Following the NC Graduation Project Rubrics

1. The student will be “stretched” or challenged through this project. 2. The student must have a serious and sustained interest/passion

about the project topic. 3. The student must demonstrate growth throughout the process. 4. The student must follow and pass (with satisfactory or

exemplary) the NC Graduation Project Rubrics. 5. The student will experience more of his/her community through

this project.

• 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, mentor, service learning coordinator signatures)

• Paper topic approved by English teacher or Mrs. Wendy Cable (GP Committee chair)

• Very specific guidelines• Mentor information sheet also

required• 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 or lessons), 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, Mentor Verification form, and Visual Aids ALL due same time• 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 Mrs. Turner • Student must give copies of off-campus approval

to all current teachers and Mrs. Taylor—at least 2 days before planned event

• Must use off-campus day opportunity before day product is due.

Topic Research Paper Product Service Learning

Dance Impact of dancer Martha Graham and her interpretation of the American Experience

Dance lessons or shadow an instructor and a dance demonstration

Teach K-6 students a lesson on creative movement

Veterinary Medicine

Animal population control

Shadow a veterinarian; compile a scrapbook of the experience

Volunteer at an animal shelter or assist in an animal adoption day

Martial Arts Yoga or Tai Chi’s effects on mind and body

Lessons in Tai Chi or Yoga along with a demonstration

Teach Tai Chi to a group of senior citizens

Education The effects of mainstreaming versus isolation within the special education setting

Shadow a special education teacher at a lower school, prepare a lesson and teach it

Offer tutoring for students in after school care

Fashion/Sewing The evolution of technology within the fashion industry

Take lessons from a seamstress, design and sew a dress in period style

Organize a winter coat drive; donate them to a shelter

• Proposal: Wednesday, September 3• Paper: Wednesday, October 15• Product: Wednesday, November 19• Portfolio: Tuesday, November 25• Presentation: Tuesday, December 16