MIS Exhibition Process Journal 2014 by Pedagog Malmö

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Table of Contents The Exhibition Timeline

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My Exhibition Planning Process Section IB Essential Elements Responsibilities My Roles

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Transdisciplinary Theme

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Wonderings

Lines of Inquiry

Central Idea

Transdisciplinary Skills

Attitudes

Learner Profile Attributes Visual Art/ICT/Maths/Music

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Action Plan

Academic Honesty

Resources & Bibliography

25-29

Essay Notes

30-35

Oral Presentation – What have I learnt?

Exhibition Display

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Mentor Meeting Section Mentor Meeting Minutes

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Reflection Journal Section Weekly Reflections

50-62

Visual Art & Music Reflections

Maths & ICT Reflections

Action Reflection

Assessment & Evaluation Section Exhibition Assessment

Group Presentation Assessment

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LP Attributes Self-Assessment

Attitudes Self-Assessment

Student Evaluation

Parent Evaluation

Mentor Evaluation

Exhibition Assessment Rubric

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The Exhibition Timeline Task: Introduction to the Exhibition

What I need to do: • •

Planning & Research Phase

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Planning & Research Phase

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Receive Exhibition Project Journal & exhibition folder Brainstorm Transdisciplinary Theme “Sharing the Planet”. Choose topics to inquire into Find out about your group and mentor Write about why your inquiry is important. Key Concepts Key Questions Create your lines of inquiry. Research skills: Academic Honesty, Primary & Secondary Sources, and Bibliography. Start looking for variety of resources! Creating your central idea. Five Essential Elements

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Week 4 January 20-24

Week 5 January 27-31

Week 6 February 3-7

Responsibilities and Roles Continue finding sources connected to your central idea & lines of inquiry. Bring to mentor meeting week 9. Transdisciplinary Skills. Learner Profile Attributes Book time with mentor, week 9. Book time with ICT staff for week 10-11. Homework. Read sources connected to your inquiry. Take notes and record your sources!

Week 7 February 10-14

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Attitudes Plan how your group will integrate the Maths, Visual Art, Music, and ICT components into your exhibition work. Write weekly reflection in project journal. Homework. Read sources connected to your inquiry! Take notes if relevant and record sources.

Week 9 February 24-28

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Research & Communication Phase

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Mentor Time! Discuss your sources. Do you have good and relevant sources connected to all your lines of inquiry? Discuss and make final decisions about your primary source! Book time with mentor for week 11! Plan your group’s Action Plan. Discuss ICT component with ICT staff week 10 or 11. Write weekly reflection in project journal. Homework. Read sources connected to your inquiry! Take notes if relevant and record sources. Write introduction to your essay. Edit. Send to mentor! Write weekly reflection in project journal. Discuss ICT component with ICT staff week 10 or 11. Homework. Read sources connected to your 1st line of inquiry! Take notes if relevant and record sources. Mentor Time! Note-taking. Book time with mentor for week 13! Work on your primary source, action plan, ICT component and/or Math Component. Write weekly reflection in project journal. Homework. Read sources connected to your 1st line of inquiry! Take notes and start writing your 1st line of inquiry. Write weekly reflection in project journal. Homework. Read sources connected to your inquiry! Take notes if relevant & record sources. Finish 1st line of inquiry. Send to mentor! Mentor Time! Feedback: Introduction. Homework: After receiving the feedback, take the introduction home and edit it to make it perfect. When finished, send to Linda. Due April 2nd! Book time with mentor for week 15!

