1. Senior Project Notes Requirements
Woodland Hills High School
Pages Senior Project Handbook

2. Cover Page
Every step in the Senior Project process from now on must have a cover page (see page 14)
On cover page:
Your name
English teacher’s name
Adviser’s name
Assignment
Date submitted to English teacher
Spaces for English teacher & Adviser to indicate date received and initial
No cover page = work not accepted
Download a cover page on Dr. Moschetta’s website: English or English 12 Advanced Senior Project page

3. Notes from One Source Due Early
2 weeks before the deadline
Submit notes from one source to English teacher
Also submit a copy of the source (no books!)
Due date: Wednesday, October 19
Purpose: To check that students are formatting, paraphrasing, and citing notes correctly
If incorrect, feedback allows students to correct their mistakes

4. Minimum Notes Requirements
6 sources (includes source turned in early)
Three different kinds
At least one must be your firsthand source
Minimum facts per source
Rubric Wording: “Note-taking from this source is thorough”
Due Date: November 2, 2011

5. What to Research Background on the topic
How the controversy developed, history, etc.
Maximum 25% of notes on background
Arguments/support for one side of the issue
Arguments/support for the other side of the issue
Approximately 75% of notes should be on the arguments
Close to evenly split between the 2 sides – more on your side

6. Format for Notes See page 16 in Senior Project Handbook List of notes
Typed/handwritten
Different page for each source
Source information at top of each page – MLA format
Page numbers for print sources only

7. Credibility of Sources
Refer to page 12 in Handbook
Credibility, accuracy, reasonableness, support
Not credible sources = not allowed:
Wikipedia
Ask.com
Yahoo Answers
Blog posts
Message boards (except in some firsthand research cases)

8. How Not To Plagiarize
Go over pages in Handbook

9. What to Turn In: Cover Page For each source:
MLA formatted source information
AT LEAST facts summarized, paraphrased, or quoted (as few quotes as possible)
Printed out copy of the original source, attached to the notes (does not apply to books)
Web page printout, magazine/newspaper article, etc.

10. How to Turn In: In your Senior Project Folder Cover Page on top
Attach notes, source information, and printed copy of source – 6 “packets” like this
On time
Penalty for late work (includes absence)
Do not come to class on the due date and ask if you can go print your sources