Senior Project Orientation- What Makes a Good Project?

4th Period
11:10-11:40

1. Get in groups of 4-5
   
2. Come up with a list of criteria that a senior project needs to meet to be a “good project.”  Think about our discussions, your brainstorm, the Zen article, and projects you’ve seen in the past.  Aim for 4-8 criteria
   

11:40-12:00

1. Give a list of 4-5 case studies
   
2. Your group should choose two to focus on
   
3. Read it and answer:
   
   1. By your criteria, was this a good project?  Why/why not?
      
   2. Did your criteria line up with your initial gut impulse?  Where did they? Where didn’t they?
      
   3. What could this person have done to make this project more quality?
      

5th Period
12:45-1:00 Debrief

1. Talk about what criteria they came up- trends, what were helpful, what were not, what matters to you
   
2. What judgements did they make? Differences, similarities
   
3. How does this frame how you think about your senior project?  What are you going to have to think about to make yours quality
   

1:00-1:35 Initial Project Brainstorm
World Cafe- have posterboard set up with different types of projects on them

1. Buildy projects
   
2. Service projects
   
3. Events
   
4. Academic research
   
5. Art projects
   
6. Out of the box!
   

Senior rotate through the stations and brainstorm

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