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Senior
Project Course PowerPoints and Templates NOTICE(S) - Senior Project Drop Policy: One of Hilo High’s learner outcomes
is to teach our students to “Act as responsible citizens in the community,
state, nation and global society.”
With this in mind, students should make careful, thoughtful decisions
during registration. In order to maximize classroom learning and minimize
disruption, students and parents should be aware that: - Students enrolled in the Senior Project Capstone class will
only have the FIRST THREE WEEKS of school to drop out of Senior
Project. - There will be no drops after the first three week period at
the start of the school year. Upcoming Due Dates General Senior Project Information Senior Project Overall Rubric 1. Summer Task – Selecting a Topic and Finding an
Off Campus Mentor (Forms to help organize your thoughts) - Selecting a Topic for Your Senior Project (Tips on selecting a Senior Project. You must have
a general topic by the time you start the school year) - Interest Survey (Use this sheet to help narrow down your interest and find what
you’re passionate about) -
Review the mentor information below. -
Proposal Form (Topic proposal form) 2. (An on campus and an off campus mentor are required
to guide you through your paper and project) * Mentor Project Evaluation Form (To be completed by your off campus mentor to
evaluate the project portion of your Senior Project) - What is a Mentor PowerPoint (Information on your mentor) - Off Campus Mentor Letter (Review this letter to learn about the role of
your off campus mentor. Print this letter and give to your potential off
campus mentor when asking them to become your mentor) * Off Campus Mentor Contract (Have
your off campus, community mentor complete this form. Turn in one copy to your SP teacher, hold
on to one copy for yourself; give a copy to your mentor) - On Campus Mentor Letter (Review this letter to learn about the role of
your on campus mentor. Print this letter and give to your potential on campus
mentor when asking them to become your mentor) * Off Campus Project Verification
Logs (Use this sheet to
keep track of your off campus mentor hours.
Your off campus mentor needs to initial off on your dates and times ). * Weekly Project Reflection Logs (Instructions on how to do you weekly
reflections. You will need two
reflections per a week starting _______________ and ending ____________). * Finance Planning Sheet (Prior to conducting your project, use this
sheet to plan the necessary funding for your project. Discuss this sheet with your mentor. Keep a copy for the “Letters Section” of
your portfolio) - Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii
Senior Project Site (Check
this site out for help locating a mentor within the 3. Letter of Intent (Letter that states the purpose of your project and
topic for your research paper) - Proposal Form (Topic proposal form) - Letter of Intent PowerPoint
(PowerPoint on how to write your
letter of intent) - Plagiarism Document (defines what plagiarism is. Review this document
before completing the Letter of Intent template) * Letter of Intent Template (complete
this template when doing your letter of intent) - Letter of Intent Checklist (have someone evaluate your letter of intent and
check for these points) * Letter of Intent Yes Test (This is what will be used to evaluate your final
Letter of Intent. Therefore, make sure
that you are able to mark “Yes” for each part) 4. Research Paper (Six to ten page, thesis driven research paper done
in MLA format, utilizing a minimum of 5 resources) * Research Paper Rubric (Rubric used to evaluate your research paper) - Thesis Research Paper Expectations (Expectations of you while writing your research
paper) - Thesis Research Paper Guidelines (Guideline for writing your research paper) - Writing Your Thesis Statement
PowerPoint (Points to keep
in mind when forming your thesis) - Thesis Statement Checklist (allows you/someone else to evaluate your own
thesis statement) - Information on Source Cards
PowerPoint (How to create
source cards for organizing and documenting your information) - Note Taking PowerPoint (Information on how to use index cards for taking
down notes) - Outline Format PowerPoint (Information on how to write your power outline
from your note cards) - How to Write a Research Paper PowerPoint (Instructions on how to organize your research
paper) - Documenting Your Sources PowerPoint (Information in text citation and how to organize
your works cited page) * Research Paper Title Page Template (Complete this template as the title page for your
research paper) * Research Paper Yes Test (Complete this yes test prior to submitting your
research paper drafts) * Research Paper Self Evaluation Form (To be completed after doing your final research
paper. Turn in one copy and save one
for your portfolio.) Research
Paper Tools Paper Rater (Checks for grammar, spelling and plagiarism) Son of Citation Machine (Provide
parenthetical citations and Works Cited for MLA) 5. Parent Consent Form * Parent Consent Form (To be completed by the parent/guardian to ensure
that they are aware of the Senior Project) 6. Portfolio (Collection of your SP work to document your
journey) * Portfolio Evaluation Rubric (Rubric used to evaluate your Senior Project
Portfolio) - Portfolio Checklist (Checklist of items to be included in your final
portfolio as well as the order in which they should placed) * Portfolio Title Page Template (Use this template as your portfolio title page.
Include your name and date. Do not
alter the font, or font size) * Portfolio Table of Contents
Template (Use this
template as your portfolio table of contents. Include page numbers as well as
additional information on this template.
Do not alter the font, or font size; remove any italicized items
before printing) * Portfolio Section Dividers
Template (Use this
template as your portfolio section dividers. Do not alter the font, or font
size - section titles should be 3 inches below the 1 inch top margin.) 7. Commitment Poster (Poster to announce your research and project topic
to the school) - Senior Project Commitment Poster (Poster showcasing your research topic and project) 8. Senior Boards Speech Presentation (Seven to ten minute presentation in front of a panel of judges) - Outline Format for Board Speech (Use this to outline your board speech which will
guide your speech draft/actual speech) - Speech Tips (Do’s and Don’ts of giving your speech) * Speech Rubric (Rubric that will be used to evaluate the Senior
Board Presentations) 9. Letter to the Judge (Letter introducing yourself and your topic to your
panel of judges) * Letter to the Judges – Purpose (Please read this document before starting your
letter to the judges to understand its intent) * Letter to the Judges - Format (Follow this format when writing your letter to
the judges) - Sample Letter 1 (Sample of what a letter to the judges should look
like) 10. Project/Product (Minimum of 45 hours working with your mentor to
complete a project that deals with your topic) * Mentor Project Evaluation Form (To be completed by your mentor. Turn in by March
29/30, 2011 to your Senior Project teacher) * Project Self-Evaluation (Complete this self-evaluation of your project
when you are done. Place a copy in your portfolio) * Finance Planning Sheet (Prior to conducting your project, use this
sheet to plan the necessary funding for your project. Discuss this sheet with your mentor. Keep a copy for the “Letters Section” of
your portfolio) Material
adapted from various sources made available through the Senior
Project Center.
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