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Jestice/English 4 Spring 2017 Objective: To combine all that you have learned from all disciplines — Math, Science, Art, History, English, Fitness — and combine them into a senior project. Paper, Tangible Product, and Presentation Essential Questions: What is your passion? What is your goal? What is your vision? How will you contribute to your world? Due Dates 1. DUE 1/19: Project Proposal 50 pts. and Parent Approval Form 25 pts. 2. DUE 2/14: Mentor Approval Form 50 pts. 3. DUE 2/21: 1 st Draft of Annotated Bibliography — Daily Work 100 pts. 4. DUE 2/27: FINAL Product Proposal 100 pts. 5. DUE 3/1: Final Annotated Bibliography 100 points 6. DUE 3/3: 1 st Draft of Proposal Essay — Daily Work 100 points 7. DUE 3/22: 2 nd Draft of Proposal Essay — Daily Work 100 points 8. DUE 4/5: Final Draft of Proposal Essay 200 pts. 9 . April 5-26: Practice Presentations 100 pts. 10. DUE 4/24: Capstone Portfolio — with resume 100 pts. 11. DUE 4/27 and 28: Final Presentation for Judges 100 points

Jestice/English 4 Project Ideas Pre-planning Essential Questions: What is your passion? What is your goal? What is your vision? How will you contribute to your world? Your project must:  Be approved by your teacher  Be individual---no group or collaborative projects  You will need 10 research sources MINIMUM. 4 must be from databases, but you may use any databases available such as ones from the local library. Paper topics/Related Projects The following sample projects/topics are merely to give you ideas. They reflect a general topic that is of personal interest; furthermore, all products/performances are an essential part of the CAPSTONE presentation. Project Topic Essential Question Products/Proposal Native American Reservations How have living conditions of Proposal: Restoring pride in Native Americans changed Pine Ridge reservation from bad to worse? through the creation of plumbing, electricity, jobs, and clubs at the local school. Music Therapy How might music therapy help Develop a survey that someone’s qualit y of life? In combines statistical analysis particular, how might music with music therapy therapy help the average, components. Allow this data stressed student? to influence proposal for more music programs in schools. Sports Medicine How have concussions Provide information and influenced the game of research on concussions and football? propose a new product/football helmet. Determine how this design would help alleviate concussions. Photography How have digital photography Create and exhibit a variety of and the use of special effects digital photos using different become an important facet in special effects. Use this society? information to propose that photography’s evolution is important to the art world.

Jestice/English 4 Equestrian How can the design of a barn Design a barn based on fulfill the needs of an safety, efficiency, and overall equestrian team? horse health. Computer Science How do the use of Develop a template for an videogames enhance student interactive and educative learning? video game for students. Engineering How might engineering help Design a water purification with water purification in 3 rd system that is based on world countries? understanding of research or propose a change to current system based on research. Sample: Sample: Sample:

Jestice/English 4 Annotated Bibliography: 1 st Draft-- DUE 2/21 Requirements: 5 (one MUST be from a database) reliable and trustworthy sources, varied research (articles, interviews, books) each with a well-written summary in correct APA format. Final Draft-- DUE 3/1 Requirements: 10 (4 MUST be from a database) reliable and trustworthy sources, varied research (articles, interviews, books) each with a well-written summary in correct APA format. Annotated Bibliography Sample Page KINESTHETIC LEARNING 1 Stellar Student Mrs. Jestice English 4 April 25, 2016 Kinesthetic Learning: Experience and Theory An Annotated Bibliography Angeli, E., Wagner, J., Lawrick, E., Moore, K., Anderson, M., Soderlund, L., & Brizee, A. (2010, May 5). General format . Retrieved from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/. Web This source does not show an indent in the Annotated Bibliography. The spacing is sufficient clarification. Please use your final Annotated Bibliography and attach to the Proposal Paper.

Jestice/English 4 Sample APA Annotation Ehrenreich, B. (2001). Nickel and dimed: On (not) getting by in America . New York: Henry Holt and Company. In this book of nonfiction based on the journalist's experiential research, Ehrenreich attempts to ascertain whether it is currently possible for an individual to live on a minimum-wage in America. Taking jobs as a waitress, a maid in a cleaning service, and a Walmart sales employee, the author summarizes and reflects on her work, her relationships with fellow workers, and her financial struggles in each situation. An experienced journalist, Ehrenreich is aware of the limitations of her experiment and the ethical implications of her experiential research tactics and reflects on these issues in the text. The author is forthcoming about her methods and supplements her experiences with scholarly research on her places of employment, the economy, and the rising cost of living in America. Ehrenreich’s project is ti mely, descriptive, and well-researched. The annotation above both summarizes and assesses the book in the citation. The first paragraph provides a brief summary of the author's project in the book, covering the main points of the work. The second paragraph points out the project’s strengths and evaluates its methods and presentation. This particular annotation does not reflect on the source’s potential importance or usefulness for this person’s own research. For information on formatting APA citations, see our APA Formatting and Style Guide.

Jestice/English 4 Assessment Rubric for 1 st Draft Annotated Bibliography — 100 points CATEGORY A B C D F Quantity of Document Document Document Document Document sources (5) cites 5 cites 4 cites 3 cites 2 contains 1 sources. sources. (8) sources. (6) sources. (4) source. (2) 10 pts. (10) Quality All sources Most Some sources Few sources Little or no /Reliability of cited sources considered cited can be reliable Sources (one reliable and cited reliable and considered and/or from database) trustworthy considered trustworthy. reliable trustworthy reliable and (14) and/or sources cited. 20 pts. (20) trustworthy. trustworthy. (8 or less) (17) (11) Variety of Excellent Good Adequate Poor variety No variety of Sources variety of variety of variety of of sources; sources; cites sources; sources; sources; cites cites two only one type cites more cites four three types of types of of source. than four types of sources. sources. 10 pts. types of sources. (7) sources. (9- (5) ( 8) 10) (6) Writing All Most Some Most All fluency of annotations annotations annotations annotations annotations annotations are are are well are lacking in are lacking in thoughtful, thoughtful, written but completeness, completeness, complete, complete, some are thought, thought, 40 pts. and well and well lacking in and/or and/or written. written. completeness, writing writing (40) (35) thought, and quality. (25) quality. /or writing (20 or less) quality. (30) APA and Citations There are a There are There are There is little are few some many and/or or no Documentation formatted formatting formatting frequent adherence to correctly in errors in the errors in the formatting APA format the document’s document’s errors in the in the document. citations. citations. document’s document. 20 pts. citations. (20) (17) (14) (8 or less) (11)