Week 10 March 3-7

Week 11 March 10-14

Week 12 March 17-21

Week 13 March 24-28

Research & Communication Phase

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Homework: After receiving the feedback, take the introduction home and edit it to make it perfect. When finished, send to Linda. Due April 2nd! Work on your primary source, action plan, ICT component, Math component and/or 2nd line of inquiry. Write weekly reflection in project journal. Homework. Read sources connected to your 2nd line of inquiry! Take notes if relevant and record sources. Start writing your 2nd line of Inquiry. Work on your primary source, action plan, ICT component and/or Math Component. Continue researching & taking notes. Finish your 2nd line of inquiry. Send to mentor. Mentor Time! Feedback: 1st line of inquiry. Write weekly reflection in project journal. Homework: After receiving the feedback, take the 1st line of inquiry home and edit it to make it perfect. When finished, send to Linda. Due April 24th! Book time with mentor for week 17!

Week 14 Mar 31 – Apr 4

Week 15 April 7-11

Research & Communication Phase

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Exhibition starts on a larger scale!

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Work on your primary source, action plan, ICT component, music component, visual art component and/or Math Component. Research & write your 3rd line of inquiry. Send to mentor. Write weekly reflection in project journal. Mentor Time! Feedback 2nd line of inquiry. Share how the process is going. What is going well, what do you need to improve on? How can you help within the group? Homework: After receiving the feedback, take the 2nd line of inquiry home and edit it to make it perfect. When finished, send to Linda. Due

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April 30th! Book time with mentor for week 18. Book time with ICT staff when needed. Work on your primary source, action plan, ICT component, music component, visual art component and/or Math Component. Vision for your exhibition display. Write weekly reflection in project journal. Continue researching & taking notes. Finish your 4th line of inquiry. Send to mentor. Mentor Time! Feedback: 3rd line of inquiry. Homework: After receiving the feedback, take the 3rd line of inquiry home and edit it to make it perfect. When finished, send to Linda. Due May 7th. Book time with mentor for week 19! Book time with ICT staff when needed. Work on your action plan, ICT component, music component, visual art component and/or Math Component. Homework: After receiving the feedback, take the 3rd line of inquiry home and edit it to make it perfect. When finished, send to Linda. Due May 7th. Write your conclusion. Send to Linda (not mentor). Due May 14th. Write weekly reflection in project journal. Mentor Time! Feedback: 4th line of inquiry. Share your vision for your exhibition display. Discuss how it can be improved. What WOW factors do you have? Homework: After receiving the feedback, take the 4th line of inquiry home and edit it to make it perfect. When finished, send to Linda. Due May 14th. Book time with mentor for week 20. Book time with ICT staff when needed.

Week 18 Apr 28 – May 2

Week 19 May 5-9

Communication Phase

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Work on your action plan, ICT component, music component, visual art component and/or Math Component. Plan & create your exhibition display & oral presentation. What have you learnt? Write weekly reflection in project journal. Write your Bibliography and finish the front page of the essay. Send both to Linda. Homework: After receiving the feedback, take the 4th line of inquiry home and edit it to make it perfect. When finished, send to Linda. Due May 14th. Write your conclusion. Edit. Send to Linda (not mentor). Due May 14th. Book time with mentor for week 21! Book time with ICT staff when needed. Receive final Essays! Plan & create your exhibition display & oral presentation. What have you learnt? Write weekly reflection in project journal. Mentor Time! Book time with ICT staff when needed. Plan & create your exhibition display & oral presentation. What have you learnt? Write weekly reflection in project journal. Mentor Time! Celebrate! The Exhibition is taking place all day the 27th of May for school members to visit. In the evening at 17:30, family and friends can come and take part in all the wonderful work! Exhibition reflections.

Week 20 May 12 - 16

Week 21 May 19-23

Week 22 May 26-28

Week 23 June 2 - 5

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5 Essential Elements KNOWLEDGE Transdisciplinary Theme:

Sharing the Planet: An inquiry into rights and responsibilities in the struggle to share finite resources with other people and with other living things; communities and the relationships within and between them; access to equal opportunities; peace and conflict resolution.

