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Senior Project POLs

12/13/2018

Seniors! Good luck on your POLs- may you emerge from the other side filled with amazing ideas and inspiration for how to make your already awesome plans even better!

Senior POLs
Scroll down to page 3 for the schedule- please make sure that you are here on time for both paneling and presenting!

Example POL + Work Time

12/11/2018

Presentation Overview
Here's where you can find the outline of your presentation. Don't get kreatif, just do what it tells you.

FIFTH PERIOD: Example POL
Meet in Lori's room to watch a full POL for the brave Ryan Colley!

SIXTH PERIOD: Presentation Work Time
Finish your slides and your presentation outline.

HOMEWORK:
Presentation outline complete, all slides are created. You need to be ready to present and be critiqued first thing on Thursday.

How to make a Powerpoint that doesn't suck.

12/10/2018

Announcements

TPS Report due beginning of class TODAY. Email it to me, please
Tomorrow's model panelists are Lydia (morning pod) and Ryan (afternoon pod). I need volunteer panelists!
Remember: Professional dress for your POL
Triple check the POL schedule to make sure you know your presentation AND panel times.

How to Make a PowerPoint that Doesn't Suck

Split into groups of 4 . Choose a facilitator!
Complete the handout I give you (also linked above). Follow the directions, please! Don't skimp on this- it is actually really helpful in framing your thinking for the task ahead of you.
Power point Examples are at this link!
Final step here is brainstorming slides images/designs for you particular presentation
More examples? Check out these good slides from last year: Kai, Ben, Lily

Presentation Work Time

Outline what you're going to say for each step of the presentation
Create your slides

HOMEWORK:
Presentation outline complete, 1/2 of slides are drafted.

POL Prep- TPS Work Time and Conferences

12/7/2018

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

HONORS- Please turn in your copy of Windfall to me today.
POL Volunteer- Need someone to volunteer to do their POL on TUESDAY of next week. This means you would have to be ahead of the game in terms of your presentation prep, BUT, if you pass, you are DONE.

TPS Report: MAKE A COPY OF THIS- DO NOT FILL OUT THE ORIGINAL!!!
This is the main preparation for your POL. It must be completed by the start of class on Monday. The research is the most time consuming part, but make sure to give adequate attention and thought to the other components as well- we will be looking at all of them during your POL.

Conferences
I will be holding conferences as needed- please sign up on the board at the start of class today.

HOMEWORK

Finish your TPS Report. It is due at the START of class on MONDAY. Share it with me.
Watch the movie Office Space.

POL Prep- TPS Report Work Time

12/6/2018

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

If you have not yet shared with me a completed Resilience Project Self-Assessment, it is now late, and will be docked 20%. This is a 100 point assignment, so please make sure you get it into me ASAP.
If you have questions about Senior Project or POLs today, go across the hall and ask Kyle!

TPS Report: MAKE A COPY OF THIS- DO NOT FILL OUT THE ORIGINAL!!!
This is the main preparation for your POL. It must be completed by the start of class on Monday. The research is the most time consuming part, but make sure to give adequate attention and thought to the other components as well- we will be looking at all of them during your POL.

Conferences
I will be holding conferences tomorrow to check in on where each of you are with your TPS report, project ideas, and thesis questions.

HOMEWORK

Finish your TPS Report. It is due at the START of class on MONDAY.
Watch the movie Office Space.

POL Prep- Refining Your Ideas

12/5/2018

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Reminder: Resilience Project Self-Assessment due by end of day today

Make sure you have LINKED evidence under "Accomplishments" category of Resilience Project rubric
Give yourself an actual GRADE (out of 10) for each category on the Resilience Project rubric.
Questions? Comments? Concerns?

STARTER
Inspiration! Action Project Inspiration from class of 2018
Pick 2-3 of the following model projects listed below then answer the questions further down. Ideally the projects you choose should be most related to the type of action project you’re considering or just sound interesting. On the linked website above, find the student’s name, read about the student’s project description and the title of their thesis paper (read the abstract if you want/have time). Watch any videos that may be there.

Economics: Ben Malone
Community Event/Experience: Lily Bisantz-Grace Frideger-Maya Blaisdell
Writing: Kaitlin Dunn
Buildy (Skate ramp) Lilah Gutt
Film: Will Klumpenhower
Art: Claire Leffler
Poetry: Quinn Luthy
Fashion Design and Branding: E. Rivera
Economic Internship: Izzy Simpson

STARTER: Answer these questions:

How closely linked is the thesis paper to the action project?
What stands out about this project that makes it a model project?
What questions do you have about the projects-- think about the process the students had to go through, not just the actual final product.

