1. Graduation Project Overview

2. 4 Components Paper  5 to 7 Pages  Senior English Class Product  Minimum of 15 hours of work  Mentor Portfolio  All forms, logs, research paper, and product documentation Presentation  5 to 10 minutes  3 to 4 Judges

3. How to Select a Topic What are your interests and passions? Is it a learning stretch for you? Can you afford it? Will you have time to complete it? Will you need transportation? If so, do you have transportation? Will your product take 15 hours of work? Select something you are interested in because you will spend lots of time on this!!

4. Product Examples - Acceptable Build a Model  House, Eye, Brain, Bridge Arts  Choreography, Painting, Music Experiments  Surveys, graphs, report Organize an Event  Talent Show, Food Drive Life Skills  Sew, Cook, Wiring, Welding Technology  Web design, Apps, Gaming Job Shadow/Volunteer  7 hours  8 hours for physical product.  Dissect a heart  Create a business plan  Design games  Coordinate an event  Create a fundraiser  Lesson plan

5. Product Examples - Unacceptable Posters/Tri-Boards Brochures Pamphlets Power Points Job Shadow/Volunteer without physical product Kits (candle making kits, model car kits…)

6. Documentation Tips Sketches, brainstorm, handwritten notes Journals Pictures  You need to be in them.  Take lots to choose from. Product Log Videos can be used  Learning the play piano Physically do something! Don’t wait until the last minute. Ask for help. Watch the informational videos on the website. Product Information