Criterion C: Taking Action
This section will help you write your Criterion C Section, also each part can be used as a Process Journal Prompt. You can use these questions and ideas to help you describe the process of creating your product. Please refer to the Exemplar Personal Project Report for examples.
Part One: Write about your product.
Describe the finished product/outcome and say how it
relates to your goal, context and criteria. (you wrote about your goal, global context, and criteria in Criterion A & B, refer back to those sections if needed.)
You do not need to evaluate your project here.
Part Two: Thinking skills
Here you need to demonstrate how you applied what you learned
(from your research) to your project, and how you overcame any problems.
How did you demonstrate EXCELLENT critical thinking when creating the project?
As you answer, consider the following but ONLY write about what you actually DID do:
--formulate an argument? --develop questions?
--interpret data? --analyze complex ideas?
--evaluate arguments? --synthesize ideas into a new understanding? --draw conclusions? --consider ideas from multiple perspectives?
--test conclusions? --propose new solutions?
--troubleshoot?
Part Three: Excellent communication and social skills
Here you need to show you worked with other people to make your PP a success The most obvious person is your mentor if you have one.
You should give examples of interactions, and say how they helped you. Give examples of other times when you had to communicate in order to progress. Describe who you had to interact with in order to complete the project.
Describe the positive interactions that you had.
What kind of constructive criticism did you get while doing the project?
Did you like getting this feedback?
Did you have any conflicts with others while doing the project?
If so, how did you resolve them?
What was the best interaction that you had while doing the project?
How did you communicate with others?
Did you talk, email, call, or use social media?
Were any of these ways more effective?
Describe ways in which you used your literacy skills to do the project (literacy skills are: reading, writing, listening, speaking)
This section will help you write your Criterion C Section, also each part can be used as a Process Journal Prompt. You can use these questions and ideas to help you describe the process of creating your product. Please refer to the Exemplar Personal Project Report for examples.
Part One: Write about your product.
Describe the finished product/outcome and say how it
relates to your goal, context and criteria. (you wrote about your goal, global context, and criteria in Criterion A & B, refer back to those sections if needed.)
You do not need to evaluate your project here.
Part Two: Thinking skills
Here you need to demonstrate how you applied what you learned
(from your research) to your project, and how you overcame any problems.
How did you demonstrate EXCELLENT critical thinking when creating the project?
As you answer, consider the following but ONLY write about what you actually DID do:
--formulate an argument? --develop questions?
--interpret data? --analyze complex ideas?
--evaluate arguments? --synthesize ideas into a new understanding? --draw conclusions? --consider ideas from multiple perspectives?
--test conclusions? --propose new solutions?
--troubleshoot?
Part Three: Excellent communication and social skills
Here you need to show you worked with other people to make your PP a success The most obvious person is your mentor if you have one.
You should give examples of interactions, and say how they helped you. Give examples of other times when you had to communicate in order to progress. Describe who you had to interact with in order to complete the project.
Describe the positive interactions that you had.
What kind of constructive criticism did you get while doing the project?
Did you like getting this feedback?
Did you have any conflicts with others while doing the project?
If so, how did you resolve them?
What was the best interaction that you had while doing the project?
How did you communicate with others?
Did you talk, email, call, or use social media?
Were any of these ways more effective?
Describe ways in which you used your literacy skills to do the project (literacy skills are: reading, writing, listening, speaking)