Progress update 1
As part of our year 10 Humanities course we are able to research a project of our own choice and to create an outcome to showcase at a final exhibition in term 4. My group got assigned geography as our project subtopic. The essential question we decided to investigate is “How do dogs live around the world?”. In this project, we will discover dogs around the world and what jobs they do, what breeds are most popular, the populations, and the different cultures surrounding dogs. We chose this topic as we both love dogs and would be interested in learning more about them. By choosing something we are both interested in, we will be motivated throughout the whole project and produce a good quality project.
My role for this project is equal to my partner as we are splitting each task in half. This ensures that we are both contributing to the project and one person isn’t doing all the work. So far my group has completed an annotated bibliography, made a timeline, wrote a progress update, done week 9 and 10 reflections, and brainstormed ideas for our stall. We will continue to divide the tasks evenly throughout the project to make sure we are both contributing equally.
The core questions we are going to explore are:
- Where are dogs most commonly found around the world?
- Which dog breeds are most popular in each country?
- What are the jobs a dog can have and what training do they have to go through to get these jobs?
- What cultures do different countries/religions have surrounding dogs?
During this project, we will be improving on effective communication, resilience, problem-solving, collaboration, and organization throughout this entire project. We will need to be resilient and use problem-solving throughout this project as there will be many challenges which we will need to work around and overcome. We will need to collaborate and use communication so we can use our time effectively and complete this project to a high standard. Without these capabilities, we wouldn’t be able to complete this project to the best of our ability.
Emily Cheng
I like the 1st paragraph because it gives me lots of information about the project and what it is about. Including pictures from the planning sheets are also very useful but there is not much information about the capabilities wheel and how you have used it in your project.
Matt and Song
This idea is very interesting and I will be looking forward to the final presentation on presentation night. However, I think that explaining the capabilities wheel more in depth will allow the presentation to excel.
Phoebe
you have shown a very clear understanding of your project
you didn’t write very in depth about your capabilities and how you used them in your project.
Hana
You have a very good understanding of your final idea and show good research
you also have a very good evidence of what you have completed
you have highlighted your capabilities well
kate z
I think your summary and timeline are both very effective at conveying your understanding of the project, and organisation.
I think you could include an image of the capabilities wheel, though the brief insight into how the capabilities are used was useful.
I would be interested in more detail about your future planning, and into what you are considering producing for your presentation.
Milly and Aleesha
You clearly both are interested in your topic and have a good understanding of what you need to complete. Your timeline is also well written and will help you to stay on task for the exhibition. Our one critique would be to go into more depth about your chosen capabilities.
Ben Fell-Smith
You really show your passion for the subject and there is lots of detail about the question and ideas. However, you need to make sure to add some ideas about the capabilities you need for the project, and how to improve.