Graduation Project

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Graduation Project
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Can you Afford Not to Care?

• Senior Project Grading Scale
• All deadlines must be met. You will receive 50
  off if the assignment is more than 10 minutes
  late. You will receive a zero if the assignment
  is turned in by the end of the day!First nine
  weeks Letter of Intent 5 Works Cited 5
  Outline 5 Note Cards 5 2nd Draft to
  Advisor 10 Final Draft 20 Total 50
  Second nine weeks Product Plan to Advisior
  5 MentorEval/Proof of Product10 Portfolio
  15 Senior Boards 20 Total 50 Be patient
  and diligent and you will meet with success!
• Stay organized, stay motivated, and stay on task!

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Topic Selection

• Think about hobbies, interests, and leisure
  activities (dog training, cake decorating,
  pottery, etc.) that have caught your interest.
• Think about recent events in the world or news
  that caught your attention (homeless society, pet
  adoption, etc.) .
• Think about issues that you care about or have a
  vested interest (cancer, learning disabilities,
  Alzheimer's, etc ).
• Think about careers that interest you
  (pediatrician, wedding planning, crime scene
  investigation, etc.)
• The topic must be a stretch for you!

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Choose a Topic

• Choose a topic based on the following elements
• Your interest in the topic. If you dont care
  about the topic, it will be hard to maintain
  motivation for a month of study. Again, it must
  be a learning stretch for you.
• Resources available. If you choose a narrow or
  very creativity topic, know that this will be
  more difficult to find print sources. You will
  need to have extra motivation to find the
  information needed to complete your paper. At the
  same time, many of the creative and fresh
  topics are the most interesting!

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What you will need

• You will need the following items for graduation
  project
• 50-100Note cards (3x5, 4x6)
• Pen or pencil
• 1 inch binder (portfolio)
• 25 Sheet Protectors
• Flash Drive!!!!
• Copy/Computer Paper (25-50 pages)
• Any books that you checked out from other
  libraries or internet articles you may have
  printed

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Media Center Research

• 5 Days
• Find books relating to your topic using the
  Destiny library reference search on their
  computers.
• http//www.randolph.k12.nc.us/
• Look through the book to see if they have
  information you need.
• Complete the Source Information on your Work
  Cited Worksheet for any book you will use. Label
  the source (1, 2, 3)
• Complete a note card for each fact you find.
  Paraphrase and summarize the information. You
  should have no more than 5 note cards containing
  direct quotations.
• You will need a total of 50 cards (standard) and
  80 cards (AP and Honors)
• If you do not find books that relate to your
  topic, you must go to the local libraries and
  check out books relating to your topic. Bring
  these books to the media center to complete note
  cards.
• You may not check out books from the media center
  for the first month of school. Use your time
  Wisely!!!

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Work Cited Worksheet

• This is the Work Cited Worksheet we will use for
  recording your sources
• http//www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/RSpriggs/en
  glish_4.cfm?subpage951573

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Note Card Format

• Source Student Last
  Name and
• 
  Note Card
• Dyson 1
• 1-2 Facts Summarized. Only 5 cards may
  have direct quotations (word for word).
• MLA Citation
• (Author Last name and Page ) Subcategory
• http//www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/RSpriggs/en
  glish_4.cfm?subpage951573

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Note Card Format Example

• Source 1 Thompson
  1
• 60 of the worlds water contain
  pollution, and 25 of the worlds rivers contain
  pollution.
• (Whitton 25)

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Internet Sources

• Remember you must have at least two print sources
  (books) that you will use in your paper.
• If you cannot find books in our library, try your
  local public library.
• When finished with book research, you will search
  for internet research.
• Use NC Wise Owl to search for articles.

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NC Wise Owl

• Go to NC Wise Owl
• http//www.ncwiseowl.org/zones/highschool/index.ht
  m
• Choose Power Search on the lower left hand side
  of the screen
• Type in your topic
• Look at the selected articles under magazines,
  journals, news, etc.

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NC Wise Owl Sources

• If you find information that you may use, first
  copy the citation information from the bottom of
  the article onto your source page or copy and
  paste it onto a Word document (SAVE IT)!
• Source CitationSchweiger, Larry J. "A call for
  urgent action.(NWF VIEW)(global
  warming)." National Wildlife 46.1 (Dec-Jan
  2008) 8(1). General Reference Center
  Gold. Gale. NC WiseOwl Thomson Gale
  PowerSearch. 6 Nov. 2008 lthttp//find.galegroup.c
  om/ips/start.do?prodIdIPSgt
• Be sure to number this source
• Look for the authors last name at the bottom or
  top of the article. Use this for your citation.
  There will be no page number.
• (Schweiger)
• (Modern Science)

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Internet Resources and Articles

• If you cannot find articles on NC Wise Owl, then
  you may Google to find other articles.
• CAUTION You need to evaluate the sources for
  credibility. Make sure it is not a blog, a
  personal web page, or a web page not accredited
  by an organization.

