W HAT IS S ENIOR P ROJECT ? A S HORT T UTORIAL

A CHANCE TO LEARN AND BECOME AN “ EXPERT ” ON ALMOST ANYTHING YOU ARE INTERESTED IN !! As long as it meets a few criteria…………..

M AIN P ARTS OF A S ENIOR P ROJECT 1. Research Paper 2. Product (Including Mentor Hours) 3. Presentation 4. Portfolio

R ESEARCH P APER Completed Note Pages Outline 8-10 pages 8-10 sources 4 sources must be non-internet Parenthetical references 1 source must be from your personal interview with an expert 12 point font, double spaced, Times New Roman Works Cited Page Cover page

R ESEARCH P APER Can’t be very broad ( example: art, fishing,) But don’t want to be super specific, you have to write 10 pages ( example: being a human statue at Bele Chere, catching catfish with your bare hands) Find a happy medium ( oil painting, fly-fishing) Weebly

P RODUCT Must spend at least 15 hours outside of class Examples 1. Learning some type of skill ( dance, music, martial art, underwater basket weaving) 2. Making something (clothing, art, banjo) 3. Training or Certification ( CPR, 1 st aid, star trekology) 4. Participating or creating a program… 5. You must have something physical to show for your product hours must be signed off with your mentor the other 10 must be documented as well ….this goes in your mentor/product log.

M ORE ON THE P RODUCT … Must relate to the paper Must be able to find a LOCAL expert you can meet with and be mentored by. Should be inexpensive, the best things in life are free!! Must show proof of work and hours, through pictures, mentor log, video, bringing your mentor to school! Weebly

P RESENTATION Must be 8-12 minutes long Must have visuals, such as a PowerPoint, product, pictures, videos Focus on – overview of paper, who your mentor was, what you learned, why you chose your topic, what you struggles with, what your product was Judges will be 4 professionals from the area Weebly

P RESENTATION Must dress like a professional Must be on time to presentation Must shake hands and introduce yourself to the judges

P ORTFOLIO Documents all of your hard work online using a Weebly account. This will include: Proposal Resume Final draft of paper Work Cited Product Description Product Evaluation Pictures Mentor Documentation and Product Logs Self-Evaluation

F INDING A TOPIC ….. Hmmm…

G OOD IDEAS Pick a career you are maybe interested in pursuing Pick a hobby you have always wanted to learn Pick something in the community that you would like to improve… Think of a time in history or historical figure you are interested in.

V ERY I MPORTANT Your research paper, product, mentor, must all be related. You must have a paper and product idea to get approved.

F INDING A MENTOR 1. Should be an expert in your area Should be at least 21 years old 2. Should be willing to meet with you at least 4 times in the semester 3. Must be interviewed 4. May have a chance to come in and give a little speech for extra credit……

E XAMPLES OF A GOOD SENIOR PROJECT Learn about the history of knitting (paper)  knit your own scarves and blanket(product)  mentor was in charge of a knitting club Learn about history of pottery  make own pottery (product)  mentor owned pottery studio

M ORE GOOD EXAMPLES Paper on wilderness survival  went to a survival camp  mentor was instructor Paper on digital animation  made an animation  mentor was ab tech professor Paper on guitars  student made their own guitar  mentor was woodworker

W HAT ’ S MOST IMPORTANT …. “P ICK A SUBJECT YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO LEARN ABOUT !! I F YOU ARE NOT HAVING FUN WITH YOUR PROJECTS, ITS YOUR OWN FAULT FOR PICKING A LAME TOPIC !!” - T OM C OPELAND - G RADUATION P ROJECT C OORDINATOR

3,2,1 After viewing the presentation write down: 3 things you learned 2 things you found interesting 1 Questions you still have