Have you finished your 20-hour project?

If not, now would be the time to do so. Before the holiday break, I had said the 20 hours were due on Jan. 18, 2010. That is a school holiday (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday), however, so you have an extra day, until Jan. 19, the day of your presentation.

To repeat: the 20-hour project should show a learning stretch, meaning you learned something new. This is what you should stress during your presentation. Emphasize what you have learned from your research paper and your project.

It will be graded as follows: 20 hours = A, 16 hours = B, 14 hours = C, 12=D, 10 hours =F (better than zero).

I will compare the number of hours you turn in with your weekly log entries to keep you honest. You will turn in one more log entry covering what you did over the holiday break.