Solve a Problem Senior Project

In this assignment you will be utilizing content, experiences, and discoveries that you have been exposed to in your high school education to solve a problem. 

Assignment: 

Solve a complex problem using the knowledge that you have earned in four years of high school. You need to clearly demonstrate in your paper/presentation how multiple fields,( at least 6-8 classes),of study helped  you identify, research, and resolve a problem. Your solution should be credible and not cause  another problem.  

Spend the year studying, evaluating, and devising a solution to a problem.  Try to make everything you do outside of this class relate to your solution.  Constantly look for connections and relationships to your subject. Investigate outside reading books and articles, conduct email and personal interviews with experts. Reflect on what you have learned and what you are learning in your courses. 

Requirements:

1.	You  will know what you need to do in terms of effective writing. You know my expectations: Meet them!! 
2.	Clearly discuss how multiple classroom experiences helped you solve the problem. What does multiple mean?  Think about it terms of being a college student not a high school student. 
3.	Incorporate specific terms from your classes: power of the purse, cap and trade, entrophication, etc
4.	Also you will need  to connect your solution (s) to real world examples; secondary sources will be useful with regard to this requirement.
5.	This assignment is worth 200 pts
6.	Page requirement: 6-8 complete pages
7.	Read some of last semester’s papers.  What is effective; what is ineffective?

Problems to be solved:

In the community	Performance based		Connect to a career
At CHS		Musical			Connect to a major
In a field of study	Psychological			Connect to a goal
Technological		Philosophical			Environmental
Mechanical		Personal			Social
Structural		Professional
Parking		Financial
Big Picture  		Small Picture			

Research Methods:
Email experts
Talk to teachers
Interviews
Library
Internet

Effective templates from last season:

The solution to the problem is___________

A solution to this problem is_______

When it comes to solving the problem of________, the solution is relatively simple: _________.

Using my knowledge from  my _______ class…

In _______class

At this point, it could be possible to use information that I have gained from________ class to ….

My solution has come from a variety of classes: 

Through my four years at CHS I have gained valuable knowledge in my________ classes

In a personal interview or email interview with (my)  expert’s title then name, I discovered that______

Research:

This should be happening all the time. Since you have to apply your knowledge from different classes to your solution, you should have your ears open and your mind engaged at all times in your classes.  You should be generating and asking questions in class about your topic. Additionally, your outside reading books should play a role in developing a solution and or informing you about your topic/solution.  Your research paper about a college and career path should somehow relate to your field of study. Your tier 3 vocab words could relate to your field of study. Ideally, I want you to think of yourself as majoring in a particular field of research. 

Research Journal: You will keep your research here.  This will be a google doc.  You should keep track of research, questions, notes, emails, reflections,  discoveries, teacher quotes, expert quotes, expert responses, etc. This document will be kept in the ERWC/Sports Lit folder.  I will check it from time to time.  You will not know when I am checking it, however. 

1st semester objective: 

Select the topic and gather research. Remember that a lot of your research should be happening in your classes. What are problems that are discussed in your classes?

You do not need to have a solution first semester.  This will be presented in a paper and speech for your final for the first semester. 

2nd semester objective: 

Devise the solution, write the paper, present the paper to the class.