Weekend Summary

I was working on my proposal and my project based learning curriculum and have continued to edit it and make it suit a wider audience.

Below is the revised version #2

Formal Proposal Guidelines:

The purpose of the formal proposal is to take your initial project idea and create a more substantive, detailed, and coherent document. This document should be clear and digestible to members outside of community. That is, you should be able to hand this document to anyone and they should be able to read it and understand your project and its purpose or purposes.

Grading Rubric [ 40 points total ]

Basic Expectations & Formatting [ 5 points ]

• Turned in digitally as a PDF through the Haiku dropbox

• File name should follow the format: “Capstone Proposal - Your Last Name”
  For example: “Capstone Proposal”

• Written component is 500 - 1000 words in length (not including appendices)

• Text should be single-spaced, 12 pt. font (Choose a clean, professional font such as Times New Roman, Arial, Helvetica, or Georgia)

• Consistent font and text formatting throughout document

• Include your name, course name, instructor name, and project title at the top of the document

• Section titles from this rubric used to organize content (Abstract, Introduction & Goals, etc.)

• Appendices are included on their own pages after the written component (Use page breaks to ensure consistency!)

Abstract [ 5 points ]

• A one to two-sentence summary of your project and what you plan to accomplish this year

Introduction & Goals [ 5 points ]

• Background: Introduce your project, providing relevant background, inspiration, and motivation

• Goals: Clearly describe your high-level goals for the project

• Essential Question: State the essential question of your project, and provide enough explanation that a reader unfamiliar with your project can grasp it

Implementation & Challenges [ 10 points ]

• Project Planning: Summarize your approach to the project. How do you plan on achieving your goals?

• Research and Resources: Summarize what you have learned thus far in your research. What information are you missing and what is your plan to find it?

• Challenges: What difficulties do you anticipate encountering during the implementation of your project? Which steps will be the hardest to complete?

Impact & Legacy [ 5 points ]

• Impact: How will this project benefit you? What skills or knowledge will you gain from it?

• Legacy: How does this project fit into the “big picture”? What other research is ongoing in your field? What would be a logical follow-up project?

Appendix A: Key Research Sources in MLA format [ 5 points ]

• Compile 3 - 5 resources from your research that added significantly to your understanding of the project, or will be important in the implementation

• Each source (a website, book, person, etc) should have a short sentence describing the resources and what was gained from it or how it will be utilized

Appendix B: Tools & Materials [ 5 points ]

• In bulleted format, list all tools and materials you anticipate needing for your project

• Classify your list into the following categories:

• “Critical” - specific tools or materials absolutely needed for the project)

• “Necessary” - tools or materials that are needed for the project, but there is some flexibility in exactly what is used

• “Optional” - tools or materials that would be useful to your project, but are not necessary for its completion

Translation:

Materials: Work directly on several 8.5" x 11" sheets of paper.

Instructions: The overall goal is to create 3 drawings but many drawings may be drafted in the process.. First, create an observational line drawing (no tones or gray values) of an actual hand held object of your choice. The size of this object should not exceed that of a standard shoebox. . You may use any line drawing medium such as a graphite pencil, ballpoint pen, felt-tip pen, etc. Second, translate your line drawing into two additional drawings. One drawing using tones and gray values. This drawing may be created with pencil, graphite, or paint. However it must be grayscale. The second translated drawing should be a composite image using at shapes cut out of black construction paper and assembled with adhesive/glue.

Expression

Materials: Digital camera.

Using a digital camera, capture a photographic story of 3-10 images that tells a story about an object, environment, or an experience that happens over a period of time. Keep your object and drawing in mind as you choose your photographic narrative.

Convergence:

Explanation:

Materials: Work directly on 8.5" x 11" sheets of paper.

Instructions: Diagram a simple everyday task (like brushing your teeth) using no words or text. Your audience is children age 5. Consider the sequential steps, context, and objects involved while doing this task. Create this diagram by hand with pens, pencils, and/or markers.

Impact:

Materials: You pick! Please document accordingly.

Celebrate Design’s ability to create positive, meaningful change throughout the world. Design and build a functional “gift” piece that captures, engages, ignites, celebrates, re ects, the human spirit. Describe in a short paragraph what the gift is, who the recipient is, and the intended impact/effect.