Senior+Seminar+Progress

__Goal setting requirements:__ I will address the following for each cycle:

__**Cycle #1**__

 * A) My evidence of progress during this past cycle's goals is...**
 * 1) I have gathered several sources relating to my topic, including a book and several websites. The sources are either copied from the book or printed from the internet, and are in my portfolio of resources.
 * 2) I haven't completed my research yet, so a complete list of resources is not yet available.
 * 3) I have read and highlighted my book source, //Getting Your Message Across//. I have it in my portfolio and the source is cited.
 * 4) I have determined the way in which I will reach the public related to my project; I will interview students and friends, asking them questions and looking for particular actions and reading their body language for insight into their non-verbalized thoughts.


 * B)** **Evidence of my progress during this past cycle's** **weekend goals is...**
 * 1) I am continuing to gather internet resources.
 * 2) I have a broad idea of how to present my research and information, but I need to form a more detailed and cohesive plan for my presentation. This goal will likely carry over to next cycle, as I continue to formulate ideas for my final presentation.


 * C)** **My evidence of progress during this past cycle's** **meeting with** **my mentor is...**
 * 1) I have a copy of our Email conversation, in which I presented my ideas to Mrs. McCaslin along with my revised thesis and received her feedback and suggestions.

__**Cycle #2**__

 * A) My evidence of progress during this past cycle's goals is...**
 * 1) I have revised my paragraphs and submitted them to turnitin.com
 * 2) I fixed the order of my paragraphs so it flows better, and the document is in working progress in my files at school.
 * 3) I have conducted some interviews with students and captured them on film. The videos are in my Email.
 * 4) I finished reading my internet source, and it is located in my files and cited in my paper.
 * 5) I didn't type the main ideas from the source, but through the reading I gathered useful quotes and information that is used in my paragraphs.
 * 6) I have begun to gather ideas for discussion, but need to organize them so that my paper will have a cohesive flow.


 * B) Evidence of progress during this past cycle's weekend goals is...**
 * 1) I elaborated on my research and gathered more books and online sources.
 * 2) I have added more internet sources, but still need a few more to complete my paper. The internet sources I have are printed and cited.
 * 3) My sources are all cited on my Noodlebib account.


 * C) Evidence of progress during this past cycle's meeting with my mentor is...**
 * 1) I have Emailed Mrs. McCaslin and sent her the form for evaluation. She approved of my topic change and provided good ideas about guiding my study of body language in the direction of a political analysis.

__Cycle #3__

 * A) My evidence of progress during this past cycle's goals is...**
 * 1) I have completed my four body paragraphs, and submitted to Turnitin.com and on my H drive.
 * 2) I have cited all of my sources thus far, the citations are located on Noodlebib.
 * 3) I have completed reading the book "The Definitive Book of Body Language," but I will continue to draw quotes and information from the source as necessary.
 * 4) I read and understood the ideas in "The Definitive Book of Body Language," and used many quotes in my paragraphs.
 * 5) I typed two additional paragraphs for the submission deadline and they are on Turnitin.com
 * 6) I have gathered some video for my presentation but still need additional interviews. The video clips I am using can be found in my Email.


 * B) Evidence of my progress during this past cycle's weekend goals is...**
 * 1) I have completed reading the sections necessary for the paragraphs I typed. The information I read is cited within the paragraphs.
 * 2) My PowerPoint is organized in the order of the information on my paper paragraphs, and I have the slides mapped out accordingly.
 * 3) All of my sources are cited and organized in alphabetical order on Noodlebib.

I will Email Mrs.McCaslin this week with an update on my project and the direction I am taking. A copy of this Email will be in my inbox.
 * C) Evidence of progress during this past cycle's meeting with my mentor is...**

__Cycle #4__

 * A) My evidence of progress during this past cycle's goals is...**
 * 1) I continued reading "The Definitive Book of Body Language" and cited many ideas and theories in my paragraphs.
 * 2) I still have to gather a few sources to complete my paper and project, but many of my primary sources have already been used and cited.
 * 3) I have gathered more pictures for my presentation, and they are located on my H drive.
 * 4) During class I continued working on my PowerPoint and created more slides. I will send it to myself so I can work on it at home.
 * 5) I gathered several good quotes to use in my PowerPoint using limited text. The presentation is located on my H drive.
 * 6) I have completed two additional paragraphs, located on Turnitin.com and my H drive.
 * 7) I revised and simplified the information in my paragraphs, eliminating unnecessary details and excess.
 * 8) The paragraphs are all appropriate length and measure about two pages as of now.
 * 9) Some elaboration is still needed for certain paragraphs. I will use additional resources to gather this elaborative information.
 * 10) I have continued to type my body paragraphs, and have reached 6 pages of text.
 * 11) I have not typed a conclusion yet, but will work on that for the next cycle.


 * B) Evidence of my progress during this past cycle's weekend goals is...**
 * 1) I have worked on my PowerPoint and gathered more slides.
 * 2) I have looked over the video footage and determined what can be used in my presentation.
 * 3) I haven't yet worked the video footage into my powerpoint, but I will finish this task once I have the logistics of my presentation worked out.
 * 4) I still need to gather more video footage and configure it in my PowerPoint.
 * 5) I have gathered more pictures but have not yet reached the 12 slide requirement; I will continue to create slides for my controlling points.

I have Emailed Mrs. McCaslin the new mentor progress report for this cycle, and have updated her on my progress thus far. I will send her a sampling of my paragraphs when she replies to receive edits and feedback.
 * C) Evidence of progress during this past cycle's meeting with my mentor is...**

__Cycle #5__

 * A) My evidence of progress during this past cycle's goals is...**
 * 1) I have cited all of my sources as works cited, and do not have any works consulted sources.
 * 2) I continued to generate citations for the pictures I am adding to my PowerPoint. All of the citations are located in my NoodleBib account.
 * 3) I have completed all the necessary elements for the project, and the paper and PowerPoint are located on my H drive.
 * 4) I have added a page to the end of my paper for the works cited section.
 * 5) I have highlighted the subtopics of my paper, but still need to write notes to look over as I am presenting.
 * 6) I have showed my paper to some peers and incorporated their revisions into the final work.
 * 7) I still need to generate the conclusion to my paper, so I have not completed the final revision yet.
 * 8) I have revised each slide and created PowerPoint printouts.


 * B) My evidence of progress during this past cycle's weekend goals is...**
 * 1) After the completion of my conclusion paragraph, I will finalize all edits and print out a finished copy for Friday.
 * 2) I will demonstrate my presentation for my parents and receive their feedback and comments.
 * 3) I have created printouts.


 * C) Evidence of progress during this past cycle's meeting with my mentor is...**
 * 1) I emailed the mentor progress report and have not yet received an answer. Also, I emailed Mrs. McCaslin on the final ideas and plans for my project. This email is in my sent mail.