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Your Report is the part of the Personal Project that is graded. It will include evidence of your finished product, as well as evidence of
the process, (up to ten entries from your Process Journal). You must write about and provide evidence for every strand. You should
also include a cover page, table of contents, works cited and your ten appendices. You must follow the required structure, with a
section for every Criterion and subheadings for each strand.

The following document will give you information and ideas for what to write for every section!

Number of Words: 1,500-3,500

Cover Page

Table of contents

A. Investigating

Strand Possible Questions Possible Evidence What does 7-8 look like? Examples

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i. define a c What topic did you choose?
goal​ and What product did you decide
global context to create?
for the project, Did your goal change at all?
based on What makes your idea
personal special/different?
interests What benefit did you think this
product/outcome would give
you?
Who else will benefit from
your product/outcome?
Why/How is your goal
Appendix / Process Journal: Student clearly defines the goal of Essay Example 1
Initial brainstorming, global the product by giving a thoughtful, Essay Example 2
context description, Global in-depth description of its personal Essay Example 3
Context Reflection, ideas relevance and it's highly challenging Essay Example 4
from bootcamp, summer nature. Essay Example 5
reflection, notes from first Essay Example 6
meeting, etc Student clearly defines the global Essay Example 7
context for the project by giving a Essay Example 8
Research in body of report: thoughtful, in-depth description of Essay Example 9
Stats/Quotes to show the its relevance to the project Essay Example 10
problem you are trying to goal/outcome. Essay Example 11
solve is important, etc

challenging?
What Global Context did you
choose? Which exploration?
Why?
ii. identify p​ rior Have you done any similar
learning a ​ nd projects at school? Have you
subject-specifi done similar projects outside
c knowledg​e of school?
relevant to the Have you developed skills
project during the last five years
(MYP) which will help you
complete the project?
Have you seen media/projects
related to your topic before?
What initially sparked your
interest in this topic?
iii. demonstrate What exactly did you want to
research find out?
skills​. What resources did you use?
Why did you use them?
Use Research What are the key pieces of
tab in the ATL information/quotes you found?
spreadsheet to How could you tell the
help you!
information you found was
reliable?
How did the research impact
your product?
Did you interview anyone? If
yes, how did you find the
person to interview? Are they
an expert? How did you come
up with your questions? Where
did you interview them? What
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Other evidence: ​examples
Appendix / Process Journal:
Meeting Notes, Summer
Reflection, Brainstorming,
writing about a similar
project​, etc
Research in body of report:
Facts/quotes from similar
projects, (from teachers,
from ManageBac, from
rubrics etc)
Other evidence: ​examples
Appendix/ Process Journal:
Source evaluation, Noodle
Tool Bibliography,
Annotated media, reviews of
media, collection of key
quotes, brainstorming for
interviews, full interview
transcripts, research plan,
etc
Research in body of report:
Key quotes, facts, stats you
have gathered. Titles of
sources you have used
(names of articles, books,
experts etc).
Appendix Example 1
Appendix Example 2
Appendix Example 3
Appendix Example 4
Appendix Example 5
Recognize and state detailed Essay Example 1
subject-specific knowledge and Essay Example 2
prior learning that is consistently Essay Example 3
highly relevant to the project Essay Example 4
Appendix Example 1
Student shows evidence of the use Essay Example 1
of resources drawn from a wide Essay Example 2
variety of sources. Essay Example 3
Source Type: Credible websites, Essay Example 4
blogs, encyclopedias, audio, Essay Example 5
videos, books, magazines, Essay Example 6
newspapers, scholarly articles, Essay Example 7
interviews, field notes/observations. Essay Example 8
Shows evidence of explicit Essay Example 9
evaluation of many sources, with Essay Example 10
thorough descriptions of scope,
credibility, reliability, accuracy,
authority, and point of view. Appendix Example 1
Considers limitations and strengths Appendix Example 2
of the sources as well as author Appendix Example 3
bias, and evaluates based on the Appendix Example 4
goal of the project. Cite all relevant Appendix Example 5

