Advisory Annual Thesis Projects February, 2009

Activator Review: Review: 1. Think back to last year… 1. Think back to last year… 2. What did you do your ATP on? 2. What did you do your ATP on? 3. What were the best parts of the project and why? 3. What were the best parts of the project and why? 4. What parts of the project would you want to have improved if you could and why? 4. What parts of the project would you want to have improved if you could and why? 5. What project did you think was the best one you saw and why? 5. What project did you think was the best one you saw and why?

Timeline of Assignments

A Healthy Environment in CA Project Guidelines Chance for you to demonstrate what you have learned in each and every class. Chance for you to demonstrate what you have learned in each and every class. Pick an issue connected to the theme of a healthy environment in Pick an issue connected to the theme of a healthy environment in You will be educating the school and community about this issue You will be educating the school and community about this issue Two parts: Two parts: individual (you) and group (advisory) individual (you) and group (advisory)

Requirements INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL 1. Research your topic 1. Research your topic 2. Decide on individual project (must include a written component) 2. Decide on individual project (must include a written component) 3. Get signatures from all teachers 3. Get signatures from all teachers 4. Submit 4 copies of written portion. 4. Submit 4 copies of written portion. GROUP GROUP 1. Pick a theme and group members. 1. Pick a theme and group members. 2. Research topic 2. Research topic 3. Decide on group project. 3. Decide on group project. 4. Advisory teacher signature. 4. Advisory teacher signature. 5. Present your group project. 5. Present your group project.

Examples Group: Group: Debate, dramatic reenactment, play, commercial, Socratic seminar, newscast, panel discussion, documentary, website, musical exhibition, oral history Debate, dramatic reenactment, play, commercial, Socratic seminar, newscast, panel discussion, documentary, website, musical exhibition, oral history Individual: Individual: Research paper (at least 1200 words) Research paper (at least 1200 words) Portfolio (could contain a section for each of your classes: e.g. research (Elective) writing (English) data and analysis (Math/Science) translation and/or cultural (Spanish) and performance (PE) Portfolio (could contain a section for each of your classes: e.g. research (Elective) writing (English) data and analysis (Math/Science) translation and/or cultural (Spanish) and performance (PE) Proposal to mayor or other city official Proposal to mayor or other city official

Grading Your individual project will be graded by each of your subject teachers. Your individual project will be graded by each of your subject teachers. You will receive a grade from your advisory teacher based on the group project. You will receive a grade from your advisory teacher based on the group project. Your grade for this project will also be part of your final semester grade for each particular course. Your grade for this project will also be part of your final semester grade for each particular course.

Partners and Grouping You are required to work with other students from advisory. You are required to work with other students from advisory. Your partners will work on the same aspect of the group topic as you (but you still have to to an individual project). Your partners will work on the same aspect of the group topic as you (but you still have to to an individual project). So there will be groups within the large advisory group project working on different aspects of our topic. So there will be groups within the large advisory group project working on different aspects of our topic.

Topic Search Read and Present: 1: Water Pollution 1: Water Pollution 2: Air Pollution 2: Air Pollution 3: Noise Pollution 3: Noise Pollution 4: Green Space 4: Green Space 5: Urban Sprawl 5: Urban Sprawl 6: Diabetes 6: Diabetes 7: HIV 7: HIV 8: West Nile 8: West Nile 9: Bird Flu 9: Bird Flu 10: E. Coli 10: E. Coli 11. Food safety 11. Food safety 12. Nutrition and Health 12. Nutrition and Health 13. Exercise and Health 13. Exercise and Health 14. Low Self-Esteem 14. Low Self-Esteem 15. Stress 15. Stress 16. Social Behaviors 16. Social Behaviors 17. Graffiti 17. Graffiti

Social Explorer Because you will need lots of data to examine we have purchased the professional subscription to Social Explorer this year. Because you will need lots of data to examine we have purchased the professional subscription to Social Explorer this year You will want to gather official census data about your topic as well as interviews and other forms of data. You will want to gather official census data about your topic as well as interviews and other forms of data. This will make it much easier to complete the math and science requirements for the project. This will make it much easier to complete the math and science requirements for the project.