My Future Timeline
The My Future Timeline project is a creative visual project
demonstrating your path from the present moment to the
beginning of your chosen career. It represents a synthesis of
your current academic standing as an 11th grader, your career
interests, and the academic or vocational path required to enter
your chosen career.
The Timeline can be a PowerPoint slideshow, or it can be done in the form of a creative
poster or other visual project. Understanding the importance of each step and the potential
obstacles that may appear along the way are key ingredients.
As in an essay, when you present your poster or project, you should use an introductionbody-conclusion format
The project should include:
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A title that summarizes how you see your future path.
An overview of your academic performance up to and including the present.
Your “Senior Year Game Plan” outlining plans and goals for senior year.
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A timeline including:
Plans for college and/or vocational school
Plans for graduate school, state-certification programs or higher-educational
vocational degrees
Plans for internship programs or other training programs necessary for
preparatory career experience
Your ideal entry-level position in your field.
Important steps and stages necessary to get from where you are now
to where you hope to be in the future
Describe three obstacles that you believe stand between you and your career
and your plan to confront and overcome each obstacle.
Describe three opportunities that you can imagine taking advantage of in order
to achieve your goals.
An honest reflection on what is required of you prior to graduation at Landmark
in order to put yourself on the right path towards your chosen career
You will be assessed based on creativity, visual appeal, accuracy, and presentation skills.
You should practice presenting the project so that you can clearly explain your points verbally
(with the assistance of note cards, if necessary) rather than reading directly from the project
itself. Students should stand during presentations and face their audience – speaking directly
to the committee – and be prepared to answer questions that probe the various steps of the
timeline in more depth.