The InveStig8 project is a chance for you to explore a topic of your own choice. You can follow an area of interest and match it to the I&S diploma subject you have chosen for Year 11. Your task is to produce a magazine style article that investigates an issue or situation with relevance to the 21st century world in which we live. You have a free range to chose what you wish to do and how you present it. It is your article, your choice and your own I&S unit. Because this is a very busy term with lot's of breaks for holiday and other events, the timeline is fairly flexible, but the image to the right gives you a rough idea of the order in which we will be looking at different aspects of the project.
For more information - have a look at the student guide here- this should give you a better overview and understanding of the project
For more information - have a look at the student guide here- this should give you a better overview and understanding of the project
Objective 1: Formulate, frame and justify your research question
The first stage of the process is relatively easy. You just need to choose your research question based around a matrix made by your diploma teachers for next year. You can find that here.
There is also a help document to help you through the choice of question here. It tells you the things to think about when you choose your title and gives you some examples from VSA teachers about the kind of article they would chose if they were choosing this project.
Objective 2: Plan your article using the schedule and the assessment criteria
Proving your expertise in the MYP- You are nearing the end of your MYP journey, and after 5 years, you guys should be experts. Now it is your time to prove it. For every unit you have ever studied, there have set the key concepts, related concepts and global context for your unit. This time around, you will be doing this instead. This might seem like a challenge but the following resources are here to help you. By thinking through these, you will in fact be able to shape your article and question further. It will make you think through your article and help you to write your first evaluation.
Choosing your key concept- There are four key concepts in I&S. Read through the information for each and see if you can identify the key concept that best relates to the theme of your article. Your teacher can check or help you identify this. Or you can look at the example further down the page.
The first stage of the process is relatively easy. You just need to choose your research question based around a matrix made by your diploma teachers for next year. You can find that here.
There is also a help document to help you through the choice of question here. It tells you the things to think about when you choose your title and gives you some examples from VSA teachers about the kind of article they would chose if they were choosing this project.
Objective 2: Plan your article using the schedule and the assessment criteria
Proving your expertise in the MYP- You are nearing the end of your MYP journey, and after 5 years, you guys should be experts. Now it is your time to prove it. For every unit you have ever studied, there have set the key concepts, related concepts and global context for your unit. This time around, you will be doing this instead. This might seem like a challenge but the following resources are here to help you. By thinking through these, you will in fact be able to shape your article and question further. It will make you think through your article and help you to write your first evaluation.
Choosing your key concept- There are four key concepts in I&S. Read through the information for each and see if you can identify the key concept that best relates to the theme of your article. Your teacher can check or help you identify this. Or you can look at the example further down the page.
Choosing your related concept- Related concepts are linked to each of your diploma subjects, these should be a little more straightforward to pick and you should be able to link these fairly easily. You can choose just one related concept or up to 3 if they fit in with your article theme. Check the lists and select whichever concepts you think are the best connections for your article. All of the subjects have different lists of words.