10^th Grade Gifted  Research Project: Apprenticeship to Expert

Dr. gingrich, Fall 2011

Project is due Friday, December 2^nd

Annotated Bibliography is Due, Monday, November 21^st

Work Sheet on the bottom of this page is due Friday, November 11^th

We are in the lab next week on the following dates: Monday November 7^th and Tuesday, November 8th

This project is worth 150 points in the hefty category.  The project next semester will be huge in its point value so do the leg work this semester.

Annotated Bibliography:

1.  Source in MLA format followed by a 150 to 200 word annotation which includes all of the following.

2.  Summary of the source

3.  What element of part A2 you will use the source to explain

• How they learned about their field
• Obstacles they overcame
• Products-contributions
• How this changed their field

Introduction:

Last year for the gifted supplemental research, you investigated issues in a hobby or field that had a particular interest to you.  You created an informative project on this topic and then demonstrated a “how to” project on this topic.  This year you may continue with the topic or select a new topic (if you didn’t do a topic last year that is fine, it will not affect this year’s project).  For the end product second semester of this year, the goal is for you to create a product related to your field.  The type of product that you create will depend upon the field that you decide to enter.  The goal is for you to consider what an expert in the field would create and then attempt to emulate that product—it doesn’t have to be at the proficiency level of an expert but should strive toward being as sophisticated as you are currently able to do.

We have a two-fold goal for this semester:  to research the masterpieces of an expert in your field and to plan what you will create for next semester.

Part A:  Identify an expert in your field.  Find three sources about this expert. Write a 2-3 page essay (500 words to 750 words, 2500 characters to 3750 characters) in which you incorporate the following.

1. Explain what your field is

2. Biography of this expert

• How they learned about their field
• Obstacles they overcame
• Products-contributions
• How this changed their field

3. Possible Applications to your work next semester

• How this person would inspire you
• How their work would be a model for the project you will do next semester (writing about this will be a key part of the final project second semester)

4. Include a works cited

Part B: Proposal of 1-2 pages.  Create a map/blue print/outline of what you will do for a project for next semester.  This may be written in a blue print form, as an outline, bulleted format, or in a narrative.  Discuss each of the following, including how you will acquire the items.

• What you hope to accomplish

• The type of product that you can create, see appendix for suggestions
• Materials you will need
• Time line for setting it up
• Skills that you have that will help you
• Skills you will need to acquire including any assistance or guidance
• Outline of tasks necessary to accomplish this
• Works that serve as models or inspiration (may come from above Part A)—this is just a list

Brainstorm

Name:

Due Date:

List three things you are interested in (careers, hobbies, subjects to study)

Why are you interested in this field?  What have you done in this field?  What level would you consider yourself at in this field:  novice, apprentice, or expert

List great people who have made achievements in some of those fields

What are some of the greatest accomplishments in those fields?

What are some products that you could make to show expertise in this field?

Field                                                                           Possible Products

Music                                                                         an opus or a section of a symphony

Architecture                                                           Blue Prints

Aeronautical Engineering                                  design a model airplane

Art                                                                              art portfolio of paintings

Directing and Film                                                 a short film

Drama                                                                       write a scene for a play or rehearse a dramatic                 

                                                                                    monologue or a scene

Mathematics                                                          design a mathematical problem or equation

Automotive Engineering                                    car design or blue print for an engine

Sports                                                                        a playbook for your field

Carpentry                                                                build a birdhouse

Fashion                                                                      dress design

Writing                                                                       a chapter to a novel

Chemistry                                                                 design a chemistry experiment

Psychology                                                               design a case study