introduction section of the binder: IB Learner
Profile, PYP concepts, PYP attitudes, PYP transdisciplinary skills.
Included in this section is: Reflectagon, Day X Action Station Form

Task
Create pinboard display:
Include Central Idea
Personal Statement
Passion Piece
Action Flow Chart

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 Minimum one chart or

graph to support Cold Hard
Facts
Title (no Accu-Cut letters)
Visual evidence with
captions
Reflectagon
Photo with mentor
Other
Evidence of your passion
should be obvious in the
display!
Invitations sent
Thank You notes sent
Action Station Plan Submitted
Include Parent Meeting Form,
Mentor Meeting Form
Have you done your X DJ?

Week 6

Reflection and Prep for Day X continued

Reflective Principled - Communicator - Thinker Risk Taker
Caring
Communication Skills, Thinking Skills, Self-Management Skills.
Social Skills
How will you share your action with the school community?
Included in this section: Pinboard Checklist, Exhibition Rubric
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Task
Make sure

Binder is

complete:
Mentor Meeting Forms
Parent Meeting Forms
Pinboard Checklist
X Dialogue Journal
Exhibition Rubric
Reflectagon
Any comment slips
Include sample of Thank
You notes sent
Include Parent Meeting Form,
Mentor Meeting Form
Have you done your X DJ?

PYP EXhibition Binder

A) Introduction:
PYP Exhibition Guidelines
Exhibition Central Idea and Lines of Inquiry
PYP Elements
Transdisciplinary Skills
Learner Profile
PYP Attitudes
Exhibition Timeline
Mentor Meeting Forms
Parent Meeting Forms

 X Dialogue Journal
B) Pre Exhibition Week: My Passion/My Issue
C) Week 1: My Cold Hard Facts
D) Week 2: Drafting and Planning
E) Week 3: Bringing Your Action Flowchart to Life
F) Week 4: Action Week!
G) Week 5: Reflection and Preparation for Day X
H) Week 6: Reflection and Prep for Day X Continued