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Senior Honors Inquiry Project

Senior Honors Inquiry Project. Fall 2009. Example #1.

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Senior Honors Inquiry Project

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  1. Senior Honors Inquiry Project Fall 2009

  2. Example #1 • Eileen explored the question of human goodness. Her fascination with psychology led her to Philip Zimbardo'swork. Her final project culminated in an interactive, Socratic discussion. She would make a statement that would test people's ethical principles and they would have to go to the Strongly Disagree or Agree sides (see signs on the whiteboard) then she would facilitate a discussion.

  3. Example #2 Alaina, after reading three very demanding novels (one of which was the Count of Monte Christo) examined the notion of conflict between our inner conscience and outer selves, representing this in a remarkable painting.

  4. Example #3 Rachel, who will study drama at USC, studied the difference between theater and film this semester. After a remarkable multimedia documentary history of the two in Power Point, she took it to the next level by illustrating for us on the spot the difference. She performed live--it was truly remarkable how she stepped into character--a scene from Dirty Dancing in which the girl confronts her father about her disappointment; then, after this stunning performance, Rachel showed us the same scene from the film.

  5. Example #4 Lily began by investigating the experience of racism in the US through the lives of African Americans but quickly found herself drawn to a different topic, one that was more universal: fear. This is just one part of her excellent presentation. Inspired by Postsecret.com, Lily went around and asked people to make cards that said what they were afraid of; then passed out markers and cards and asked everyone in class to do the same, then have a discussion.

  6. Example #5 Amanda read three novels, one of which was Atonement, that examined the concept of conscience. Being the brilliant scientists/mathematician she is, Amanda read a bunch of theories on moral reasoning, conscience, and more, then developed her own original equation to assess someone's conscience. She then called someone up--thanks to Luis for volunteering!--and asked him questions like "How religious would you say you are?" which yielded a score. I was not surprised to see that according to Amanda's equation, Luis had a very high conscience quotient. Each part of the equation corresponded with a different theory (e.g., Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning).

  7. Example #6 Brittany, one of the year book editors, used her layout genius and visual intelligence to create this compelling collage in response to the novels she read about immigrants' experiences.

  8. Example #7 Lauren read three novels that explored the inner lives of women and men through marriage, focusing on the notion of fidelity. Though difficult to see, she incorporated words from Postsecret.com to provide further insight into her subject.

  9. Example #8 Greg studied the subject of love as reflected in music and literature. Here he plays some notes to illustrate the different ways music evokes emotional responses, then connects these to the books (e.g., Hornsby's High FIdelity).

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