AdvisoryAdvisoryAnnual Thesis ProjectsAnnual Thesis ProjectsFebruary, 2009February, 2009

ActivatorActivator

Review:Review:

1. Think back to last year…1. Think back to last year…

2. What did you do your ATP on? 2. What did you do your ATP on?

3. What were the best parts of the project and 3. What were the best parts of the project and why?why?

4. What parts of the project would you want to 4. What parts of the project would you want to have improved if you could and why? have improved if you could and why?

5. What project did you think was the best one you 5. What project did you think was the best one you saw and why? saw and why?

Timeline of Timeline of AssignmentsAssignments

A Healthy Environment in A Healthy Environment in CACA

Project GuidelinesProject Guidelines Chance for you to demonstrate what you Chance for you to demonstrate what you

have learned in each and every class.have learned in each and every class.

Pick an issue connected to the theme of a Pick an issue connected to the theme of a healthy environment in healthy environment in

You will be educating the school and You will be educating the school and community about this issuecommunity about this issue

Two parts: Two parts: individual (you) and group (advisory)individual (you) and group (advisory)

RequirementsRequirements

INDIVIDUALINDIVIDUAL

1. Research your topic1. Research your topic

2. Decide on individual 2. Decide on individual project (must include a project (must include a written component)written component)

3. Get signatures from 3. Get signatures from all teachersall teachers

4. Submit 4 copies of 4. Submit 4 copies of written portion.written portion.

GROUPGROUP

1. Pick a theme and 1. Pick a theme and group members.group members.

2. Research topic2. Research topic

3. Decide on group 3. Decide on group project.project.

4. Advisory teacher 4. Advisory teacher signature.signature.

5. Present your group 5. Present your group project.project.

ExamplesExamples

Group:Group: Debate, dramatic reenactment, play, commercial, Debate, dramatic reenactment, play, commercial,

Socratic seminar, newscast, panel discussion, Socratic seminar, newscast, panel discussion, documentary, website, musical exhibition, oral documentary, website, musical exhibition, oral history history

Individual:Individual: Research paper (at least 1200 words)Research paper (at least 1200 words) Portfolio (could contain a section for each of your Portfolio (could contain a section for each of your

classes: e.g. research (Elective) writing (English) classes: e.g. research (Elective) writing (English) data and analysis (Math/Science) translation and/or data and analysis (Math/Science) translation and/or cultural (Spanish) and performance (PE)cultural (Spanish) and performance (PE)

Proposal to mayor or other city officialProposal to mayor or other city official

GradingGrading

Your individual project will be graded by each Your individual project will be graded by each of your subject teachers.of your subject teachers.

You will receive a grade from your advisory You will receive a grade from your advisory teacher based on the group project.teacher based on the group project.

Your grade for this project will also be part of Your grade for this project will also be part of your final semester grade for each particular your final semester grade for each particular course.course.

Partners and GroupingPartners and Grouping

You are required to work with other students You are required to work with other students from advisory.from advisory.

Your partners will work on the same aspect of Your partners will work on the same aspect of the group topic as you (but you still have to the group topic as you (but you still have to to an individual project).to an individual project).

So there will be groups within the large So there will be groups within the large advisory group project working on different advisory group project working on different aspects of our topic. aspects of our topic.

Topic SearchTopic SearchRead and Present:Read and Present:

1: Water Pollution1: Water Pollution

2: Air Pollution2: Air Pollution

3: Noise Pollution3: Noise Pollution

4: Green Space4: Green Space

5: Urban Sprawl5: Urban Sprawl

6: Diabetes6: Diabetes

7: HIV7: HIV

8: West Nile8: West Nile

9: Bird Flu9: Bird Flu

10: E. Coli 10: E. Coli

11. Food safety11. Food safety

12. Nutrition and Health12. Nutrition and Health

13. Exercise and Health13. Exercise and Health

14. Low Self-Esteem14. Low Self-Esteem

15. Stress15. Stress

16. Social Behaviors16. Social Behaviors

17. Graffiti 17. Graffiti

Social ExplorerSocial Explorer

Because you will need lots of data to examine Because you will need lots of data to examine we have purchased the professional we have purchased the professional subscription to Social Explorer this year. subscription to Social Explorer this year.

www.socialexplorer.com

You will want to gather official census data You will want to gather official census data about your topic as well as interviews and about your topic as well as interviews and other forms of data. other forms of data.

This will make it much easier to complete the This will make it much easier to complete the math and science requirements for the project. math and science requirements for the project.