did they tell you? How did that
impact your project?
B. Planning
Strand Questions
​ evelop
i. d How did you create your
criteria​ for the SMART Goal?
product / How did you make sure the
outcome success criteria was objective
and not subjective?
Remember: This is How does the success
where you write
criteria link to your goal?
​ ow and why
about h
you created this How does the success
success criteria. criteria link to your global
Show us how your context?
research impacted How will you test/evaluate
your project!
your finished product /
outcome?
How will your get reliable
feedback? Will the feedback
be from your target
audience?
Can you justify/ explain every
point of your success criteria?
How did your research help
you create your success
criteria?
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information in text. Appendix Example 6
Uses correct MLA in-text citation Appendix Example 7
format with very few minor errors Appendix Example 8
(spelling errors, small formatting Appendix Example 9
errors, etc.) Appendix Example 10
Appendix Example 11
Possible Evidence What does 7-8 look like? Examples
Appendix / Process Develops criteria / specifications Essay Example 1
Journal*: that are specific, measurable, Essay Example 2
Initial ideas for criteria, attainable, realistic and testable and Essay Example 3
quotes from your research directly connect to the goal. Essay Example 4
that you used when creating Develops criteria / specifications
your success criteria, that are highly challenging to Appendix Example 1
changes made to success accomplish. Appendix Example 2
criteria, feedback from your Develops criteria / specifications Appendix Example 3
supervisor about your that clearly and precisely defines Appendix Example 4
success criteria, etc what constitutes a high quality Appendix Example 5
product/outcome. Appendix Example 6
Research in body of report:
Quotes from your research
that you used when creating
your success criteria,
quotes about creating
success criteria, etc
*You may wish to have your full
success criteria as your
appendix entry - you can refer to
this again for Criterion C strand i
and Criterion D strand i.
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ii. ​plan and How did you organize
record the yourself during the project?
development How did you create your own
process of the short term goals?
project​ How did you record
information you gathered
(research, feedback, etc)?
How did you test your product
/ outcome (prototypes,
sketches, etc)
Appendix / Process Journal​:
brainstorms, tables,
diagrams, annotated
research, sketches,
drawings, storyboards,
prototypes, photographs, to
do lists, short term goals
and mini deadlines,
reflections, next steps,
notes from trips, bullet
journal, GANTT chart, tests,
experiments, etc
Research in body of report:
Quotes from feedback /
interviews, quotes about
creating plans, stats from
tests, quotes from initial
feedback, etc
Displays a detailed and accurate Essay Example 1
action plan including a clear and Essay Example 2
specific timeline with a regular Essay Example 3
updated "to do list". Essay Example 4
Displays a detailed and accurate Essay Example 5
record of the development of the Essay Example 6
project including many examples of
research methods and notes, goal Appendix Example 1
setting and evaluation, ongoing Appendix Example 2
reflections, supervisor feedback, Appendix Example 3
diagrams, pictures, photos, Appendix Example 4
sketches, ideas, etc Appendix Example 5
Appendix Example 6
Appendix Example 7
Appendix Example 8
Appendix Example 9
Appendix Example 10
Appendix Example 11

iii.demonstrate How did you make sure you Appendix / Process Journal: Shows evidence of excellent Essay Example 1
self-manageme stayed on track during the Summary of reflections on organizational skills by providing a Essay Example 2
nt​ skills. process? feedback, changes to wide range of clear examples of Essay Example 3
Did anything happen to timeline, strategies and tips using appropriate systems to Essay Example 4
Use disrupt your original to keep organized, posters organize information, setting
Self-Management plan/timeline? of timeline, apps / websites appropriate goals and reflecting on Appendix Example 1
tab in the ATL How did you balance your /methods you use to those goals, meeting deadlines, Appendix Example 2
spreadsheet to workload? balance your workload, making informed choices about time Appendix Example 3
help you!​ Make
How did you manage stress reminders you set to make management, initiating supervisor Appendix Example 4
sure to write about
organization, during the project? sure you kept deadlines, meetings and responding to
affective and How did you enable a rewards you gave yourself feedback from supervisor.
reflective skills., positive working relationship for meeting short term goals Shows evidence of excellent
not just time- between you and your and deadlines, meeting affective skills by providing a wide
management! supervisor? notes, checklists, etc range of thoughtful examples of
Did you use advice from mindfulness, perseverance,
anyone else? Research in body of report: emotional management,
What feedback did you use Quotes about self-motivation and resilience.
and how? Shows evidence of excellent
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Did you learn any new
self-management skills?
self-management, names of
websites / apps /methods
you used for
self-management, quotes
about organization, quotes
about affective skills, quotes
from feedback that you
used for your project, etc
reflection skills by providing a wide
range of thoughtful examples of
considering the implications of
decisions, understanding strengths
and weaknesses throughout the
project, modifying personal learning
strategies.

