MYPCommunityProject:ProcessJournal

Eachsectionofyourprocessjournaliscolorcodedusingthekeybelow:
Phases
Green
JournalEntry
Red
JournalPrompt
Blue
StudentResponses
Black
MentorFeedback
Purple

ProcessJournalPhase1:
Investigating
DuebyFriday,September23rd

JournalEntry#1:

Usethechartbelowtobrainstorma
listofthree
thingsyouwouldwanttolearnmore
aboutasitrelatestoservingacommunity.Whatneedsorproblemsinoursocietyare
youinterestedin?Consideryourownpersonalgifts(creating,music,dance,writing,
technology).Thinkaboutcommunityandserviceyouhavedoneinthepastthatyou
haveenjoyed.

Foreachone,writeadetailedexplanation
astowhyyouwouldwanttolearnmore
aboutit.TrytopickatleastoneissuethatpeopleLIKEYOU(gender,race,age,
abilities,environment,etc.)face.WhatissuesdoyouNOThearalotabout(ordo
notgetalotofattention,help,and/orpublicity)?Youcanalsorefertothewikipage
titledCurrentandRelevantIssuesforideas.

Herearesomebroadsampletopicsthatmayhelpyouthinkaboutwhatyouare
interestedinandpassionateabout:
animals,environment,elderly,religion,education,
childcare,health,poverty,hunger,violence,energy,music,government,voting,
abuse,pregnancy,substanceabuse,suicide,immigrationLGBTQ,transportation,
individualswithdisabilities,safety,food,etc.

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TOPICSIAM
PASSIONATE
ABOUT

DETAILEDEXPLANATIONOF
WHYYOUWANTTOLEARN
MOREABOUTIT

WHATYOUWOULDHOPETO
ACCOMPLISH

1.

2.

3.

Now,identifythe
one
topic(fromyouroriginalthreeyoubrainstormedabove)thatyou
feelthemostpassionateabout.

TOPIC:

Whydoesthistopic
interestyouthemost?

Whattypeofservice
canbeofferedrelating
tothistopic?

Whatisthespecific
NEED
youare
addressing?

Whatisthespecific
COMMUNITY
youwill
beserving?

Whatwillbethe
METHOD
inwhichyou
planonservingthis
community?

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Phase1:MentorFeedback
(tobecompletedbymentor)

MentorFeedback

Studenthasclearlyexpressed
threeinterestshe/shehasthat
wouldservehis/hercommunity.

Foreachinterestlisted,the

studentwroteadetailed

explanationastowhyhe/she
wouldwanttolearnmoreaboutit.

Commentsrelatingtothechosen
NEED

Commentsrelatingtothechosen
COMMUNITY

Commentsrelatingtothechosen
METHOD

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ProcessJournalPhase2:
Planning
th
DuebyFriday,October7

JournalEntry#2:
Now,itistimetonarrowdownthetypeofserviceyouwouldliketodevelop.Useyour
topicideatofillin
ATLEASTTHREE
oftheboxesbelow.Thiswillhelpyoutonarrow
downwhichIBGlobalContextwillfityourprojectthebest.

Howcouldyouusethattopicto

Identitiesand
Relationships

OrientationinTimeand
Space

Fairnessand
Development

...helpyoubecomeaware
ofyourrolesand
responsibilitiesasa
memberofthecommunity?

...helpyoutoconnect
peoplefromdifferent
backgrounds,eras,and
personalhistories?

...helpyoucreateanidea
orsystemthatmight
exploreourrightand
responsibilitiesasglobal
citizens?

Globalizationand
Sustainability

ScientificandTechnical
Innovation

PersonalandCultural
Expression

...helpyouexploreyour
relationshipwiththe
environment,howitaffects
you,andhowyouaffectit?

...helpyoubecomean
inventorortoexplorethe
effectsofhumaninvention
ontheworld?

...helpyoubetterexpress
yourideasorhelpothers
tobettersharetheir
creativity,culture,
feelings,and/orbeliefs?

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AnalyzetheIBGlobalContextschartbelow
onelasttime
andanswerthequestionsin
thetablebelowthechart.

IdentitiesandRelationships

Orientationin
TimeandSpace

Fairnessand
Development

Projectthathelpsyou
exploreidentity,beliefs,
values,relationships
includingfamilies,friends,
communitiesandcultures.

Projectthathelpsyouexplore
personalhistories,turning
points,relationshipsbetween
individualsandcivilizations
frompersonal,local,andglobal
perspective.