AGENDA
Opening Conversation

Freewrite:
1. What ideas do you have?
2. How confident are you about your…
  1. Research question
  2. Project idea
3. Where do you need feedback from Ashley and peers?
Share where you are with members of your group, have a quick discussion about each person’s ideas. (This should take about 10 minutes or so)
Share out some cool ideas from your group with the class- call someone out for their awesome research question or project idea

Critique Protocol

Write research question and project idea on a piece of paper. Hang it on the wall, or put it on a desk.
Go around with post it notes. You need to comment on at least 5 other projects, but if you have time, do more than 5. Use the whole 20 minutes that’s given. Post its can…
1. Ask questions
2. Share critical feedback
3. Suggest revisions/changes
4. Call out strengths
Grab your project paper and feedback. Sit down. On back of paper, write a 5 minute reflection on the feedback you were given, and where you think you need to go with your research question and your project idea.
Get into groups of 3-4. Share your reflections with each other.

Work Time!

Senior Project TPS Report (DUE Monday, beginning of class)
If you’re solid with your ideas, start work on your presentation and slides
If you’re not solid, you could…
1. Sign up for a conference with Ashley
2. Get together with a group of other students and brainstorm/bounce ideas
3. Talk to other students about what they’re doing, and see if that sparks ideas
4. Talk to other teachers about cool projects they’ve seen before

HOMEWORK:

Honors Synthesis- Due to Lori by MIDNIGHT tonight. Check your email for details!
Resilience Project Self-Assessment due by end of day today
1. Make sure you have LINKED evidence under "Accomplishments" category of Resilience Project rubric
2. Give yourself an actual GRADE (out of 10) for each category on the Resilience Project rubric.

Self-Assessment

12/4/2018

Starter

Ashley's students: Complete the HUM 12 Semester One Self-Assessment and Resilience Project assessment (due tomorrow)
LORI's students: Resilience Project Self-Assessment (due tomorrow, start of class). Make a copy of this, put your name at the top.

Agenda

Lori- Doublecheck your POL schedule- I switched a few people who signed up in the wrong class, or who signed up past the 8 person limit for paneling. Also, the panels for Wednesday and Thursday are looking pretty thin- if someone from each of the first two paneling days could shift to the last two, that would be great. If no-one volunteers, I will volunteer two people at random.
Ashley- POL Schedule:
1. We made some mistakes yesterday. My students need to only panel in my room. Lori's in her room. If your name is NOT on this list for either a presentation or 2 different days of paneling, please sign back up. And please spread yourselves out more!!! We need at least 4-5 students in each panel block.
2. I need some people to switch to panel on Wed. block 2 12/19 and Thursday both blocks 12/20!!! If some of y'all don't switch, I'll randomly switch people.
3. Lu- I signed up up for panel spots. You need to sign up for a presentation on a DIFFERENT day than the days you're paneling.
Project work time! (last day!)

HOMEWORK

Ashley's students: Complete the HUM 12 Semester One Self-Assessment and Resilience Project assessment (due tomorrow)
LORI's students: Resilience Project Self-Assessment (due tomorrow, start of class). Make a copy of this, put your name at the top.

The Homestretch + POL Intro

12/3/2018

Today and tomorrow are the last two days to work in your groups on this project!

Starter: Office Space quiz (we will review your results on Wednesday)

POL Prep and Frameworks
All documents related to your POL will be linked on the SENIOR PROJECT page of my DP, in the "Semester 1- What the hell am I doing, anyway?" section.

POL Overview and Schedule: This document outlines what you need to include in your presentation, the critique process, what you need to do to pass, and other requirements. Review the requirements, frameworks, and sign up for ONE presentation time spot, and TWO paneling time spots. You may not panel on the day you present, and your paneling must be done on two different days. No more that 7 people per paneling time.
POL Prep Calendar: This gives you an overview of our preparation process for the next few weeks. Check here if you want to know what we're doing in class, and what your daily goals are.

Resilience Project Work Time

Review your tasks/deliverables as a group. Go around in a circle and each person needs to report out on what they've done thus far and what they need to do by the end of tomorrow.
Get to work on your Resilience Project task items
I'll be checking in with Film, Website, and Stories on their status as well as how much work time you need when we get back from break as well as who wants to take on the following exhibition prep roles:

Exhibition roles

Set-up
Vision for overall flow
Seminars
Community outreach and publicity (we need to start inviting people this week!!)
Community Partners (to host booths) (we need to start inviting people this week!!)
Materials (Brochures/guides/map/welcome sign)
MC- trigger warning, messaging, welcome address, (why are we doing this, etc...)
Invite counselors to attend and be there for those who need it

HOMEWORK: Watch Office Space. It is important for your POL preparation process.