1. Kick-off: Monday, February 8 th 2016  Review the Capstone Senior Research Project overview.  Mark it up with questions, comments, concerns and important due dates!

2. Capstone Senior Research Project QUARTER 3  Why Question  Topic  Website Creation  Personal Passion Statement  Interview #1  Research Part 1  Interview #2  Research Part II QUARTER 4  Research Part III  Solution/Synthesis  Final Senior Research Paper  Final Senior Research Presentation

3. CAPSTONE SENIOR RESEARCH PROJECT

4. Upcoming Due Dates  Why Question  Topic  Website Creation Due Monday, February 15 th by 8:00 am (Yes, I know we don’t have school this day. I spend days off grading )

5. Examples of WHY Questions  Why is soccer important to my community?  Why do the majority of college freshman drop out?  Why is music used for therapy?  Why is the modern world still treating women less than men?  Why does a bad childhood create a bad adulthood?  Why are video games so entertaining?  Why isn’t everyone considered “beautiful?”  Why is Chicago separated by race into different neighborhoods?

6. Advice for WHY Questions:  Be bold – be honest! What is something you REALLY want to discover an answer to?  Stuck? Make a list of things of things you dissatisfied with your life or life around you. You’ll probably have a question about why things are the way they are…  Think BIG(ger) picture. You are smart, inspiring, unique people with the opportunity to bring awareness to something.

8. Examples of Topics  Youth and Media  Energy Conservation  Animal Cruelty  Space Exploration  Nature  Organic Food Movement  Education  Music  Art  Sports

9. Advice for Topics  Narrow it down -

10. Examples of Narrowed Topics  Youth and Media  Animal Cruelty  Organic Food Movement  Entertainment  Music  Art  Sports  The effects of social media on teen body image  The quality of life of animals in zoos  Organic food availability in “food deserts”  The lack of people of color in Hollywood  The role of women in professional sports

11. Examples of Website Creation  Tumblr http://blackscientistsandinventors.tumblr.com/ http://www.youmightfindyourself.com/  Blogger  Weebly  *Others?

12. Advice for Websites  Pick a platform you can EASILY use.  Keep it clean and polished.  Update it regularly! (Aside from the assigned posts).  Read others

13. SRP Brainstorming Time  Brainstorm WHY questions and topics  Take a look at what website creation platform you’d like to use!  Chat with me if you have questions!  DUE MONDAY – Look for a survey…

14. Homework  Invisible Man Chapters 7-10 + playbook questions by WEDNESDAY  Invisible Man Chapters 1-6 playbook questions  SRP WHY Question, topic and website creation due Monday, February 15 th at 8:00 am

15. Kick-off: Tuesday, February 9 th 2016  Review Ms. VB’s example SRP blogs for Tumblr, Blogger and Weebly http://msvandenbranden.tumblr.com/ http://msvandenbranden.blogspot.com/ http://msvandenbranden.weebly.com/ Make note of what your website should look like when you submit the link (due Monday!)

16. More SRP Tips & Ideas…  Read through the examples of final papers from past students. Elephants  http://www.adforum.com/award- organization/6650245/showcase/2015/ad/34504815 http://www.adforum.com/award- organization/6650245/showcase/2015/ad/34504815 See the Children  http://www.adforum.com/award- organization/6650245/showcase/2015/ad/34499781 http://www.adforum.com/award- organization/6650245/showcase/2015/ad/34499781 Review Monday’s PowerPoint! (Advice…)

17. SRP Brainstorming & SOLIDIFYING Time  Brainstorm WHY questions  Do you really WONDER about these questions?  You must have at least two by the end of class  Brainstorm topics  Are they too broad? Be as specific as possible  You must have at least two by the end of class  Choose your blog platform  Tumblr, Blogger, Weebly, other…  Is it the platform with which you are MOST COMFORTABLE?

18. OR  Invisible Man Chapters 7-10 + playbook questions by WEDNESDAY  Invisible Man Chapters 1-6 playbook questions Reminders  SRP WHY Question, topic and website creation due Monday, February 15 th at 8:00 am via survey

19. Homework  Invisible Man Chapters 7-10 + playbook questions by WEDNESDAY  Invisible Man Chapters 1-6 playbook questions  SRP WHY Question, topic and website creation due Monday, February 15 th at 8:00 am