Barbara+Flora


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**Capstone Project 2013 ** i. Guide student to specific Catholic websites to research information ii. Students will be given an understanding of properly documenting resources i. Born/Place of birth ii. Died/info about death iii. Date when & Pope who canonized iv. Description of ministry v. Historical time period i. Student 1 – Make Word Mosaic ii. Student 2 – Make slide show/video [3 minute maximum]
 * Barbara A. Flora 10/12/2014 **
 * 1) 1. TITLE: SAINTS ALIVE! Exploring the Expression of God’s Gifts
 * 2) 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION; This project will enable 7th grade Faith Formation teams of 2 students to seek information about saints recently canonized in the 20th or 21st centuries by Popes John Paul II, Benedict or Francis and to produce a visual project using a word cloud generator and.
 * 3) 3. PROJECT GOALS: The focus will be on the various charisms the saint’s life expressed through the spiritual or corporal works of mercy, the Beatitudes. etc. The goal of this project is to help students choose a saint’s name for Confirmation whose charism is what they desire to imitate and not because they or their parents “like the name.”
 * 4) 4. AUDIENCE DESCRIPTION: The audience will be other students, their families, parish confirmation class, possible posting on Facebook or parish website.
 * 5) 5. PROJECT TIMELINE: 7 weeks
 * 6) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">a. Choose saint from prescreened list [Turn in name; Week 1]
 * 1) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">b. Research life [Week 2]
 * 1) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">c. Collaborate with partner to gather images, photos, prayers, quotes, songs [Week 3]
 * 2) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">d. First draft due [Week 4]
 * 1) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">e. Revisions and Additional material to be added. Second draft due. [Week 5}
 * 2) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">f. Project presented in Faith Formation Class [Week 6]
 * 3) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">g. Final Project due [Week 7]
 * 4) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">6. TECHNOLOGY TO BE USED:
 * 5) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">a. Students will be using Smart phones, iPads or laptops for research
 * 6) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">b. Apps; Word Cloud Generators; Word Mosiac or Tagul
 * 7) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">c. Apps for video or slide show: iMovie or Animoto; Smilebox or PowerPoint
 * 8) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">d. Resource sharing: Possibly using Google Docs
 * 9) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">7. PROJECTED BUDGET: $0.00
 * 10) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">8. DO I NEED DEPARTMENTAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL? None needed if Facebook or parish website not used.

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