Graduation Project Requirements

Students entering the ninth grade for the first time in 2006-07 and
beyond are required to successfully complete and pass the Graduation
Project. It is a performance-based exit assessment that provides students
with a vehicle to demonstrate what they know and are able to do as they
prepare to graduate from high school. Though the project culminates in
the graduation year, students will be prepared with specific skill
activities beginning in their ninth grade year so that they can be
successful on the project.

Components of the Graduation Project:
Research Paper—This paper requires students to develop and demonstrate
proficiency in conducting research and writing about a chosen in-depth
topic. http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/secondary/paperrubric.pdf
(make read Paper Scoring Rubric)
Add two separate links for: Formatting Checklist & Setting Up Your Paper

Portfolio—A folder containing reflective writings or logs and other forms
of student documents demonstrating his or her Graduation Project process.
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/secondary/portfolio.pdf (make read
Portfolio Scoring Rubric)
Product—A tangible product related to the student’s field of study or
research topic is selected, designed, and developed by the graduating
senior. The product should challenge the student, allow him/her to show
applications of learning, and reflect that the student has spent
substantial time completing it.
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/secondary/product.pdf (make read
Product Scoring Guide)

Oral Presentation—A formal student oral presentation encompassing the
entire project process and experience form the topic selection to the
project completion will be presented before a review panel composed of
staff and community members.
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/secondary/presentation.pdf (make read
Presentation Scoring Rubric)