CONCEPTS Key Concepts: Form Function Causation Change Connection Perspective Responsibility Reflection

Key Questions: What is it like? What is it? What does it do? How does it work? What does it do? How does it do it? Why is it like that? What made it like that? How has it changed? What made it change? How is it connected to other things? How is it connected to me? My community? What are the points of view? What does someone different see? What can we do to help? What is our responsibility? Who is responsible for it? How do we know? How did we do?

SKILLS Thinking skills Research skills Communication skills Social skills Self-Management skills

ATTITUDES Appreciation Creativity Independence

Commitment Curiosity Integrity

Confidence Empathy Respect

Cooperation Enthusiasm Tolerance

ACTION

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You are responsible for: 1. Writing a reflection about your process every week. 2. Writing an individual report about your inquiry, answering 2-4 lines of inquiry. 3. Writing a short speech (at least 2-3mins) stating what you have learnt not only about this project but also about how to work in a group and about all the learning you have done in your years in PYP. 4. Showing that you understand and can use the five essential elements during the exhibition process.

Your group is responsible for: 1. Filling in all the steps in the Exhibition Process Binder. 2. Writing an Action Plan. 3. Filling in and/or creating other documents to support your topic e.g. interviews, graphs. 4. Booking times with your mentor for support and keeping minutes of each meeting. 5. Booking times with ICT staff and other resources for support in your inquiry. 6. Booking interviews and/field trips etc. 7. Planning and creating the display board. 8. Planning and creating art, maths, ICT and music components. 9. Making sure everybody in the group writes in their own words and state references. 10. Presenting your project during the Exhibition Day to parents, teachers and students.

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My Roles (Tick the box if you understand) Being a student I…

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know the purpose and the requirements of our exhibition; participate in selecting and carry out an inquiry into a real-life issue or problem for our exhibition;

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develop the inquiry by helping to decide on our own central idea, lines of inquiry and questions;

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plan learning and assessment experiences together with my team all throughout our exhibition;

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demonstrate our understanding of the elements of PYP (Learner profile and its attributes);

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show an understanding of the five essential elements: concepts, knowledge, skills, attitudes and action

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select and use a variety of strategies and resources (first-hand experiences, interviews, surveys, field visits, artifacts, science investigations, working models, not just book or internet research);

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be honest by citing our sources of information; communicate effectively with teachers, peers and parents; reflect on the components of and processes involved in the exhibition:should keep a journal or portfolio of our planning, draft pieces of work, sketches and photographs of work in progress as well as the final product;

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carry out self-assessment and peer assessment; and, celebrate learning by presenting the exhibition to an audience.

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Transdisciplinary theme: Sharing the Planet: An inquiry into rights and responsibilities in the struggle to share finite resources with other people and with other living things; communities and the relationships within and between them; access to equal opportunities; peace and conflict resolution.

Brainstorm thoughts and ideas about the theme for this year’s exhibition.

Which issues would I like to inquire into? ______________________________

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Group members:

Team name:

1. What topic, connected to the transdisciplinary theme “Sharing the Planet”, has your group chosen and why?

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What do you already know about this topic? State the facts.

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What do you want to find out about this topic? Write down 2-3 questions. Use words like “how, why, what, when, where, who, how many, how often” to start your questions.

What do we know?

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What do we want/need to find out?

What tools will you need to find out answers to your questions? (e.g. books, internet, interview people etc.)

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Questions connected to my inquiry:

Key questions I would like to inquire into:

My lines of inquiry:

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Central idea:

How can you show what you have learnt? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ What are the activities or actions that will show your understanding of the central idea? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________

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Transdisciplinary Skills You must use all of these skills in this project. Colour the speech bubbles green if you are like this all the time, pink if you are like this most of the time or blue if you are not like this at all. You will have to share your results with your group so that you are all aware of each other’s strengths and weaknesses. Discuss each other’s results in your group and explain how you will use each other’s strengths during your project.

