structured writing for students

8/7/2019 Structured Writing for Students

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Personal Project

Structured Writing


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Structured Writing

This is the part of your project whichISassessed

The grade you receive for yourstructured writing is the grade you

receive for your Personal Project

You need at least 3 to graduate and

receive an MYP certificate


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What is the Structured Writing?

A formal, reflective report on your

project

About 3000 words

Follows the set requirements


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What are the requirements?

Title page

Table of contents

Introduction Process

Analysis

Conclusion Bibliography

Appendices, if appropriate


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Title page

Title of your project short andinteresting to reflect your goal

Your name

Your school

May have a picture

Assessed by Criterion E


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Table of contents

Complete this LAST

Sections and which page eachsection starts on



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Introduction

Define yourGOAL

Put the goal into CONTEXT

Describe and justify whichAREA OFINTERACTION your project has focused

on

Provide an OU

TL

IN

Eof

how youintended to achieve your goal

Assessed by Criterion A (and E)


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Description of the process

Describe the process:

Production steps

Ch

aracteristics, aspects or components ofthe work

Explain WHY you did it this way

Assessed by Criterion C

(and B, D, E, F)


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Analysis of inspiration & research

What information your collected and

HOW you used this information

Things/people that inspired you andHOW you responded to this

Things/people that influenced you and

HOW you responded to this

Refer to yourGOAL and yourAoI

Use in-text references

Assessed by Criteria D and F


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Conclusion

Did your project achieve yourGOAL?

What is the quality of your product?

Reflect on the different stages of your project

How could the process and/or product beimproved?

Reflect on yourAoIhave you explored thefull dimension of it?

What are some new perspectives arising fromyour project?

Assessed by Criterion F


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Bibliography

Must have a bibliography

Format using MLA style

Organise by sources

Make sure all items in bibliography are

referenced in the body of your writing

Assessed by Criterion B and E


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Appendix

Only include an appendix if you haverelevant material that you have also

referred to in the body

See the template on the wiki page forhow to set out your appendices


(and B, C, D, F)


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Dont forget . . .

You need to include page numbersnot on title page or contents page

You need to add the word count atthe end of the conclusion bediscreet

Use sub-headings to help organise

your writing

Use transition words & phrases


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Where can I get help?


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Where can I get help?


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How do I get ready?

Read the 3 samples on the PP wiki

page

Read the assessment criteria

Use your work-in-progress presentation

Use your process journal/blog


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What do I do next?

Write an OUTLINE of your structuredwriting and send it to your supervisor

Meet supervisor on November 13 to

discuss your outline


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What are the deadlines for the SW?

1st draft due ~ December 3

2nd draft due ~ January 20

Final draft due ~ February 8

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