Senior Studies: Final Project Proposal

*Part 1 – General Information

Name

email address	Cell Phone #

Project Mentor	Phone # / email:

Phone # / email:

Project Title:

Central or Guiding Question:

Specifically describe your project in three to five sentences:

*Part 2 – Goals and Activities (realistic, concrete, and measurable)

Academic Goals (What do you want to learn? What is the educational value?) Minimum of 3 – Be Specific

Personal Goals (What would you like to improve on or develop about yourself? Skills, talent, ideas, etc.)

*Part 3 – Personal Project

Personal Project: List the essential activities that you will pursue.

What form will this project take upon completion? What is the end goal?

*Part 4 – Research Project

Research Component (What research, or background information, will you do to ensure you meet your academic goals?)

What form will this research take upon completion?

*Part 5 – Job Shadow Site

Project Consultant(s)

Contact Person

Position

Phone #

How often will you be at this site and for how long each time?

Contact Person

Position

Phone #

How often will you be at this site and for how long each time?

*Part 6 – Volunteering

How do you propose to fulfill your Community Service requirements for 2nd semester (you are required to have at least 50 hours of service – you may arrange to work at a site that you worked at during the 1st semester)

*For every site, please list the following:

Site of Service Activity	Contact Person

Address	Phone #

Dates and times of Service

What will you be doing at this site?

Why did you select this site?

What needs are you fulfilling for this population?

How does this service activity relate to your independent project? (if it doesn’t, is it possible to figure out how to integrate service into your project?)

Site of Service Activity	Contact Person

Address	Phone #

Dates and times of Service

What will you be doing at this site?

Why did you select this site?

What needs are you fulfilling for this population?

How does this service activity relate to your independent project? (if it doesn’t, is it possible to figure out how to integrate service into your project?)

Part 7 – Products from Experience

Product for Product Review Deadline

In addition to a traditional PowerPoint, what else will you include in your final presentation to document your experience/learning?

Possible Product Ideas to Consider

lesson plans / student work / revised lesson plan

mock proposal to a business

outlines for a paper

storyboard and trailers for a film

formal recommendations for improvement

sample art pieces

sample songs and their development

promotional video / pamphlet

detailed scrapbook

*Keep in mind that you must find an appropriate way to document your process that illustrate and reflects your experience.

Product for display at the Presentation

What product(s) will be shown at your Presentation?

Part 8 – Outside Reading

What Outside Reading will you be doing?

*Third Quarter – Read two books related to your project. One must be nonfiction.

Title:	Author:

How does this book relate to your project? (at least 2-3 sentences)

Title:	Author:

How does this book relate to your project? (at least 2-3 sentences)

Fourth Quarter – Read one book of choice

Title:	Author:

Part 9 – Timeline

Outline a plan as to how you will achieve your academic and personal goals. You must include:

day-to-day activities and whereabouts (try to specify times) – no “research day”

weekly goals as well as benchmarks for product completion

mandatory workshop days, meetings with your instructor and mentor

plenty of days to plan and prepare for the Product Review and Community Presentation

if necessary, include any significant work that you will accomplish before 2nd semester begins

*January

1/13-1/17

Weekly Goals

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday (Turn in Prediction Paper to Bloom)

1/20-1/24

Weekly Goals

Monday (no school – MLK Day)

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

1/27-1/31

Weekly Goals

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

February

2/3-2/7

Weekly Goals

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

2/10-2/14

Weekly Goals

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday IN CLASS- essay due

Friday NO SCHOOL

2/17-2/21

Weekly Goals

Monday (no school – President’s Day)

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

March

2/24-2/28

Weekly Goals

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

3/2-3/6

Weekly Goals

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

3/9-3/13

Weekly Goals

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday IN CLASS – paper due

3/16-3/20

Weekly Goals Relax

Monday SPRING BREAK!

Tuesday SPRING BREAK!

Wednesday SPRING BREAK!

Thursday SPRING BREAK!

Friday SPRING BREAK!

3/23-3/27

Weekly Goals

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

April

3/30-4/3

Weekly Goals

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

4/6-4/10

Weekly Goals

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

4/13-4/17

Weekly Goals

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday IN CLASS – Paper due

Friday (No School)

4/20-4/24

Weekly Goals

Monday (No School)

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

4/27-5/1

Weekly Goals

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

5/4-5/8

Weekly Goals

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Part 8 – Budget

Provide a detailed estimate of the costs for this project (final cost and itemized breakdown). Think about supplies, transportation, equipment, room rentals, classes, books, computer software, etc.