Following the NC Graduation Project Rubrics

Must be a stretch Must have a serious and sustained interest/passion

about topic Must show growth throughout the process Must follow and pass (with satisfactory or exemplary) the

NC Graduation Project Rubrics

• Proposal • Product w/Service

Learning• Paper• Portfolio• Presentation

Get approved

Complete Portfolio

Propose a

topic

Meet w/Mentor and create product

Write research paper

Complete Product and Service Learning

Present to Judges

• Full Block Formal Business Letter

• Addressed to Owen High Committee

• Attached to CONTRACT (includes student, parent, academic advisor, mentor, service learning coordinator signatures)

• Paper topic approved by English teacher or Mrs. Jenny Davis (GP Committee chair)

• Very specific guidelines• Due to English teacher for

review before committee

MLA style (Modern Language Association)

– Times New Roman 12 pt. font– Double Spaced, 1 inch margins

5 full pages (1 line on the 6th) Must have header and heading Student generated graph/chart (1/4

size of page) Works Cited page, including

header Paper is electronically turned in to

Turnitin.com website as well as English teacher

The English teacher grades the first copy, with an option to revise for a higher grade.

MUST HAVE FLASHDRIVE FOR ALL WRITTEN MATERIAL

• 15 hours w/ mentor for a satisfactory grade• 16 hours w/ mentor for an exemplary grade (A)

– Mentor must be 21 years old– Must not be an immediate family member or a member of your household– Must be outside the school

• 2 hours of service learning » May or may not be w/ mentor ( but must have a service learning coordinator)» 2 hrs. is part of the 15/16 hours» Must not be “free labor”» Community service encouraged

• Product includes work w/mentor (shadowing), w/ a tangible piece of evidence (scrapbook, photo album, video, model, demonstration, etc.)

• Photo documentation required for ALL students throughout the process • Product, Service Learning Component, Picture documentation, Graduation

Project Log, AA Log, Mentor Verification form, and Visual Aids ALL due same time

• At least 5 contacts w/an Owen High teacher, administrator, OR counselor who agrees to serve as an Academic Advisor

• The community judges grade the product.

• White,1 inch, 3 ring binder w/ plastic sleeve in front

• Must save material on a flashdrive

• All information MLA style • Portfolio includes research

paper as well as other reflective writing material

• Photo documentation in portfolio

• The English teacher grades the portfolio.

• 2 Mock presentations (1 teacher, 1 class)

• 8-10 minute SPEECH (grade penalty for time under or over)

• Demonstrations, videos, etc. may expend 3 of those minutes

• 3 community judges, 1 teacher room host

• Professional attire• Specific components• The community judges grade

the presentation.

GP Off Campus Day• One day to work with mentor off campus

during school hours• Student is NOT counted absent, counts as

a field trip• Student must seek prior approval from

parent, English teacher, and Mr. Johnson• Student must show off-campus approval to

all current teachers and Mrs. Taylor• Must use off-campus day opportunity

before day product is due (Nov. 23)

• Proposal: Tuesday, August 24, 2010• Paper: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 to Turnitin.com• Product: Tuesday, November 23, 2010• Portfolio: Tuesday, November 30, 2010• Presentation: Monday, December 20, 2010