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Graduation Project Overview Senior English Point ... · PDF file GRADUATION PROJECT OVERVIEW Graduation Project is a requirement of Senior English class and is a graduation requirement
May 27, 2020
SECTION 1
GENERAL INFORMATION
• Graduation Project Overview
• Senior English Point Distribution
• Due Dates and Turn-in Policy
• Calendar with due dates
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GRADUATION PROJECT OVERVIEW
Graduation Project is a requirement of Senior English class and is a graduation
requirement of the Seneca Valley School District. A student must complete all three
phases of the project and receive a minimum of 60% overall on the Graduation Project
to receive a Seneca Valley diploma. A student's transcript will indicate a "Pass" or
"Fail" of the Graduation Project. The three components in the Graduation Project
process are:
I. Project – Assessment: Judges’ scores to be averaged.
A. Express a clear and definable purpose
B. Represent a stretch, challenge, and/or risk to the student
C. Produce a product and/or clear record of verification D. Utilize at least one adult* mentor to guide, advise, and verify
* Age 21 or older, non-relative of student, with expertise in
student’s project area
E. Verify a minimum of twenty hours OUTSIDE of school hours
F. Project starts and finishes within designated time frame
II. Portfolio – Assessment: Judges’ scores to be averaged.
A. Contain all required components (See Portfolio section) B. Present a clear and complete record of verification of student project
III. Board Presentation – Assessment: Judges’ scores to be averaged.
A. Present and support the project in a five to seven-minute speech
B. Respond to questions during the session from board judges
(interview-style Q&A format)
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SENIOR ENGLISH POINT DISTRIBUTION
A student MUST COMPLETE ALL THREE COMPONENTS of the project and
achieve a final average of 60% or higher to successfully pass Graduation Project. If
the combined final average is below 60%, the student must repeat Graduation Project.
Note: Graduation Project assignments are part of the Senior English grade. Failing
grades on Graduation Project assignments can impact a student’s overall Senior
English grade.
Graduation
Project
Components
First Nine
Weeks
Second Nine
Weeks
Third Nine
Weeks
Fourth Nine
Weeks
Project
Project
Proposal
160 pts
Log/Evidence
Check
130 pts
Logs/Evidence
Check
130 pts
Log/Evidence
Check
130 pts.
Project/
Presentation
Rubric
350 pts.
Portfolio
Portfolio Rubric
200 pts.
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GRADUATION PROJECT DUE DATES
2019-2020
Graduation Project due dates are uniform for the entire Senior Class. All Graduation
Project assignments are due on or before the scheduled due date whether or not a
student is in attendance that day.
October 16 Project Proposal
(With Mentor Commitment and Parent Consent
forms)
December 18 Log, Time Card, and Evidence Check #1
February 12 Log, Time Card, and Evidence Check #2
February 24 – 28 Register for Senior Boards
April 16 Portfolios and Projects Due
(Must contain Log Check #3, Final Time Card, and
ALL verification of project)
May 15 Senior Board Presentations
Due Date Policy
Graduation Project assignments are to be completed and/or uploaded to the students’
own Graduation Project Portfolio page on Moodle. Graduation Project assignments
are due no later than 8:00 am on the specified due dates. Teachers will verify
submission and assess work after the 8:00 am deadline. Work received after the 8:00
am deadline on the specified due dates will be subject to the following penalties:
• Work submitted within two days of the initial deadline will receive a 25% point reduction.
• Work submitted two days or more after the initial deadline will receive no credit. Work submitted after 8:00 am on the second day after a due date falls
into this category.
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August & September 2019 – No Due Dates Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Aug. 27
First Day of
School
Aug. 28
Aug. 29 Aug. 30 Aug. 31
1 2
Holiday
3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
October 2019 – 1 Due Date Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Sept. 29 Sept. 30 1 2 3 4 5
6 7
ACT 80
Day
8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16
Project
Proposals
Due
17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 27 29 30
31
6
November 2019 – No Due Dates Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11
ACT 80
Day
12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20
21
22
23
24 25
26 27
In-Service
28
Holiday
29
Holiday
30
December 2019 – One Due Date Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2
Holiday
3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18
Log, Time
Card and
Evidence
#1 Due
19 20 21
22 23
Holiday
24
Holiday
25
Holiday
26
Holiday
27
Holiday
28
29 30
Holiday
31
Holiday
7
January 2020 – No Due Dates Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1
Holiday
2
3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17
In-Service
Day
18
19 20
ACT 80
Day
21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
February 2020 – 2 Due Dates Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12
Log, Time
Card and
Evidence
#2 Due
13 14
Snow
Make up
Day
15
16 17
ACT 80
Day
18 19 20 21 22
23 24
Senior
Board
Registration
Begins
25 26 27
28
Senior
Board
Registration
Ends
29
8
March 2020 – No Due Dates Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6
7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
14 15 16 17 18 19
20
21 22
23 24 25 26 27
28 29
30 31
April 2020 – 1 Due Date Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9
Snow
Make-up
Day
10
Holiday
11
12 13
Holiday
14
Snow
Make up
Day
15 16
Projects
and
Portfolios
Due
(Includes
Log, Time
Card and
Evidence
Check #3)
17
18
19 20
21
22 23 24 25
26 27
28 29 30
9
May 2020 –1 Due Date Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1
Snow
Make-up
Day
2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15
Senior
Boards
Presentations
16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25
Holiday
26 27 28 29
Last Day of
School -
Seniors
30
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SECTION 2
PROJECT
• Project Policy Review & Frequently Asked Questions
• Graduation Project Pathways
• Project Proposal (Blank form with directions)
• Required Proposal Forms o Parent Consent o Mentor Letter o Mentor Commitment
• Additional Proposal Forms o Building Access o Fundraising Policy
• Project Proposal Rubric
• Project Log, Time Card, and Evidence directions
• Project Verification Form
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GRADUATION PROJECT POLICY REVIEW
& FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Which pathway should I choose?
Consider the purpose of your project to determine which pathway to
choose.
For example:
• If your goal is to learn piano, then the appropriate pathway is Self- Development, because you are bettering yourself by learning this skill.
• If you have previously trained in piano and want to challenge yourself by performing a piano concerto with a local symphony, then your pathway would
be The Arts.
Another example:
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