The Project’s Map

The Project’s Map

BY: MANAL ABBAS

The project is planned as a 25 sessions’ long project. Nine of the sessions will be lessons, given by the teacher, in order to promote Prerequisite Skills and Knowledge. The rest of the sessions will be dedicated to group work, oral presentations and reflection.

Sessions	The subject and description of the session	Special remarks
1	Introduction: the general characteristics of project work and the criteria for assessing the project are discussed, after the teacher presents it.	The students receive: A letter, introducing  the project The criteria for assessing the project
2	Learning how to write a research question: After the guided activity, the groups’ research questions are approved by the teacher/ revised. The students divide the workload among group’s members.	We present a detailed activity. The students fill: Checklists to evaluate their research questions A table describing a clear division of workload among group’s members
3	Learning how to search  information on the Internet	The activity should be done in the computer lab.
4	Learning how to evaluate the different sources, and choosing At least 4-5 reliable sources for the project. The teacher approves the sources.	The activity should be done in the computer lab.
5	Learning to summarize:	We present a detailed activity
6	Learning how to use Using graphic organizers
7	The structure of the final product and the rules of citing are presented by the teacher.
8+9	Guided practice in speaking and presenting orally.
10-21	Group work on the project: Reading and summarizing the different sources. Writing a draft of the project. Meeting the teacher, who gives her/his remark on the project’s different stages and final draft. Re edit the project according to the teacher’s remarks. Write the final project. Prepare for the oral presentation.
22-23	Oral presentations of the projects by the groups, according to a pre-planned schedule.	Students check their readiness with the oral presentation checklist.
24-25	Feedback is given by the students, both orally, and in an individual reflection form. The teacher gives her remarks and final grade to each student.	The students fill: A reflection form The students receive: The teacher’s remark according to the project’s assessment criteria.