Comprehensive Interdisciplinary Project (CIP)
Timeline for the Class of 2010
Junior Year: 2008/2009 school year

January:
Technical Project: “Senior Project”
Dedicated week A1: Prewriting Activities (English) Jan 20-23, 2009
Introduction to research, the Library and its resources, and MLA formatting.
Dedicated week T1: Topic Selection (Shop), January 12-15, 2009
Topic Selection with technical approvals due January 15
Dedicated week A2: Prewriting Activities (English), Jan 20-23, 2009
How to write thesis statements
Dedicated week T2: Proposal Statement (related), January 26–30, 2009
Thesis statement due January 30

February:
Technical Project: “Senior Project”

Dedicated week A3: Working Bibliography (English), Feb 2-6, 2009
Working bibliography due February 6
Dedicated week A4: Outline and Note Cards (English), Feb 23-27, 2009
Outline, graphic organizer, or other "planner" due February 27
Note cards taken from research sources (minimum 25 cards) due February 27

March:
English Component: Research Paper
Works Cited (English), March 12, 2009
Works Cited page in the correct MLA format due March 13
Dedicated week A5: Rough Draft (English), March 27, 2009
Rough Draft (2 copies in the correct MLA format) due March 27
Dedicated week T3: Technical (shop) review, March 30 - April 3, 2009
Shop and Related teachers review paper for factual/conceptual errors by April 3

April:
English Component: Research Paper
Dedicated Week A6: Final copy (English), April 30, 2009
Final copy (4 copies in the correct MLA format) due April 30