2011 - 2012. * sign and print your name * have parents sign * return to your english teacher on...
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2011 - 2012
*Senior Project
*Consequences Form
*Sign and print your name
*Have parents sign
*Return to your English teacher on Monday
*Main Components
*Choose a topic
*Find a mentor
*Write a resume
*Write a proposal
*Design a Poster
*Complete 12 hours of internship
*Create a product
*Compose a research paper
*Write a letter to the judges
*Compile a portfolio
*Present to the judges
*Choose a topic
*Interest
*Gratifying
*Mentor availability
*Must be a challenge!
*Find a Mentor
*Parents’ co-workers/aquaintances
*Community organizations
*Church
*Former teachers (elementary/middle school)
*Must be accessible
*Try places close to home
*Mentor Restrictions
*Must be 21 or older
*Expert or professional in the field
*Cannot be family
*Cannot be a Wheeler teacher
*Mentor Update
*Students MAY share a mentor
*Students MAY work together on a product
*Example
*Possible topics/products*Fashion*students work with Goodwill representative
(mentor)
*students create a fashion show with clothing from Goodwill and collect donations
*Sports*students work with Special Olympics
representative (mentor)
*students create a mini documentary about training athletes with disabilities and present to student body
*Mentor Introduction
*Introduce yourself
*Wheeler High School Student
*Senior Project
*Explain your expectations
*12 hour internship
*Must produce a product
*Mentor Responsibilities
*Availability
*Mentor Etiquette
*Please be
Professional
*Cell Phones
*Avoid inappropriate email addresses
ilovetoparty@yahoo
chixdigme@hotmail
#1weezyphan@gmail
*Respect Your Mentor
*Be Punctual
*Communicate
*Be polite
*Mentor Forms
*English teachers will distribute next week
*Mentor Committee will verify
*Final Deadline
*Thursday September 23, 2011
*Priority List
*Return Consequences Form
*Choose a topic
*Find a Mentor