1. Senior Culminating Project
Preparing for the Oral Presentation

2. In order to be completely prepared for the Oral Presentation your portfolio must be up-to-date
If you need help updating your portfolio, the Culminating Project lab is available on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the library
You will receive a Culminating Project progress report on November 7in Advisory

3. What’s the Oral Presentation about?
The Oral Presentation will answer the following prompt which is based on the KR mission statement:
“How have your experiences during the last four years at KR empowered you to become a knowledgeable, responsible citizen prepared to meet life’s challenges?”

4. Requirements of the Oral Presentation
10-12 minutes in length and will include a question and answer period
A visual aid that is appropriate for the topic and audience (using technology is encouraged)
Judges will be teachers and may include community members

5. What you will include in your presentation
Evidence of high school academic courses that have prepared you to accomplish your 13th year plan
Reflection on your academic growth over four years (Best Works)
Thoughtful preparation for life after high school (college/tech school applications, military preparation, apprenticeship, etc)
Evidence of community involvement and responsibility

6. Evidence of achievement (awards and recognition earned in school and in other places)
Evidence of tech proficiency
Evidence of preparation for the workplace (resume, cover letter, references, etc.)

7. Common Questions Are there rubrics and where can I find them?
The rubrics are on the on-line handbook which you will find on the KR home page
What if I don’t meet standard?
You will have another opportunity to improve your presentation and to present it again

8. When, where and how will the presentations occur?
During WASL Week April at Kentridge
All students will be scheduled with a specific day, time, and classroom at KR

9. How will I prepare and practice for this presentation?
You will have time in advisory to work on your speech
Practice time will also be provided during advisory periods
More time outside of school will probably be necessary

10. Job Shadow
The purpose of a Job Shadow is to get an up close look at your potential career and to talk to some one who is knowledgeable and experienced in that career

11. How do I find some one to shadow?
You may already know some one who is in the career of your choice
Your parents may know some one
Ms. Sweeney in the KR Career Center has contacts that may be helpful to you
You MUST ask the person for the opportunity to spend some time with him/her

12. Preparing for a job shadow
You must first complete a prior approval form which your Advisor will give you today
You can also download a copy of the prior approval form from the on-line handbook (KR homepage)
Your parent/guardian must sign the form to approve your Job Shadow
Your advisor will keep the signed prior approval form

13. Preparing questions
You are expected to come prepared to the Job Shadow so that you make use of your time and show courtesy to your host
Your advisor will give you a list of potential questions that will help guide you through your on-site visit. You are not expected to ask all of the questions—choose those that are relevant to you

14. Common Questions about the Job Shadow
Can I shadow my parent?
You may shadow some one at your parent’s workplace but it should be some one other than your parent so that you can get a different perspective
If I want to be a teacher, can I shadow one of my teachers at KR?
No, you should have a different perspective and arrange to shadow or interview a teacher at a different school

15. Asking to Job Shadow
When you contact a potential Job Shadow host, introduce yourself and state that you are a student at Kentridge High School
Explain that you are interested in pursuing a career in their field and ask if it would be possible to meet with them so that you can observe the workplace and ask them some questions about their career
You are expected to complete this outside of the school day (after school, weekends, late start days or vacation time)

16. How long does this take?
Your time on the visit will vary but it is not necessary to document how long you spent on your Job Shadow
Generally students will spend one to two hours on-site
The most important thing is that you come away with information that will help you form a better picture of what your career would look like

17. Do I have to take notes?
As you ask the questions that you have prepared, you will want to keep your notes so that you can use the information in your research paper and to complete your Job Shadow reflection. You will not have to turn your notes in but they are still important to keep.

18. What if I can’t do an on-site visit?
It is possible that you will have difficulty personally visiting certain job sites because the workplace does not allow non-employees to visit
In that case, you may conduct a telephone interview. You will need to keep your interview questions and answers as documentation of your Job Interview and document electronically (see next slide)

19. Post Job Shadow Documentation
You will document your Job Shadow one of two ways:
With an electronic signature through /eFolio
With a written signature from the person you interviewed/shadowed

20. Can I use a previous Job Shadow experience to meet this requirement?
Yes, if your previous job shadow experience meets the criteria for the Culminating Project Job Shadow:
IF it within your career pathway
IF you can document your previous job shadow with the person you shadowed
IF you write your reflections in eFolio

21. Post Activity Reflection
In eFolio you will write your reflections in a three paragraph essay in which you will
1) Describe the business that you visited and the name of your Job Shadow host You must include the date of the shadow/interview. You will explain your rationale for choosing to shadow this person and how it relates to your career pathway

22. Post Activity Reflection
Summarize your experience on-site. Include such things as the size of the business (employees), location (urban/suburban/rural), hours of operation, employee dress requirements, information about wages and/or opportunities for advancement. If you did not do an on-site visit, include the questions and answers to your interview.

23. Post Activity Reflection
Conclude with what you have learned about yourself and your career choice as a result of this visit. What have you learned about this career that you did not know before? Have you reconsidered this field and if so, why? If you plan to continue in this career area, what changes, if any will you make to your future educational or training plans?

24. Update to Best Works!!
In the past, you have been required to write a reflection on why you chose your Best Work and to explain how it fits the criteria for Critical or Creative Thinking. There has been a change in order to streamline the process.

25. In order to submit an entry for Best Works, students will do the following:
Decide whether the sample of your Best Work meets the criteria for Creative Thinking or Critical Thinking.
Students will send their Best Work via eFolio to their Advisor. The Advisor will confirm that the artifact has been uploaded, that it meets the Critical or Creative Thinking Rubrics, and approve it.

26. Next month in Senior Advisory: Community Experience
If you think that you have already met this requirement, check the on-line handbook on the KR homepage and see if you meet the criteria
More detailed information will be presented in the November Advisory period