North Carolina Graduation Project

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North Carolina Graduation Project

• West Stokes High School
• Informational Meeting

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What Is the Project?

• Paper
• Product
• Portfolio
• Presentation

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The Paper

• 8 to 10 page Research Paper
• Related to overall Topic
• Developed in Junior Level English Class
• Will count 25 of Junior English in report period
  completed
• Must be a proficient paper in order to receive
  credit for Junior English

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The Product

• Create a tangible object related to Project
• Connect to real world application
• Can be a physical object, service to community or
  a performance based product

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The Portfolio

• Learning Record of process and progress
• Containing
• Forms
• Work logs
• Reflections
• Runs from beginning to end of project.

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The Presentation

• Oral Presentation
• Supported by visual aides
• Presented to a panel of judges composed of staff
  and community members

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Guidelines

• Approved by academic advisor and parents
• Student generated idea and of genuine interest
• Reflective of extensive study and research
• Product must show evidence of knowledge gained in
  research paper
• No large monetary expenditures

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Timeline
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Items to Complete This Year

• Graduation Project Contract Form
• Plagiarism and Cheating Contract
• Interest Form (Online or in Handbook)
• Graduation Project Proposal

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Graduation Project Contract
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Plagiarism and Cheating Contract
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Graduation Project Interest Form
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West Stokes High School Graduation Project
Guidelines

1. Academically Related and Socially Beneficial
2. Benefit Growth and Development of student
   interest.
3. Abide by all West Stokes and Stokes County School
   Rules.
4. Explain in writing how you will relate your topic
   to the paper and product.

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Graduation Project Proposal
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Graduation Project Proposal (Cont.)
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Mentoring Arrangements
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Where Are Our Students?

• Completed interest inventory in Freshman English
• By End of Year, Contract, Plagiarism and Cheating
  Contract, Interest form and Proposal form should
  be signed and in your notebook.
• Contact Possible Mentor (Steps 1-4) on Mentoring
  Arrangements Page

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Graduation Project Log
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Contacts

• Sophomore Seminar Teachers are Advisors
• Guidance Counselors
• Charles.mcaninch_at_stokes.k12.nc.us
• Kim.overton_at_stokes.k12.nc.us