A Finalized topic, defined goal and identified global context (Complete for Teaching Cricket)

At least five process journal (PJ) entries:

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Explaining your topic, goal, global context and why you chose these (Complete for Teaching Cricket)

Identifying what you know about your topic/goal and what you need to know; where you might find the
information you need; research questions to guide your investigation (Complete for Teaching Cricket)

Documenting and reflecting on your first meeting with your supervisor

Summary of what you learned at the workshops on May 1, including a post with a draft of your
introduction to your report (Complete for Teaching Cricket)

Information relating to initial research findings (Complete for Teaching Cricket)

Start conducting your research and store findings in your process journal. Check here for full details for the
Investigating phase but below is a brief summary of your research should include to this point:
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Identification of what you already know

Consider the IB Learner Profile characteristics and consider your strengths and weaknesses in some or
all of them (this will help when you make your report for reflecting and want to demonstrate evidence of
growth for these characteristics)

Guiding questions for your research (what you need to know) covering the topic, the product/outcome
and the global context

A list of potential sources to find answers to the guiding questions (aim to have a range and variety of
sources)

An understanding of how to evaluate a source to check if it is reliable see this page on the library
portal for more information

Initial findings from research you have started

Bibliographic details (could be in Easybib or Noodlebib or a similar application that keeps track of sources
used)

Outline or plan of the steps to be taken to achieve your goal (this also shows evidence of organization skills) between now and
the November 3, 2015 deadline for the product/outcome (a week by week plan would be good but should at least have key dates
for completing things like researching or planning, etc.)