This study aims to explain how effective project-based learning is to facilitate students’ learning motivation, and how the project-based learning supports students’ learning motivation. The subject is tenth graders of SMA Ky Ageng Giri in the 2022/2023 academic year as participants of 28 students. The sample was students of X-1. The method used are quantitative and qualitative with the pre-experimental design conducted in one class. The data collection method used pre-test and post-test, questionnaire, and reflection sheets. The formula used to analyze the data was Wilcoxon test using SPSS16 version and description. After collecting the data, the writer found from the data of questionnaire that 75% sample or 21 students of class X-1 was motivated well during the English lesson using Project-Based Learning Method, and then the data used SPSS, the mean score of pre-test was 43.57 and post-test was 86.43, and sig. Was 0.00 < 0.05. So the findings here students motivated when learning used Project-based learning, strenghten by the SPSS results which stated that the hypothesis alternative is accepted, and hypothesis null is rejected. And then from the reflection sheets writer found the teacher and students felt the same point of view about project-based learning is effective method and students are motivated well. Therefore, this study indicates that using project-based learning method can facilitate students’ learning motivation well.