Nathan Hale High School Student Name: ______________________________

Senior Culminating Project Mentorship Teacher: _________________________

Proposal Rubric Due: December 3^rd

1. Student provides Descriptive Culminating Project Title. ____/1 Comments

2. Student provides Culminating Project Overview: ____/4

· Summarizes the idea for Culminating Project.

· Details desired project objectives, goals, or outcomes.

· Describes possible benefits to community.

· Explains how project assists student in becoming an honorable,

skillful, thinking and contributing citizen.

3. Student describes Prior Knowledge: ____/4

• Explains what already knows about chosen area of study.
• Explains how project matches or expands upon a passion or interest.
• Describes relevant skills and experiences student brings to this project.
• Explores obstacles that might impede progress toward project

goal, and how those obstacles might be avoided.

4. Student explores Expected Outcomes: ____/4

• Describes what hopes/ expects to learn.
• Describes what hopes to discover about self as a learner and contributor.
• Student considers how completion of the project might benefit his/her future.
• Student considers how completion of project benefits others.

5. Student describes Research Focus: ____/4

• Describes necessary people or resources to guide project.
• Describes student’s Expert Advisor, and role of that advisor in project.
• Includes a minimum of THREE other resources in proposal: personal interviews,

books, articles, websites, personality assessments, internships, etc.

Citations are in MLA style.

• Describes what information, data or materials will be collected to support the project.

6. Student describes Vision of Final Exhibition Presentation: ____/4

• Outlines what student hopes Exhibition Panelists will learn or “walk away” understanding.
• Describes visuals that will be presented.
• Describes what technology will be used in final presentation.
• Explains how project is part of student’s vision for “beyond high school.”

Format: ____/4

• Paper is turned in to Mentorship Teacher by December 3, 2008.
• Proposal Rubric sheet has clearly printed student and Mentorship teacher names, in space provided.
• Proposal Rubric is stapled to front of Project Proposal.
• Paper is typed, 3-4 pages, double spaced.

Total Points ____/25

20/25 = Minimum Required