Ways to help your child be successful 
in the Senior Exhibition

• Encourage your child to find a topic that will sustain them through the entire school year.

• Keep abreast of current elements that your child is preparing.  Mr. Thompson’s Homework Central page for Seminar class has assignments and due dates.

• Understand the requirements (exhibition | portfolio) and criteria for assessment (paper | presentation).  Help your child maintain focus on the final product while completing pieces that build up to it.

• Encourage your child to spend approximately three hours per week working on the exhibition outside of school once individual research has begun.

• Have conversations about your child’s exhibition topic.  Ask questions – Why?  How do you know this?  So what?

• Provide an environment in which your child can read and write without distraction.  Encourage the use of libraries and other resources.

• Support the revision process.  Read your child’s work and encourage your child to suggest areas in which your comments are welcome.  Give feedback that encourages your child to think deeply, write thoroughly and give support for opinions.

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