Project

PROJECT

We have studied many kinds of texts and have dug through a myriad of ideas in the past few weeks: now is the time for you to take something that speaks to you and “run with it.”

STEPS:

 I. **Decide on a topic.** It should be wide enough to be able to dig around and explore, but narrow enough to cover in the time allotted.

 II. **Develop an essential question around your topic.** Your “digging” aka research will hopefully result in some kind of answer to this question—not a definitive one, but it should provide some results. What exactly is an essential question? Find the answer [|here.]

 III. Once you’ve made some discoveries, you’ll express them in some kind of creative/sensory way—**you will create a product.**

V. Finally, **you will present your essential questions and findings in a 7-8 minute presentation** during the last two weeks of the quarter/semester. 5-6 minutes for your presentation will be followed by 2 minutes of question/answer session. Both will be graded.

Click below for more information on these project elements:

TOPIC CHOICE/ESSENTIAL QUESTION

PROPOSAL

PRODUCT (Learning Tool)

PRESENTATION

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 Below are Tony Wagner's Seven Skills for the 21st Century.  We've discussed them before. You'll notice that this project as stated will allow you to demonstrate capability of every skill but one.

1. Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking

2. Team-based Leadership and Collaboration

3. Agility and Adaptability

4. Effective Oral and Written Communication

5. Accessing and Analyzing Information

6. Curiosity and Imagination

7. Initiative and Entepreneurialism

We're missing **COLLABORATION.** Let's fix that.

Somewhere in your research for this project, you must find and contact at least one expert source. You may use this source in whatever way works best toward your project, but make his or her effort worth the time. We will review interview practices in class, and discuss ways to properly contact possible sources. Please note your interview and its results in both the culminating paper and the works cited that goes with it.

Your source may NOT be:
 * anyone on the Iolani campus
 * a parent
 * a friend

All in all, you have a significant, but not impossible challenge. See me for help whenever you need it.

Good luck!

**Deadlines:** Final Topic Decision: Friday, March 4. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Complete finalized project proposal, meet with Ms. Falk for discussion and approval: <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Thursday, March 17. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Present project to class: <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Friday, 5/20-Thursday, 5/26.

All in all, you have a significant, but not impossible challenge. See me for help whenever you need it.

Good luck!

(for interviews)

[|Useful databases for research]