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The Graduation Project

 

As you know, Wake County has implemented a new graduation requirement appropriately called The Graduation Project.  Its goal is that students will apply specific skills throughout the process such as computer skills, employability skills, information-retrieval skills, language skills (reading and writing), collaboration with members of the community, and problem-solving skills.  On this site, you will apply previously learned writing skills, grammar competencies, research methods, and problem-solving skills to compose the Research Paper Component of The Graduation Project.  This curriculum web is designed to walk step-by-step with you through the process of composing a college-level research paper while offering resources, contact information for questions, feedback, and individual attention that may be difficult in a class setting.   

We will follow the process below in order to effectively compose the Research Paper Component.  You must complete each step before you can be successful at the next one.  At the end of each step, you will submit your work to me by email.  I will revise it and return it to you before the next advisory meeting.  Do Not be overwhelmed!  Yes.  You have a lot to do, but we are going to take everything one step at a time to ensure that each section of your paper is of the highest quality.

INSTRUCTIONS

First, you will click on The Driving Question to explore exactly what makes a good driving question.  Here you will create your own.

Next, you will click on Research to access guides for successful research and to prove competency in identifying what makes a source credible.  You will provide a list of seven (7) credible sources that you plan to use in your Research Paper Component.

You will now click on Outline to access a template for your Research Paper Component Outline.  As you complete the outline, you will process your research, evaluate the information, and decide what information is relevant to your driving question.

Now choose Rough Draft.  Here you will develop individual sections of your Research Paper Component over a period of a month and submit each section to me for revision.

Finally, you will select The Final Paper and compose a concise, enlightening, grammatically correct, well-transitioned Research Paper Component. 

Have Questions?

Contact me at abrown6@wcpss.net.

Parent's Corner

Here are some additional resources that you may find helpful:

  • The Graduation Project Overview:

http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/graduationproject/overview/

  • The Graduation Project Resources:

http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/graduationproject/resources/

Graduation Projection Implementation Guide PowerPoint Presentation

Parent Letter

JOURNAL

Each student is required to submit a minimum of 70 journal entries that document their experience, what they learn, and how they feel throughout The Graduation Project process.  After you complete each activity, click Journal on the Navegation Bar on the left in order to submit an entry.

Click Journal on the Navigation Bar to submit a journal entry.

Important Dates to Remember:

Sign Day is October 17th!

Reflection Paper #1 is due October 21st!

The Graduation Project Materials:

Graduation Project Forms

Graduation Project Rubric

Curriculum Web Evaluation:  

Please let me know how this may improve.  Contact me at abrown6@wcpss.net.