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MYP Personal Project Guide: Criterion A - Planning

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Criterion A - Planning

The student is able to

Strand i) state a learning goal and explains how a personal interest led to that goal

Strand ii) state an intended product and develop appropriate success criteria for that product

Strand iii) present a clear, detailed plan for achieving the product and its associated success criteria.

 Definitions of relevant MYP Command Terms

Definitions
Learning Goal What students want to learn as a result of doing the personal project.
Product What students will create for their personal project.
Presents Offers for display, observation, examination or consideration.

 

Definitions
State Give a specific name, value or other brief answer without explanation or calculation.
Outline Give a brief account or summary.
Describe Give a detailed account or picture of a situation, event, pattern or process.
Explain Give a detailed account including reasons and causes.

(IBO, Personal Project Guide, 2021, pp. 32-33)

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