Research skills You know how to: • • • • •

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Social skills

Ask questions. Use your senses and pay attention to details. Plan your work. Collect information from different sources. Record your information through for example note-‐taking, making graphs, timelines, power point and drawings. Organize and sort information. Present/communicate what y ou have learned.

You know how to: • •

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Do your part and take on and share responsibility when working in a group. Respect others by listening and being fair. You are caring towards others and careful not to hurt other’s feelings. Cooperate well in groups. Y ou share with others and take turns. Y ou can discuss ideas and come to a group agreement. Resolve conflicts by acting calmly and appropriately. You accept responsibility for your actions. Adopt a variety of group roles and can sometimes be a leader and sometimes a follower. You know how to act in a given situation.

Communication skills You know how to: • •

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Listen to information, instructions and other people. Speak clearly and express your ideas so they make sense to others. You can share your ideas and opinions and present y our work to others. Y ou can also speak to group members in a good way. Read a variety of sources and you understand what you have read and can reflect about it. Take notes and rewrite information in your own words. You can record information and observations. Express and interpret non-‐verbal communication and y ou are aware that your body language and facial expressions can give others lots of information.

Thinking skills You know how to: • • • • • • • •

Find new facts and show what you have learnt. Understand what you have learnt. Use what you have learnt when y ou are in a new situation and you know how to solve a problem creatively. Identify differences and similarities. Take information from different sources and put it together in your own words. Take action! Evaluate and r eflect about your work. See things from various perspectives and accept point of views that are different from your own.

Self-‐management skills You know how to: • • • • • • •

Use both your gross and fine motor skills. Give people the space that they need. Plan, carry out and complete activities. You keep your area neat, tidy and organized. Manage your time so that y ou complete y our work and hand it in on time. Work independently without reminders from the teacher. Take care of your health and make behavior choices that keep you and others safe. Behave in different situations and y ou follow the rules.

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Attitudes As a team, how will you show and demonstrate all the Attitudes when working on this project? Attitudes Appreciation

We will demonstrate this by:

Commitment

Confidence

Cooperation

Creativity

Curiosity

Empathy

Enthusiasm

Independence

Integrity

Respect

Tolerance

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Learner Profile Attributes As a team, how will you show and demonstrate all the Attitudes when working on this project?

Learner Profile Attributes:

We will demonstrate this by:

Communicator

Courageous

Principled

Inquirer

Reflective

Open-minded

Well-balanced

Thinker

Caring

Knowledgeable

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How will you present the Maths, Visual Art, Music and ICT components?

Visual Art Component

Music Component

ICT Component

Maths Component

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Group Members:

What action will you take?

What do we plan to achieve at the end of all this?

What evidence shows that we have achieved the action?

What must we do to achieve the action?

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Individual declaration of Academic Honesty Plagiarism is the presentation by a student of an assignment which has in fact been copied in whole or in part from another student’s work, or from any other source (eg. published books, periodicals, or the web) without due acknowledgement in the text. Collusion is the presentation by a student of an assignment that is claimed to be his or her own work, but is in fact the result in whole or in part of unauthorised collaboration with another person or persons. By signing this declaration I am confirming that I understand the meaning of ‘plagiarism’ and the meaning of ‘collusion’.

I, ____________________ declare that for this submitted work:

£ I will not cut-and paste information from others without appropriate use of quotation marks and direct reference to their work;

£ I will not re-word the ideas of others without proper and clear acknowledgement;

£ I will not write ideas or suggestions that originated from others and claim these as my own;

£ I will not include words from other students’ work without permission.

Signed: ___________________________

Date: ______________

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DEFINITIONS OF SOURCES Primary Sources are first-hand accounts of an event, a life, a moment in time. They are in their original form (diaries, letters, photos, interviews etc.) usually without explanation or interpretation. Secondary sources are often written some time after an event happened by people who were not present when the event occurred. Secondary sources are based on a variety of other sources and can include books, journal articles, textbooks, and reference sources. Website: http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/educationoutreach/PrimarySourceLessons1.pdf

Bibliography List your sources in alphabetical order on a new sheet of paper. •

E.g. Adams, Simon, Eyewitness Guides about the Titanic. London, 1999.

