Senior Independent Project 2015 The senior project will be
completed during the third quarter of the 2014-15 school year.
The project will be supervised and evaluated by the Career Major
teacher.
The written portion and PowerPoint will be completed and turned
in on March 23 for B day students and March 24 for A day students
The project will count as 25 percent of the third quarter grade.
Presentations begin March 23 and 24.Students will be required to
have a topic approved by the career major teacher in advance. The
topic must be directly related to their career major. Students will
research a topic and write a 5-7 page paper on the topic. In
addition, a works cited page must be included. Each student will
also complete a 7-15 minute oral presentation to the class which
must include an oral presentation (PowerPoint, Prezi, etc).
Senior Project
Technical Format Specifications
Title Page include Title, name of student, Career Major
Length - 5-7 pages not including illustrations.
Type Face - Times New Roman; 12-point, double space
Margins equal to one inch
Page numbers located in lower right corner (except page one)
Visuals minimum of three related to the topic
1 staple in the upper left cornerSuggestions:
Start with a brief story or vignette that begins to discuss the
topic
Complete the introductory portion with the focus question.
Then give appropriate background information
After providing background information, identify three arguments
that lead to an answer of yes to the focus question
Then transition to three arguments that support an answer of no
to the focus question
Finish the paper with a conclusion and a decision on what the
answer is.
Avoid first person at all times in the paper.
Include a minimum of 3 images. Crop the image and text wrap the
as needed. Place a text box below the image and label it as figure
, description. Reference the figure internally in the paper the
same way you see in text books.
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through edmodo or engrade, with questions.
