The purpose
of Nathan Hale High School is to ensure that ALL students will become
honorable, thinking, skillful citizens.
Nathan
Hale High School
Culminating
Project 2007-2008
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The purpose of the culminating project is help you
Ø Demonstrate
your growth and learning through your High School experience
Ø Connect your
High School learning to your future goals and plans
There are
two components to the culminating project:
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You will
participate in a job shadow, an internship, or another experience whereby you
apply and deepen your skills as a learner.
You will need to document 20
hours of work toward your project.
This can be combined with service learning if your experience
involves creating a product, service, or event that benefits the community or
the school. (see attached examples). ·
You will
choose three pieces of work from your classes of choice and create a
portfolio that shows your growth as a learner. |
Note: Your job shadow/internship should not be
with a family member or friend.
Ø To document
your work, you will write three
things:
a) a culminating project
paper (due on January 18, 2008),
b) 3 journal
entries in which you record and reflect on your experiences at the beginning,
in the middle, and at the end of your
project (due on April 11, 2008), and
c) a portfolio reflection (also due on April 11,
2008).
Ø To
demonstrate mastery, you will present your work in a final exhibition
(scheduled in May, 2008).
Ø You will also
submit a culminating project log document 20 authentic hours of work.
The Culminating Project Paper
Due
January 18, 2008
The goal of the Culminating Project Paper is to help you outline
the concept of your project and serve as a guide and outline of your
planning. Your responses to the areas
below need to be detailed and specific. Your paper will be completed and turned in to
your mentor teacher by January 18, 2008.
Ø In a two - three page
typed paper, write a short paragraph for each of the following items:
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Culminating Project Title-
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Provide a short, descriptive title for your
project.
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Culminating Project Overview-
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Summarize your idea for a Culminating
Project.
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What is it you want to accomplish with your
project?
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How will you know your project benefits or
connects with the community?
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How will your project assist you in becoming an
honorable, skillful, thinking citizen?
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Prior
Knowledge-
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What do you already
know about your chosen area of study?
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How does this project
match or expand upon a passion or interest you have?
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What are some relevant skills and experiences
you bring to this project?
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What skills have you learned at school that will
support you with your project?
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Expected Outcomes-
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What do you expect to learn?
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What do you want to learn?
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What do you expect to discover about yourself as
a learner from working on this project?
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How might
completion of the project benefit your future?
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What do you want to accomplish
through your project?
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Research
Focus-
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What resources do you intend to find to help
guide you through your project? You need
to include a minimum of THREE documented resources in your proposal. Citations should be in MLA style.
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What evidence will you collect?
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From what viewpoint or perspective will you be
using to guide you through your project?
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Presentation
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Describe your vision of your final project
presentation (performance?, technology component?, speech? etc).
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How will you know the members of the panel you
are presenting to understand and learn from your project?
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What is your vision for “beyond high
school?” How will your project help you
to work toward your goals?
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What other materials
will you submit as evidence of your work and progress on the project?
You may
begin your work on your project now, and use the project paper to outline and
synthesize your work. Talk to your
mentorship teacher to make sure proposal will be approved!
Student Signature:______________ Parent/Guardian
Signature:________________
Mentor Teacher Comments and Feedback:
Portfolio Reflection and Project Journal
Due
April 11, 2008
The Portfolio Reflection:
Explain why you’ve chosen
these pieces for your portfolio by answering the following questions:
Ø How do these pieces demonstrate who I
am as a learner?
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What learning
challenge did I face as I entered high school?
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How did I overcome my
learning challenges?
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How does my portfolio
work reflect my learning this year through the culminating project
experience?
Ø How will my learning help me in my future plans,
beyond High School?
Ø What are my future plans?
Ø How do I use the five habits of mind in my portfolio work? (Evidence, Viewpoint, Relevance,
Supposition, and Connection)
The Project Journal:
You will complete three reflections as part of your work
on your culminating project (a product, service,
system, event, or participation in an internship of job shadow that deepens your
skills and/or benefits or connects with the community).
Specifically, reflect
on the following questions:
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How does
this project and my work on it demonstrate who I am as a learner?
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How is this project
important to me or to my community?
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How have I developed
or applied the five habits of mind through the culminating project experience?
These reflections
will be completed at the beginning,
midpoint, and end of culminating project process.
Journal reflections
will also serve as part of your log for your culminating project work. The
expectations for the format and content of each refection are outlined below:
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Formatting Requirements |
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All culminating
project journals shall include:
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