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Preparing for your Senior Project Presentation can be stress-free with the right approach. Understand the key components you need to cover: your project overview, your motivations, lessons learned, and your mentor's impact. Follow the standards and rubrics laid out in the blue book for a clear scoring guide. Engage your audience by practicing conversational speech, maintaining professionalism, and including visual aids. Remember to be enthusiastic, specific, and organized to make a lasting impression on judges and peers alike.
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Senior Project Presentations Graduation Requirement: No pressure though
Your English Grade • Killing two birds with one stone • All standards and rubrics are found in the back of the blue book • Read them • You will know exactly how you will be scored • Literature Review = 44 points (11 standards) • Instructional Portfolio = 4 points (1 standard) • Presentation =16 points (4 standards)
What to cover in the presentation* • What is your project? • Why did you choose this project? • What did you learn? • What surprises did you have? • What were the ups? • What were the downs? • Who was your mentor & why did you choose him/her? • How helpful was your mentor (without being disrespectful)? • What would you do differently if you did this project again? • Time & Cost? • What did you learn about yourself? • What information did you learn through your literature review than connects to your project? * Use an order that works best for your project and presentation.
What the Judges Say:Comments from Previous Years • Make it sound like you’re carrying on a conversation rather than answering questions • Take your hands out of your pockets • Be more specific • Explain what you did • Don’t read the question • More organized • Speak louder • Introduce yourself at the beginning • Sound more enthusiastic about what you’ve done • Tell about the additional work you’re going to do • Really, really short • Know your information • Watch your language in your presentation – keep it professional, no profanity • Add pictures (or other visuals) in 2nd & final presentations • Be prepared; don’t read from paper
Speech • Be prepared • Write it • Practice it • Alone • In front of (a) group(s) • Your FORMAL PRACTICE PRESENTATION is DUE FRIDAY • Notes? • You may use index cards • Do not write out everything word-for-word • Use key ideas
Visuals • At least one visual aid must be digital (41) • Edit everything: • Power Point and Tri-Folds • Grammar, spelling, consistency • Video • Easy to load (pre-loaded?), music is school appropriate, writing is correct • Project • Clean and helps presentation • Demonstrations • Practiced multiple times, runs smoothly
Panel Members • Teacher • Students (a class) • Community Members • Some may have experience with your project. • Many will not. • Address your speech to the group somewhere in the middle
Calendar • Get Going!