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Senior Project Guidelines and Instructions for Success

This document outlines the roles of the English teacher and adviser in overseeing senior projects. It provides a detailed schedule, requirements, deadlines, and tips for students to excel in their research and presentation tasks.

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Senior Project Guidelines and Instructions for Success

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  1. Warm Up • What are three jobs or job fields, you can see yourself pursuing in the future? • Provide at least one explanation why you chose this field…

  2. Senior Project Introduction Mr. Brown Mr. Clawson Dr. Moschetta Woodland Hills High School

  3. English Teacher vs. Adviser English Teacher’s Role Adviser’s Role Grade Senior Project work for 2-3 students Return graded work to English teachers Conference with advisees (if necessary) You should introduce yourself to your adviser – next few weeks Attend advisees’ presentations (if schedule allows) • Teach Senior Project process in English class • Provide SOME in-class work time • Sign Proposal/Contract • Collect work on deadline days • Keep a record of Senior Project progress & grades • Coordinate presentations in English class

  4. Portfolio Requirement • Turn in all work in your Senior Project folder • Try to take care of it so it doesn’t fall apart • There is a specific order that your work will be organized in your folder • Don’t throw anything away! • Lost Senior Project materials must be recreated, reprinted, or replaced • IMPORTANT! Don’t use your Senior Project folder for anything other than Senior Project! • Bring your folder to class on Senior Project work days

  5. Topics • Choose a career field of interest • Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center database • Bridges • Research some controversial topics within that career field • Issues and Controversies database • WHSD Homepage, schools, high school, library, Facts on File Databases, Issues and Controversies

  6. Topic Selection • Determine a controversial topic for your Senior Project • You will research: • Background on the topic • Arguments in favor of the issue • Arguments opposed to the issue • Determine your stance on the issue and explain it

  7. Senior Project Handbook • All information you will need for each step in the Senior Project process • Table of Contents • Activities • Explanations of requirements • Rubrics • Paper and Works Cited format • Documenting sources – parenthetical citations

  8. Senior Project Process & Deadlines • Proposal – September 14 • Draft on pages 10-11 of Senior Project Handbook • Final copy – separate (yellow) • Research and Notes – November 2 • Six sources (1 source due approx. 2 weeks early for English teachers to check before Advisers grade the rest of the notes) • Three different kinds of sources • At least one firsthand source • Firsthand vs. secondary sources – Proposal (page 10)

  9. Senior Project Process & Deadlines • Outline – January 4 • Detailed outline of research paper • Midterm for all senior English classes • First Draft – February 15 • Draft of research paper • Final Paper – March 28 • Presentations – April/May

  10. Deadlines • Deadlines are not negotiable • Lose 10% per day late, regardless of absence or excuse • If you are not in school • Turn in work early • Have a responsible friend turn in work TO ME! (not my mailbox) • As a last resort, email work to me before your class period & turn in Senior Project folder the next day

  11. Deadlines • Final paper deadline • If not completed on March 28 AND meeting minimum requirements, you are not eligible to participate in the graduation ceremony • Presentation • You must present on the day you are scheduled • You must be on time to class on your presentation date • Conflicts must be resolved before the calendar is finalized

  12. Grading/In Class Work Time • Each step is graded on rubric – copies in Senior Project handbook • Allow for 2 weeks for advisers to grade & return to English teacher; English teacher to record grades • When work is returned, we will discuss the next step and have a few days in class to work • Much of the work will need to be completed out of class • You will have ample time to complete work before the next deadline

  13. Plagiarism • Plagiarism is cheating • Plagiarism = Forging a parent’s signature on proposal, not paraphrasing or quoting, not citing • Plagiarize once = 0 for that step, must still complete that step for no credit • Plagiarize twice = fail Senior Project • Plagiarize final paper = fail Senior Project, do not graduate

  14. Warm UP • Why are you freaking out about your senior projects? • What? Why?

  15. Minimum Requirements • 5-7 page research paper • Minimum 5 full pages! • 6 sources, 3 different kinds, at least one firsthand source • 10 minute minimum presentation • Complete all steps in Senior Project process • Pass final paper & presentation

  16. Questions?

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