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Welcome
to the Capstone Class
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Coventry
High School Graduation by Portfolio and Capstone Handbook
CIM
Manual
What is a
Graduation Capstone Project?
A Capstone Project
is also part of
Coventry
High School
’s Graduation by Proficiency Requirements.
A student’s capstone project is used to capture the demonstration of
learning that occurs in both physical or written products and oral presentation.
This work is an extended project requiring the student to simultaneously
demonstrate that she/he has mastered deep content knowledge and the habits of
thinking that are expected of a graduate of
Coventry
High School
. The exhibition draws on a personal
academic focus of the student, explores a topic through in-depth research,
represents the acquisition and use of knowledge in new ways, is completed
individually, demonstrates Coventry High School’s graduation requirements, is
presented to an external audience, has opportunities for revision, documents the
process, and offers opportunity for reflection.
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Please note that it is possible to pass the capstone class without
completing your capstone graduation requirement.
To receive full course credit you must complete the capstone project
during the class. The credit is not recoverable. |
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OVERVIEW:
Identify a core question that allows for
an in-depth exploration of a topic which is problem solving or inquiry.
Write a formal proposal and have it approved by the project advisor and
Capstone teacher. The Capstone project must
address Applied
Learning Standards and Content Standards.
Work with their advisors to identify experts who can be resources for the
Capstone project.
Maintain a journal, documenting all of their work on the project.
Journal entries must be shared with advisors.
Reflection and revision
will be an ongoing part of the journal writing process.
Develop and adhere to a timeline for the major activities in their
project. This includes scheduling
regular meetings with
their project advisors.
Conduct thorough research on the content of their project and document
their progress with photos or video if applicable.
Students should
consult regularly with their advisors to ensure that the content standards are
being met.
Develop an annotated bibliography of sources used for the completion of
the project.
Maintain a portfolio of the various Capstone components: proposal,
timeline, research, annotated bibliography, journals,
reflections, etc.
Adhere to the final product rubric that reflects the New Standards
Applied Learning Standards, the RI Grade Span
Expectations (GSE’s),
and appropriate content standards for the Capstone Project.
Complete the final product.
Obtain an outside evaluation of the product (if appropriate).
Provide an adequate self-evaluation of the product.
Review the final product with the project advisor before the final oral
presentation. Students must make all necessary
changes in sufficient
time for the judging committee to review the product.
Adhere to the final oral presentation rubric.
Prepare a judges folder containing key components of the project.
This will be used during the final oral presentation.
Write a final reflective narrative which is included in the judges
folder.
Include media
that effectively communicates the necessary elements of the oral presentation.
Orally present the Capstone
product to a judging committee.
Revise the Capstone project if they do not meet standard.
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