Class of 2014 Tech/Art: January 2012

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Tuesday Jan 31

Do Now: Look at yesterday's assignment. Continue the project you started yesterday, or choose one of the other 4.

Homework: Continue collecting objects, images, and pictures of beauty/art in your everyday life.

Monday, January 30, 2012

Welcome to the 2nd Semester!

I am happy to be able to work with you on graphic design, media editing and sharing, and beginning programming.

Our curriculum is pretty open. I want you to have a range of useful skills that you will need in your personal and business life. I want to expand your appreciation and ability in the arts- both traditional and new media. I want us to foster an engaging, supportive, and fun learning environment. What do you want to gain from this class?

Do Now: If you do not have a gmail address, create one now. ALL STUDENTS: Send me an email (mirandagt2014@gmail.com) and outline what you would like to learn in this semester of visual arts, as well as 3 things that are important to you or about you.

Classwork:
Explore http://www.panoramio.com/
Begin looking at these photos from around the world. Once you find a couple that you love, start to explore the country/city that they are from. You have several choices on how to go from here:

Create a series of postcards from the place including written accounts of what you did there (http://www.teachervision.fen.com/images/tv/ppoint/Postcard.ppt) or through Google Documents->Drawing
Create a travel brochure highlighting things to do and places to stay/eat (http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/travel-brochure-8-1-2-x-14-landscape-4-fold-TC001051721.aspx)
Download Google's 3D modeling software SKETCH-UP (http://sketchup.google.com/intl/en/download/index.html) to your desktop. Play around with the tools. See if there are any 3D models of buildings from the city you chose. See if you can begin building a 3D model of a building.
Experiment with Google Drawing (in Documents). Can you recreate the photo using the tools available? Probably not. Try http://pixlr.com/editor/

Closure: Make sure you save your work and have sent the Do Now email.

Homework: Bring in something that you found visually interesting. It can be 3D (object), 2D (photo, magazine, flyer), or take a picture with your phone of something in your environment. Think about what makes it striking (color, line, composition, etc).

Friday, January 27, 2012

Congratulations!!!

You made it through your first NHD competition.

For your end of term self assessment please:

Give yourself a grade for effort. What did you learn about revolutions, reforms, reactions? What did you learn about putting together a website, performance, documentary, paper, or exhibit? What problems did you encounter? What were your successes? What did you learn about the research and writing process?
Give yourself a grade for your final project. Justify why you deserve this grade (Stayed after school, judges comments from yesterday, how your final product looks, etc)

Email all this information to mirandagt2014@gmail.com (DUE BY 9PM tonight!)

The more you write, and more convincing your argument, the more I will consider the grade you give yourself in your final grade.

FAILURE TO COMPLETE THIS SELF ASSESSMENT MEANS YOU GIVE YOURSELF AN F

Monday, January 9, 2012

NHD Requirements

If you are moving on for NHD, please review the timeline and requirements for each category

All Categories--January 24th (Final Grading will begin)

v Projects should be complete--- word count, 2 printed copies of process paper and annotated bibliography ---this is for the judges

January 26th (School-wide Competition/City-wide candidates will be chosen)

Emmett Till/Brown V Board Project

Mon Jan 9 - Fri Jan 13
If you are NOT moving on for NHD, use the following links to read and research.

You MUST read and summarize at least ONE section every day (each section has multiple links to read)
You may summarize your work in Google Docs (Document or Presentation) or create a Weebly site to summarize.

Assessment: You must email mirandagt2014@gmail.com with a daily summary of what you accomplished as well as share the google doc link or weebly link

Friday, January 6, 2012

Directions to Access Video at NBC Learn

Please register for an account using the password

NHD or Emmett Till

Objective: Understanding Historical Context

Due Date: January 13^th, 2012

Directions:

Both/All groups: Must cite your sources and annotate them using MLA format. AT LEAST 7 PRIMARY SOURCES and 10 SECONDARY sources

Emmet Till group assignment:

· Write a 3-4 page description of the era in which your topic takes place (Civil Rights Era) 12 point font

· Identify the E-S-P major events and descriptions of your time era

· Include Brown v. Board as 1 of your political events

· Identify why your topic is a product of its time.

NHD group/individual assignment:

· Identify your time era by using the website below and incorporate it into your NHD project.

· Describe the E-S-P major events and descriptions of your time era

· Identify why your topic is a product of its time.

Below are some descriptors to consider for inclusion:

1) Which historical era does your topic place?

2) What are the major events that preceded your topic?

3) What major events occurred as a result of your topical event?

4) Who are the political leaders of your historical era? Socially famous?

5) What type of technology, transportation exists?

6) What is the fashion/clothing of your time period?

7) What are some cultural features of this time period? (How do people entertain themselves, what is the music, architecture like, etc?)

8) Are there wars that define this era? Special laws? Police actions?

9) What are some facts that marked the time era?

10) What is the mood of the time period? Does the era have a nickname?

11) Add your own

Some suggested websites:

Gilderlehrman.org

http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/eras.html

earch millions of historic images

http://www.loc.gov/index.html Library of Congress

http://www.archives.gov/education/ National Archives

http://www.gilderlehrman.org/ Gilder Lehrmen (podcasts, info, photos, primary sources)

http://www.pbs.org/ PBS

http://libr.org/

http://womenst.library.wisc.edu/resources/research/womens-hist-resources.html

http://www.albany.edu/talkinghistory/arch2004july-december.html

http://www.history.com/ (History channel)

The Met http://www.metmuseum.org

http://frank.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women/wh-clothing.html#exhibits

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/27/AR2006032701507_pf.html

http://www.victorianweb.org/gender/socialhistov.html

http://www.hastingspress.co.uk/history/

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/women/womensbook.html

http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/Victorian.html

http://www.time.com/time/time100/artists/ Time Magazine- 100 Most Influential

http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk

ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS
http://www.britannica.com

http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Expectations for NHD Projects

Documentary:

Work on importing video and converting video as needed

Editing video

Writing script

Transistions

Website:

Write and edit thesis statement

Timeline

Import 30-45 sec video

Write impact/consequences of revolution

Upload bibliography

Paper:

Continue research and writing process (brainstorm, outline, draft, edit)

10-15 min of peer edit per day

Work on MLA Citations

Performance:

Research styles of clothing and props

Writing and editing script and monologue

Using primary sources as material

Peer edits

Exhibit:

Writing captions

Organizing primary source images and documents

Design board

Telling the story in pictures

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Please continue working on your NHD website, documentary, paper, performance and exhibit.

YOU MUST KEEP TRACK OF ALL SOURCES- including any images/pictures you use. ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT for WEB, EXHIBIT and DOCUMENTARY. YOU CANNOT USE an image unless it is in your bibliography.

SEE ME WITH QUESTIONS