Osborne High School Senior Project 2017- 2018
Requirements for Successful Completion of Senior Project
PAPER
1) Consist of three major sections
A. Research Analysis (3-5 pages)
B. Critical Lens Analysis (3-5 pages)
C. Position Argument (2-3 pages)
2) Five sources minimum.
A. A personal interview counts as a source.
3) MLA Style Parenthetical Documentation
4) Bibliography Page
5) Mixture of writer's words, quotes, paraphrases
6) Free from plagiarism (Plagiarism is cheating and results in an automatic zero on the paper. It also prohibits your
continuing with the other components of the project.)
7) Turned in on or before due date
PRODUCT
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Minimum of ten contact hours with mentor
Mentor time log required
Product may be tangible, service oriented, or skill-based
Product must present a learning stretch, taking you beyond what you have ever done before
Product related to research
Product completed by student…NOT by mentor or parent
PORTFOLIO
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Title/Cover page (Proclamation Slide)
Table of Contents
Resume
Revised Letter to the Judges
Clean and Revised Copy of Research Paper
Mentor Logs
Mentor Evaluation and Product Verification Form
Photograph of You with Your Mentor
Thank-you Note to Mentor
Typed Reflective Journal
Graduation Checklist Artifacts
Supplemental Items including pictures, letters, plans, receipts
PRESENTATION
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Between 5-8 minutes long
Judged on content and delivery
Appropriate business-style dress
Visual to enhance understanding of product
Portfolio available to panel
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This guide has been adapted and revised from Hillgrove Senior Project Student Handbook for Osborne Cardinal Capstone Student Handbook.