For my 2020 senior capstone project my focus will be on the all around world wide issue climate change / global warming. Ever since my sophomore year in english and environmental science I’ve been intrigued by climate change. Reading articles, seeing activists and witnessing the vital changes of our environment, I've made it my mission to be one of the many to contribute in making a change starting in my community. When looking up “how do I contribute to helping global warming you see things like “Invest in energy-efficient appliances”, “Power your home with renewable energy.”, and “Weatherize”. What does things even mean? For a teen like me what can I really do ? How do I have access to certain sources ?. With my capstone project my essential question is “How can I contribute within my community to fighting against climate change? With limited resources, without big investments, and tons of money. Normal everyday people who work and go to school like you and me ! Video project link. https://youtu.be/Q71d3xQxNG0

I started this project by asking myself, "How do I write and publish a novel online?" I broke that question down into multiple smaller questions, which I researched, documenting my findings. Once I finished that, I created a blog on Wix titled "The Independent Publishing Guide." On the blog, I'm bringing together all of the information I've gathered and explaining it from my perspective, providing tips, outlines, interpretations, and of course, information. Besides the blog, I've also designed a step-by-step process for novelists to reference as they go about writing and publishing a novel. Using Canva, I summarized each step of the process and created a downloadable how-to guide. While on the website, I'm publishing more detailed posts for each step. Later on, I'll incorporate examples into those posts on the website as I go through the process. Along with that, I'm going to create more variations of the guide that I made on Canva. As a final note to those doing their capstone in the future, USE outlines if you aren't the spontaneous type. They are honestly amazing, and while they may be tedious, in most situations, you'll find that they were worth using. Also, don't look down on yourself or be afraid to express your opinion instead of someone else's that you disagree with. (I had some difficulties embedding the website, so I put slides here instead with the link to the site.)