*You may wish to refer to the same

appendix as Criterion B strand ii

Other evidence: ​examples

C.Taking Action

Strand Questions Possible Evidence What does 7-8 look like? Examples

​ reate a
i. c Did your product / outcome
product/ turn out how you planned?
outcome​ in What was difficult about
response to the creating it? How did you make
goal, global sure it met your high
context and expectations / success
criteria criteria?
Did you have to make last
minute changes? Why?
You must talk Looking back at your goal and
about your global context - does your
criteria in this finished product successful
section! meet your initial aims?
Appendix / Process Journal: Create a high quality product / Essay Example 1
Photos of product, reviews, outcome that met most of the Essay Example 2
photos of equipment, etc developed criteria / specifications. Essay Example 3
Create a superior product / outcome Essay Example 4
Research in body of report: that achieves the stated goal to a Essay Example 5
Quotes / facts to support high standard in response to the Essay Example 6
that the product is global context.
successful, quotes about Appendix Example 1
your goal/ global context. Appendix Example 2
Other evidence: ​examples
You will upload 5
photographs /
screenshots or 30
seconds video of your

ii. demonstrate Did you tackle any problems
thinking​ skills throughout your process?
How did you break down large
Use Thinking tab concepts into smaller parts?
in the ATL Did you do any
spreadsheet to troubleshooting?
help you!
Does your product / outcome
solve any problems?
Is your product / outcome
new/original?
Did you use any prior
knowledge to help you with
your product?
Did you thinking change at all
during the process?
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Appendix / Process Journal:
Reflections, analysis of
similar products, plans to
tackle unknown problems,
evidence of
troubleshooting, etc
Research in body of report:
Quotes / Facts about similar
products, knowledge from
similar topics that you were
able to apply to your own
product, etc
Other evidence: ​examples
product - talk about this
here!
Shows evidence of excellent critical Essay Example 1
thinking skills by providing a wide Essay Example 2
range of detailed and thoughtful Essay Example 3
examples of: identifying problems, Essay Example 4
making inferences and drawing
conclusions, breaking down large Appendix Example 1
concepts into component parts and Appendix Example 2
combining parts logically, designing Appendix Example 3
improvements, using multiple
processes, troubleshooting systems
and applications throughout the
process.
Shows evidence of excellent
creative thinking skills by providing
a wide range of detailed and
thoughtful examples of creating
novel solutions to a problem.
Shows clear and detailed examples
of how they: evaluate solutions to
problems, apply strategies of
guesswork, transfer and apply
existing knowledge to generate new
ideas, products or processes, utilize
old ideas in new ways to combine
parts in new ways, create original
works and ideas and visualize
alternatives, practice imitation of
works with a focus on the creative
process, challenge one's own and
other's assumptions, playing with
ideas and experimenting,
recognizing when an original ideas
has value and pursuing it.