Projectthathelpsyouexplore
therelationshipsbetween
communitiessharing
resourceswithotherpeople
andlivingthingsaccess
equalopportunitiespeace
andconflictresolution

Globalizationand
Sustainability

Scientificand
TechnicalInnovation

Personaland
CulturalExpression

Projectthathelpsyou
explorehowlocal
experiencesmediatethe
globaltheimpactof
decisionmakingon
humankindandthe
environment.

Projectthathelpsyouexplore Projectthathelpsyouexplore
howhumansusetheir
thewaywediscoverand
understandingofscientificand
expressideas,feelings,
technologicaladvanceson
cultureandvaluestheways
communitiesandenvironments inwhichweextendandenjoy
howhumansadapt
ourcreativity
environmentstotheirneeds.

InresponsetoJournal3,
whatGlobalContextfits
yourprojectthebest?

Explain
indetail
howyour
projectlinkstothisGlobal
Contextandisthebestfit
forit.

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JournalEntry#3
Fillinthetablebelowwiththoughtful,detailedresponses.

Identifyarealisticgoalof

whatyouwantto
create/develop/organizeas
yourproject.Briefly
explainyourideain
detail
.
Wheredoyouspecifically
plantocarryoutyour
serviceproject?

Whatpeopleor

organizationsareyou
goingtoneedtocontactto
carryoutyourservice
project?
Makealistof
10ormore
stepsyouwouldneedto
taketoachieveyourgoal.
Theseshouldbe
detailed
stepsthatsomeoneelse
couldrepeattheexact
samewayasyou(likethe
recipetomakeacake).

Inordertodothis,Iwillneedto
(Besuretoincludethematerials,people,orderthings
needtooccur,approvalfornecessaryitems,etc...)
Step1:

Step2:

Step3:

Step4:

Step5:

andsoon.

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JournalEntry#4
Blendallthenotesyouwroteinyourpreviousjournalentriesinto
threeparagraphs
usingthefollowingsentencestarters:

The
NEED
thatmy

communityservice
projectaddressesis...
The
GOAL
ofmy
CommunityProjectis
to...
Ichosethisgoal
because...
The
COMMUNITY
where
Iwillfocusmyservice
projectis...

The
GLOBALCONTEXT
thatfocusesmyproject
is...
Thisfocusesmy
projectbecause...

Iwilltakethefollowing
stepstoachievemy
goal...
WhenIfinish,Iwill
havecreated/
developed/organized...

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Phase2:MentorFeedback
(tobecompletedbymentor)

MentorFeedback

Howrealisticarethegoalsof
theproject?

Willitrequirespecial
equipmentorextensive
support?

Istheprojectalignedtothe
appropriateIBGlobal
Context?Ifnot,whatwould
beamoreappropriateGlobal

andwhy?
Suggestionstohelpyou
design,plan,andexecute
yourproject.

Suggestedresources:
interviews,currentevents,
books,community
groups/contacts,related
servicegroups

AdditionalSuggestions

WordsofEncouragement

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ProcessJournalPhase3:
ReflectionandResearch
th

DueByFriday,November4

JournalEntry#5:ProcessReflection
Reviewthefeedbackyoureceivedonthefirstsixjournalentriesyousubmitted.

Summarizeyourfeelings
aboutthefeedbackyou
received.

Whatchangesdoyouplanon
makingnowthatyouhave
receivedfeedbackandwhy?

JournalEntry#6:DeterminingPurpose

Whatareyouhoping
tolearnasaresultof

yourresearch?
Changethatstatementintoaquestionthatyouwillanswerasaresultofyour
topic.
Examples:
Canonepersonmakeadifferenceintheircommunity?
Willsellingtshirtswithpositivemessageshelpreduceviolenceinmy
community?
Willsingingatthechildrenshospitalprovideamorespiritedenvironment
forthepatientsandstaff?
HowcanIraiseawarenessforAlzheimersresearch?
QUESTION:

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Identifyatleast
TWO
sourcesthatyouwillusetofindinformationrelatingtoyour
servicetopic.
Examplesinclude:abook,website,database,fieldwork,primary
source,interview,event,etc.Researchsomeonewhohasdonethesamethingyou
wouldliketodo.Researchthehistoryoftheproblemorsolutionstotheproblem.
AllCitationsmustbecorrectlyformatted.Pleaseuse

http://www.bibme.org/
and
includetheURLifyougotyourresearchfromawebpage.
YOUSHOULDUSEASMUCHSPACEINTHESEBOXESASYOUNEED.DO
NOTLIMITYOURRESEARCHNOTES.
ALSO,YOUDONOTNEEDTOLIMITYOURSELFTOTWOSOURCES.

