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The Senior Project

The Senior Project. A Voyage of Discovery. Live It. Learn It. Love It. Live It. It will be hard work It can be stressful BUT . . . It can be rewarding You get to choose!!. Learn It. You will learn: Organization Time management skills Collaboration with a mentor

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The Senior Project

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  1. TheSenior Project A Voyage of Discovery

  2. Live It Learn It Love It

  3. Live It • It will be hard work • It can be stressful BUT . . . • It can be rewarding • You get to choose!!

  4. Learn It You will learn: • Organization • Time management skills • Collaboration with a mentor • Writing for different audiences • Real life lessons • Self discovery

  5. Love It • Opportunity or obligation? • “Have to” or “want to?” • Easy or challenging? It’s up to you - choice!!

  6. The Project Topic • Must include a “learning stretch” • Requires intellectual and emotional growth • Explore: • Careers/Post-graduation plans • Something you have never done – take a chance! • Something you have done, but want to take to a higher level – challenge yourself!

  7. Senior Project Components The Four P’s: • Paper • Product • Portfolio • Presentation

  8. Research Paper • Paper connected to Senior Project topic • Research should enrich your field work and vice versa • This is NOT a report • This is a research-based position paper: • Take a position • Support it with evidence from your research

  9. Senior Project Research Paper Research Paper Topic Field Work and Mentoring • You know the structure from your junior research paper • The next steps start here…

  10. Product Product = Evidence of Learning Stretch Knowledge from research + Fieldwork and mentoring experiences Product that you create Detailed documentation of how you create the product, from start to finish, is required. Document the Process

  11. Portfolio • Documentation of the entire Senior Project process, from choosing a topic to the final reflection, and all the steps in between. • Series of artifacts illustrating your journey. • Senior Project yearbook.

  12. Presentation • Opportunity to showcase the knowledge gained through the Senior Project experience • Panel of judges comprised of teachers, staff, and community members. • This is your chance to shine!

  13. Research Paper Project Topic Product Seek Mentor Preparing for the JourneyUse Brainstorming Handouts The ship sets sail on August 31st BE PREPARED!!

  14. Put all the pieces together and you are one step closer to . . . Presentation Product Research Paper Graduation! Portfolio

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