iii. demonstrate Did you learn any new
communication vocabulary, particularly
and social topic-specific?
skills How did you make sure you
communicated effectively to
your target audience?
Use
Communication How did you communicate with
and Social Skills your supervisor throughout the
tabs in the ATL process? How did you make
spreadsheet to
help you!
sure your supervisor
understood your product, aims
and process?
Did you reach out to any
experts - how did you reach
out to them?
Did you have to advertise or
your product/outcome or raise
awareness for an issue? How
did language help?
How did you address different
points of view about your
topic?
Did you practice empathy?
Did you have any conflicts with
people? How did you resolve
these?
How did you communicate
your learning? (why did you
choose your product)
Also check you have used the
correct terminology and
wording throughout your
report. Check you have
formatted the report correctly
and check for for errors​!
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Appendix / Process Journal:
Meeting notes, emails to
supervisor, notes from
ManageBac, essential
agreement between you
and your supervisor
(meeting one), glossary,
vocab explanation,
prototypes with different
wording, emails to experts,
posters, advertisements,
etc
Research in body of report:
Quotes / facts about
effective communication
skills, description of new
words used
Other evidence: ​examples
Show evidence of regular, Essay Example 1
self-initiated meetings with the Essay Example 2
supervisor and thoughtful and Essay Example 3
Essay Example 4
purposeful action in response to
the supervisor feedback, Appendix Example 1
demonstrating perseverance Appendix Example 2
throughout the process. Show Appendix Example 3
evidence of excellent Appendix Example 4
collaboration skills by providing Appendix Example 5
clear and thoughtful examples of
respecting differences,
consideration of different points
of view, empathy and resolving
conflicts?
Consistently use clear, coherent
and concise language in the
report. Consistently use
appropriate forms of subject
specific communication, with
correct use of terminology and
wording.
Consistently format the report
correctly with very few minor
errors (spacing, indentation, font,
titles, page numbers, etc).
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D. Reflecting.

Strand Questions Possible Evidence What does 7-8 look Examples

like?

i. ​evaluate the What parts of your success Appendix / Process Journal: Displays a complete and critical Essay Example 1
quality of the criteria did your product/ Table comparing product / evaluation of the quality of the Essay Example 2
product/ outcome achieve? What parts outcome to the success product / outcome against all Essay Example 3
outcome didn’t achieve? Why? criteria, a review, feedback the developed criteria including Essay Example 4
against their Who did you get feedback from your target audience, many detailed and thoughtful Essay Example 5
criteria from? How do you know the survey results, etc examples of achievements and Essay Example 6
feedback is reliable? possible improvements.
You must talk Analyze/Evaluate your product Research in body of report:
about your / outcome in relation to your Quotes from feedback and Appendix Example 1
criteria in this goal statement and the global surveys Appendix Example 2
section! You context.
must use
feedback from
others!

ii. reflect on how What are the most important
completing the new facts you learnt while
project has completing the project?
extended their What are the most important
knowledge and skills you learnt?
understanding What surprised you during the
of the topic and process?
the g ​ lobal How have your approaches to
context learning improved over the
process?
How has your understanding of
the global context deepened?
Use language from the global
context descriptor​ - connect
your project to global issues.
Show us why it is important
iii. reflect on Have you become more
their internationally minded
development as throughout the process?
IB learners What attributes of the I​ B’s
through the Learner Profile​ have you
project. strengthened?
Does your project line up with
Talk about at the I​ B’s mission statement? ​
least three IB Has your product helped make
Learner Profile the world a better place?
attributes. You Have you demonstrated a love
must provide of learning?
examples!
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Appendix / Process Journal:
Reflection, key quotes, ideas
for taking the project further,
etc
Research in body of report:
Key facts, quotes, stats that
surprised you / your big
take-aways, etc
Other evidence: ​examples
Appendix / Process Journal:
Reflection
Research in body of report:
Key facts, quotes, stats that
surprised you / your big
take-aways, etc
Other evidence: ​examples
Displays in-depth and thoughtful Essay Example 1
reflection on how the project Essay Example 2
extended personal knowledge Essay Example 3
and understanding of the Essay Example 4
chosen topic by including Essay Example 5
multiple, detailed examples of
growth throughout the project.
Displays an in-depth and *recommended to
thoughtful reflection of how the reflect on an
project extended their personal appendix you have
knowledge and understanding already shown - for
of the chosen global context by example, the
including multiple, detailed appendix you used to
examples of growth throughout show your research.
the project.
Displays an in-depth and Essay Example 1
thoughtful reflection of how the Essay Example 2
project helped growth as an IB Essay Example 3
learner by including multiple Essay Example 4
characteristics throughout the
project, resulting in an account Appendix Example 1
of personal transformation.
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Bibliography​ ​Include MLA 8 citations for all work cited in this report.

Appendices​ Select 10 pages of the most significant and relevant process journal extracts. Each entry can be no more than one
page, but you can have multiple entries on one page.

Evidence of product​:​ 5 photographs/screenshots or 30 seconds video

Academic Honesty Form

MYP PP cover sheet