Citation:
Notes:
Whyisthissourceuseful?

Citation:
Notes:
Whyisthissourceuseful?

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JournalEntry#7:ReflectingontheResearch
Evaluatetheresearchthatyoudid.

Explaintheactionyouwill
takeinthenextphaseof
theproject.
Identifythematerialsyou
willneedtoobtainandhow
youwillobtainthem.
Howmuchtimedoyou
anticipateitwilltaketo
createandexecutethe
project?

Explainhowyouwill
documentthataction
throughouttheprocessto
ensurethatyouhavethe
necessarymaterialsto
createapresentation.

Whattypeofproductswill
youusetopresentyour
serviceaction?

Whyareyouchoosingto
usethoseproductsfor
yourpresentation?

Whathaveyoudonesofar
thatyouareproudof?
Whatdoyouneedtowork
onmore?

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Phase3:MentorFeedback
(tobecompletedbymentor)

Afteryouhavefinishedyourresearch,youwillmeetwithyourmentortodiscussyour
progressandevaluatetheresourcesyoucollected.Usethesequestionsasguidesto
setgoalsforexecutingyourserviceactionandcreatingyourpresentationproduct.

Whatadditionalinformation
doesyourmenteeneedto
collectinordertoachieve
his/hergoalincreatingthe
product?
Howcanthestudentbest
planhis/hertimeto
completetheprojectbythe
deadline?Listpotential
stepsandduedatesfor
them.

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ProcessJournalPhaseFour:
TakeAction,PresentandReflect
DuebyMonday,April3rd
Nowthatyouhavegatheredavarietyofinformationonyourtopic,itistimetofollow
throughwiththeactionofyourproject.
Inthisphase,youwill...
actonyourplantohelpyourcommunity.
documentyouractionasyoudoit.
createtheproductyouplantopresent.

JournalEntry#8:DescriptionoftheProcess
Provideadetailedexplanationofyourserviceinaction.Thisis
whatreallyhappened
,
notnecessarilywhatyouplannedtodo
.

Provideyourresponsesintheboxesbelow

Step1

WhatIdid
Myreasonfordoing
thiswas...
Step2

WhatIdid
:
Myreasonfordoing
thiswas
Step3

WhatIdid
:
Myreasonfordoing
thiswas
Step4

WhatIdid
:
Myreasonfordoing
thiswas
Step5
andsoon

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JournalEntry#9Planningthepresentation
Congratulations!Youarealmostdone!Thepresentationisthefinalcomponenttothe
CommunityProject.

Whatproductswillyouuseto
presentyourserviceaction?

Sketchadesignofhowyou

envisionyourworktobe
displayed.(Thiscanbeturned
intoyourmentoronseparate
paper.)
Howdoyouplanon
presentingyourinformation?

JournalEntry#10Reflection
Nowthatyouvecompletedtheproject,answerthefollowingquestions.

Whatwastheimpactofyour
projectonthecommunityyou
served?
Howdidtheprojectimpact
youpersonally?

Whatnewperspectivesdid

youdevelopasaresultofthis
project?Howdoyouseethe
communityorservingothers
differently?
Ifyoucouldgobackand
changeanythingaboutyour
project,whatwouldyou
change?Explainwhy.

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Howcouldyouexpandupon
yourcommunityprojectand
makeanevenbigger
difference?

Shareanexampleofhowyou
effectivelymanagedyourtime
andtasks.Besuretoinclude
howyoumanagedyour
emotions,priorities,
motivationand/orresilience
duringtheentireprocess.
Listtheindividualsyou
workedwithduringthe
process.Whodidyouspeak
with,interview,serve,work
with,manage,

Brieflyexplainhowyour
communicationhelpedyou
completeyourproject.
Provideanexampleofyour
useofeffective
communication.Providean
exampleofwhereyoucould
haveimprovedyour
communicationandexplain
how.

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Phase4:MentorFeedback
(tobecompletedbymentor)
MeetwithyourmentortoreviewyourPhase4journalsandprepareforyourproject
presentation.

Mentorfeedbackaboutthe
serviceaction

Mentorfeedbackabout
presentationproduct

Mentorfeedbackabout
reflection

Suggestionstopreparefor
presentation

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