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Following the NC Graduation Project Rubrics

OHS Graduation Project. Following the NC Graduation Project Rubrics. The Basic Objectives of the OHS Graduation Project. 1. The student will be “stretched” or challenged through this project. 2. The student must have a serious and sustained interest/passion about the project topic.

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Following the NC Graduation Project Rubrics

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  1. OHS Graduation Project Following the NC Graduation Project Rubrics

  2. The Basic Objectives of the OHS Graduation Project • 1. The student will be “stretched” or challenged through this project. • 2. The student must have a serious and sustained interest/passion about the project topic. • 3. The student must demonstrate growth throughout the process. • 4. The student must follow and pass (with satisfactory or exemplary) the NC Graduation Project Rubrics. • 5. The student will experience more of his/her community through this project.

  3. 5 Components • Proposal • Product w/Service Learning • Paper • Portfolio • Presentation

  4. The Proposal • Full Block Formal Business Letter • Addressed to Owen High Committee • Attached to CONTRACT (includes student, parent, mentor, service learning coordinator signatures) • Paper topic approved by English teacher or Mrs. Wendy Cable (GP Committee chair) • Very specific guidelines • Mentor information sheet also required • Due to English teacher for review before committee

  5. The Paper • MLA style (Modern Language Association) • Times New Roman 12 pt. font • Double Spaced, 1 inch margins • 5 full pages (1 line on the 6th) • Must have header and heading • Student generated graph/chart (1/4 size of page) • Works Cited page, including header • Paper is electronically turned in to Turnitin.com website as well as English teacher • The English teacher grades the first copy, with an option to revise for a higher grade. • MUST HAVE FLASHDRIVE FOR ALL WRITTEN MATERIAL

  6. The Product • 15 hours w/ mentor for a satisfactory grade • 16 hours w/ mentor for an exemplary grade (A) • Mentor must be 21 years old • Must not be an immediate family member or a member of your household • Must be outside the school • 2 hours of service learning • May or may not be w/ mentor ( but must have a service learning coordinator) • 2 hrs. is part of the 15/16 hours • Must not be “free labor” • Community service encouraged • Product includes work w/mentor (shadowing or lessons), w/ a tangible piece of evidence (scrapbook, photo album, video, model, demonstration, etc.) • Photo documentation required for ALL students throughout the process • Product, Service Learning Component, Picture documentation, Graduation Project Log, Mentor Verification form, and Visual Aids ALL due same time • The community judges grade the product.

  7. The Portfolio • White,1 inch, 3 ring binder w/ plastic sleeve in front • Must save material on a flashdrive • All information MLA style • Portfolio includes research paper as well as other reflective writing material • Photo documentation in portfolio • The English teacher grades the portfolio.

  8. The Presentation • 2 Mock presentations (1 teacher, 1 class) • 8-10 minute SPEECH(grade penalty for time under or over) • Demonstrations, videos, etc. may expend 3 of those minutes • 3 community judges, 1 teacher room host • Professional attire • Specific components • The community judges grade the presentation.

  9. GP Off Campus Day • One day to work with mentor off campus during school hours • Student is NOT counted absent, counts as a field trip • Student must seek prior approval from parent, English teacher, and Mrs. Turner • Student must give copies of off-campus approval to all current teachers and Mrs. Taylor—at least 2 days before planned event • Must use off-campus day opportunity before day product is due.

  10. Graduation Project Ideas

  11. Fall 2014 Deadlines • Proposal: Wednesday, September 3 • Paper: Wednesday, October 15 • Product: Wednesday, November 19 • Portfolio: Tuesday, November 25 • Presentation: Tuesday, December 16

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