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E.g. Website: www.merriam-webster.com

Appendix Make sure your interview questions or your survey questions are included at the end of this essay.

Editing After you’ve finished your written report, please do remember to: •

Edit your work and check your spelling, punctuation and capitalization.

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Number your pages.

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Read your report out loud to make sure that it makes sense and it is written to the best of you ability.

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Include some pictures or graphs.

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Add your sources properly.

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Source: http://m9-‐12.blogspot.se/2013/02/how-‐to-‐write-‐bibliography.html (May 20, 2013)

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Resources that I have used: Books Author: Book title: City of publication: Publisher: Published year: Author: Book title: City of publication: Publisher: Published year:

Author: Book title: City of publication: Publisher: Published year:

Author: Book title: City of publication: Publisher: Published year: Author: Book title: City of publication: Publisher: Published year:

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Newspaper or Magazine Articles Author: Title of article: Name of Newspaper: Publishing date: Page: Author: Title of article: Name of Newspaper: Publishing date: Page: Author: Title of article: Name of Newspaper: Publishing date: Page:

Websites Website address: Date: Website address: Date: Website address: Date:

Videos Title: Recording company: Year: Title: Recording company: Year:

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Pictures Photographer: Title of picture: Publishing year: Website address or Book title: Photographer: Title of picture: Publishing year: Website address or Book title: Photographer: Title of picture: Publishing year: Website address or Book title: Photographer: Title of picture: Publishing year: Website address or Book title: Photographer: Title of picture: Publishing year: Website address or Book title: Photographer: Title of picture: Publishing year: Website address or Book title: Photographer: Title of picture: Publishing year: Website address or Book title:

Interviews Name: Expertise within: Place & Date: Name: Expertise within: Place & Date:

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Introduction Notes Explain what you will inquire into and what you knew about this topic prior to your research? What would you like to find out about and why? What are your central idea and your lines of inquiry? Why do you think it is important to learn about this? How do you think the topic is connected to the Transdisciplinary Theme “Sharing the Planet”? How do you plan on showing that you understand and can use the Transdisciplinary Skills, Attitudes and Attributes during your exhibition process?

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Body of the Essay Notes Line of Inquiry 1:

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Body of the Essay Notes Line of Inquiry 2:

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Body of the Essay Notes Line of Inquiry 3:

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Body of the Essay Notes Line of Inquiry 4:

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Conclusion Notes Explain what you have learnt about the topic you’ve inquired into as well as the process of working independently and as part of a group. How did you think it went and why? Did you find out everything you wanted? Why? Why not? Is there anything you would have liked to do differently and why? How did you, and your group, develop the skills, attitudes and skills? What went well and what can you develop further and why?

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What have I learnt in all my years in PYP?

What have I learnt about this Exhibition topic? What information do I think is really important

to share with others?

Who do I want to acknowledge and thank?

What have I learnt about myself?

What have I learnt about working in a group?

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PRESENTING THE EXHIBITION Towards the end of our exhibition, I will need to think carefully about how I wish to present the results of my inquiries. I must always consider my presentation from other people’s perspective.

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I made sure my presentation is clear.

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I am informed about the material I choose to present. I need to be able to answer any questions about it confidently.

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I used drawings and pictures to add to the clarity of the presentation. I discussed the presentation with my teacher and/or my mentor before I start working on it.

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And finally, I will celebrate my learning.

REQUIREMENTS My exhibition includes:

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examples of written work in a variety of formats and styles: poetry, reports, essays (word processed or handwritten)

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oral presentations, individually or in groups, to the school community

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uses of technology such as working models, ICT designs and science experiments

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performance or composition in any medium: dance, music, drama, visual arts, film, video or mixed media

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a maths component

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