PPT-The Personal Project and The Extended Essay

Culminating Experiences Culminating Experiences across the IB Continuum Primary Years Programme The Exhibition Middle Years Programme The Personal Project Diploma Programme The Extended Essay. A “Real World” . Writing Assignment . Project Participants: . Mel Berry / David Murphy / Andrew Keating . Assignment Foundation . As the project team discussed assignment possibilities, we agreed on the general principles of what we wanted to achieve: We wanted… . Supervisor Workshop, Fall 2010. Utica Academy for International Studies. Workshop Goals…. Understand the requirements and process that will prepare students to write the Extended Essay (EE). Gain a better understanding of the scoring rubric and the scoring process. From the Initial Idea to the Finished Product. How to Produce an Effective Essay.. Assumptions by the end of this presentation. That you have a basic understanding of what the IB Extended Essay is about. . Career Resources Center. The Personal Statement. Make it work for you!. Who you . are?. Why . dental medicine?. A defining moment. ?. Real talk. Before You Write . What are your career goals?. Start with the end in mind. Let them get to know YOU. A personal statement that reveals who you are can really set your application apart.. Honest, self-revealing ones are persuasive; cute, smart, affected, phony ones are not.. What is the Extended Essay?. It is an ‘in-depth study of a limited topic within a subject’ (IB). Why is it part of the IB Diploma programme?. . ‘. It provides candidates with an opportunity to engage in independent research’. What is the Extended Essay?. It is an ‘in-depth study of a limited topic within a subject’ (IB). Why is it part of the IB Diploma programme?. . ‘. It provides candidates with an opportunity to engage in independent research’. An Intellectual Autobiography. Introduce yourself to the people who are trying to decide whether or not to invite you to their campus or give you a scholarship.. As Yvette . Gullat. (from the UC Office of the President) puts it, your personal essay is an “intellectual autobiography,” the writing type is reflective and analytical, not simply narrative.. The Write Sequence. Gloria Munson. Grammar/Writing . Coordinator. English Language Institute. University of Texas at Arlington. g. munson@uta.edu. Do you agree or disagree?. L2 writers are different from L1 writers. Do Now: What types of essays do you think you will have to write on the exam this week?. SWBAT write a well-developed response to an extended response question after reviewing the rubric and student samples.. Personal statements are sometimes also called "application essays" or "statements of purpose.". Whatever they are called, they are essentially essays which are written in response to a question or questions on a graduate or professional school application form which asks for some sort of sustained response.. Personal Writing. One of the major types of writing is . personal writing.. It is what it sounds like. It’s writing that is personal.. This is a very different type of writing than transactive writing (persuasive, informational, & analytical writing.. Agenda. The IB Core. TOK – Chris . Knab. CAS . – Denise Carr. EE . – Jeff . Liss. Academic Honesty . The IB Diploma. Internal and External Assessments. Exam fees – saving plan. Assessments in junior year. self-initiated project. Extended Essay: The extended essay is an independent, self-directed research essay, culminating in a 4,000-word paper. As a required component, it provides a practical prepar