Digital Literacy & Expression: Sunset: Your final days as a 9th grader... Preparing for finals

UNIT Learning Target(s):

Daily Learning Target(s):

I can understand the DLE final requirements and begin preparing for it.

I can view the UNITED STATES OF SECRETS documentary with a critical lens

Announcements:

FINALS ARE MANDATORY

All Cameras, Memory Cards, and Cables are due NOW

This week is a NORMAL WEEK

YOUR FINAL EXAM WILL BE NEXT WEEK:

Homework:

Do everything you can to pass ALL your classes as the year ends...

Agenda:

Typing WEB & Announcements [20]

Your final Exam for Digital Literacy will be as follows

Your final typing web TEST
A FREE CHOICE Digital Art project to be completed entirely during the scheduled finals time. You should check with John this week to make sure your idea will qualify for the grade you want.

Keynote - with appropriate transitions, animations, fonts, and illustrations for your topic and should demonstrate your mastery of the Keynote program & concepts of effective presentations in general
Photoshop - with layers, selections, warps, etc...and should demonstrate your mastery of the Photoshop program
Digital Photography (must bring photos and build a portfolio) - with substantial written commentary as to the reason for each images inclusion and should demonstrate your mastery of the concepts of photography
Film - you must bring raw footage with you. Finished film should have titles and transitions as appropriate and should demonstrate your mastery of the iMovie program

Construct a guiding paragraph that answers the following prompt: As a Sophomore I hope my teachers know me as...
Using assets you have collected in advance and brought to class on the day of the final (poetry, images, etc...) create a piece of digital media that introduces yourself to your Sophomore teachers as you want them to "see" you. This is a "bookend" to the "ME Photo" you did the first week of class.
When you are finished you will upload and share your final and complete a written reflection as to why it demonstrates your best learning from the year.
You have almost two hours to assemble the final. Whatever you do it must answer the prompt and introduce you to your 10th grade teachers. Here are some suggestions for things you could do...

A Keynote of your best academic work showcasing yourself as a student
A Photoshop image showing how you have changed over the years and clearly revealing who you will "BE" next year
A short film explaining who you are, where you come from, and where you want to go (would need to prepare raw footage in advance)
A portfolio of images you took (bring in images, create portfolio using keynote, google docs, pages, preview/pdf, or iPhoto slideshow) with written commentary and guidance
A keynote that take the viewer through a poem or a piece of writing that illuminates who you want to be next year

STUDENTS WHO turned in a second film and make an honest effort on the final should pass the fourth quarter.
STUDENTS WHO turned in a second film and make a spectacular effort on the final should be able to raise their fourth quarter grade substantially.
STUDENTS WHO did not turn in a second film will still fail the 4th quarter but may pass the semester if they make a spectacular effort on the final

iMovie Film Festival [??]

Other Schoolwork as needed and approved

Digital Literacy & Expression