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Evaluating Internet Sources

• Look at the following sources and decide if they
  would be credible sources.
• http//www.epa.gov/climatechange/basicinfo.html
• http//www.globalwarminghoax.com/news.php
• http//www.alien-ufos.com/
• http//www.conservation.org/discover/science/Pages
  /overview.aspx

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Internet Source Information

• Source Type Internet Source
• Author_________________________________________
• Title of Web Article_____________________________
  ___________
• Title of Web Page________________________________
  ________
• Publication Date/Last updated/Revised____________
  ___________
• Date Website Visited_____________________________
  ________
• Web Address http// _____________________________
  ________

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Completing an Internet Source

• Make sure the site is credible
• Write down all of the information on your source
  page.
• The date revised or updated may be at the top or
  bottom of the page. If it is not listed, put N/A

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Internet Source Card

• Source Type Internet Source
• Author_________________________________________
• Title of Web Article_____________________________
  ___________
• Title of Web Page________________________________
  ________
• Publication Date/Last updated/Revised____________
  ___________
• Date Website Visited_____________________________
  ________
• Web Address http// _____________________________
  ________
• Use the following page to complete this card.
• http//findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1370/is_n9_
  v21/ai_6100947

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Internet Note Cards

• Remember to label the source in the upper left
  hand corner.
• The MLA citation will only be the authors last
  name. There will be no page s (Brown).
• If there is no author, use the title of the web
  page (FEMA).

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Note Card Organization

• Once you have completed all of your note cards,
  you need to organize your note cards in the
  following manner. You MUST have 5 sources (at
  least 2 print) for your paper.
• Remember that you can make note cards from your
  primary source (interview, e-mail, survey)

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Possible Categories for Paper

• Introduction Any facts (1-3), anecdotes, or
  information that would be a great attention
  getter for your topic and brief definitions of
  your topic
• 1. Definition/descriptions of _______,
  History/Origin, Types of _____,
• 2. Techniques, skills, abilities, requirements,
  processes
• 3. Impact Negative aspects, complications AND
  Positive benefits, effects, impact, etc.
• Conclusion Any facts that are profound and/or
  would strongly impact the audience.
• Appendix Any facts that could easily be arranged
  into a visual (chart, graph, diagram, picture,
  graphic organizer).
• After you have placed your note cards in the
  correct order, label the subcategory on each
  card.

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Outline

• Using your organized note cards, create an
  outline for your paper.
• You may use the Sample Outline on my web page and
  add your information.
• http//teachersites.schoolworld.com/webpages/RSpri
  ggs/english_4.cfm?subpage951573

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Outline to Paper

• Go on the web site under MLA Formatting Tips
  and follow the guidelines for creating a paper or
  open the sample research paper and edit the
  information to make it your paper.
• Or use the sample paper on my web page
• http//teachersites.schoolworld.com/webpages/RSpri
  ggs/english_4.cfm?subpage951573
• Create your Works Cited page when finished by
  using http//citationmachine.net/index.php?reqstyl
  eid1

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Sample MLA Paper

• This is an example illustrating what your final
  MLA research paper should look like.
• http//www.dianahacker.com/pdfs/Hacker-Daly-MLA.pd
  f
• Do not risk plagiarizing any part of your paper.
  If you are short on length, find more information
  and document it correctly.
• Plagiarism is copying someone elses work and
  presenting it as your own. If you are using
  someone elses direct words, you must use
  quotation marks.
• For all information that is not common knowledge,
  you must provide the parenthetical citation
  (Brown 7).
• Your paper must be 5-7 pages (standard) or 8-10
  (honors and AP)
• You must have 5 sources (at least 2 print, one
  primary, 2 internet)
• You must have an outline, paper, appendix, and
  works cited page.

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Junior Project Presentation (Non AP)

• Your speech must be 6-8 minutes in length.
• Your speech must include a visual aid (power
  point, tri-fold, brochure, etc.) to enhance your
  presentation.
• You must dress professionally.
• Males Dress shirt (tucked in), tie, dress pants,
  dress shoes, etc. No tennis shoes, flip flops,
  sandals, etc.
• Females Dress, Skirt or dress slacks, dress
  blouse, dress shoes. No flip flops. Watch skirt
  length and cut of blouse/dress. If you would not
  wear it to church with your grandma sitting
  beside you, dont attempt to wear it for your
  presentation.
• You must present professionally.
• Rehearse your speech so that you are within the
  time limit. Avoid swaying, tapping fingers,
  playing with hair, tapping shoes, reading from
  note cards, speaking very softly, speaking too
  fast, speaking very slow, etc.