Monday: DP - Uploading & sorting

"[Photography] is an immediate sketch, done with intuition, 

and you can't [really] correct it..." 

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Unit Learning Target(s):  

• How can we take good pictures no matter what kind of camera we have at the moment? 
• How can we use our critical thinking skills to MAKE a good picture happen?

Unit Product (Due AFTER Spring Break): 

• "Community" Photo
• Student Writing on concept of Community
• Student Photo of concept
• Photoshop additions & modifications to further concept
• Student Exhibition of Community Photos &/or PSA

Daily Learning Target(s):  

• I can Upload and Sort my digital photos

Current Product (DUE Weds/Thurs): 

• UPLOADED TO GOOGLE CLASSROOM
• FIVE distinctly different pictures each illustrating a different technique from your Best Practices NOTES  
• A short explanation as to WHY you took it and WHAT technique you used

Announcements: 

• Get your family conferences confirmed TODAY!
•  Special Schedule this week: 
  

Mon 3/30	Tues 3/31	Weds 4/1	Thurs 4/2	Fri 4/3
Family Conference Preparation in ADVISORY NO Period 6 Library Closed Gold Ribbon Visit	NO SCHOOL Cesar Chavez Day Enjoy	Period 1 8:30 – 9:55 (85) Period 2 10:00 – 11:25 (85) SSR 11:30-11:55 (25) Advisory Final Family Conference Preparation 11:55 – 12:55 (60) NO CM Family Conferences 1:30 – 5:30 CSP deadline	Period 3 8:30 – 9:55 (85) Period 4 10:00– 11:25 (85) Period 5 11:30 – 12:55 (85) NO Period 6 Family Conferences 1:30 – 5:30 All School Picnic 5-7pm	Advisory 8:30 – 9:10  (40) Period 5 9:15 - 9:55 (40) Period 4 10:00 – 10: 40 (40) Period 3 10:45 –11:25 (40) Period 2 11:30 –12:10 (40) Period 1 12:15 – 12:55 (40) NO Period 6 Family Conferences 1:30 – 5:30

Agenda: 

• Warmup: Typing.com [10]
• Uploading your Photos [50]
• You need your specific cable and/or special software
• Apple products upload with iPhoto and then EXPORT
• Android products use Android file Transfer (cable)
• If you have no cable
• install google drive and upload to your school account
• or install AirDroid 
• If you have a chip you import directly using PICASA
• Full sized fits right into your computer
• Micro requires an adapter
• All organizing is through PICASA

Friday: SexEd & Advisory for SUB

Meet in the THEATER

Advisory Meet in LAB:

• 10:40-11:05
• SSR
• 11:10-11:55 - do these things in this order
• DLE reflection for Photoshop PSA
• FOUR Revolution Prep ENGLISH LESSONS
• Log-in's below
• Typing Web

keny_aguilar	Abrego, Sergio
kayla_billups	Cabral Silk, Maria
marilyn_cabrera	Carroll, Stephen
destinee	Castro, Itzel
lizett_delgado	Cecaci, Kaleho
francis_espinales	Comer, Gregory
jamie frazier	Faotusia, Salote
rafael_gonzalez	Haynes, Maurice
gloriaguzman	Hernandez, Marjorie
erik_lopez mendoza	Holcomb, Morgan
charles_mack	Hunt, Andaiye
victor_mojica	Hunt, Faith
darrell_murphy	Jefferson, Ayana
stephany_pacheco	Johnson, Jahna
jose_ramirez	Miranda, Alexis
quinton8	Moreno, Elsa
adan_rodriguez	Salmeron, Noemi
valeria_rodriguez	Smith, Ajane'
leslie_sanchez	Zaragoza, Lucia
lakingna_smith	Damari

Weds/Thurs: DP - The Photo Walk [Digital Photography]

"[Photography] is an immediate sketch, done with intuition, 

and you can't [really] correct it..." 

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Warm up:  

• Get out your equipment and charge it for the next 10 minutes if you can. 
• Now...
• Tie your shoelaces
• Get valuables out of your backpack and into your pockets if you are not carrying your backpack with you.
• Find a buddy to walk with
• Pledge to NOT be the last kids walking in the group (if everyone does this we won't get so spread out and have such a yellie, waitie walk)

Unit Learning Target(s):  

• How can we take good pictures no matter what kind of camera we have at the moment? 
• How can we use our critical thinking skills to MAKE a good picture happen?

Unit Product (Due AFTER Spring Break): 

• "Community" Photo
• Student Writing on concept of Community
• Student Photo of concept
• Photoshop additions & modifications to further concept
• Student Exhibition of Community Photos &/or PSA

Daily Learning Target(s):  

• I can PRACTICE at least five major techniques of good digital photography [as laid out in our Best Practices NOTES] by USING THEM when I take MY OWN PICTURES

Current Product (DUE TODAY): 

• YOU must take at least FIVE distinctly different pictures today each illustrating a different technique from your Best Practices NOTES  
• YOU must be able to explain WHY you took it and WHAT technique you used

Announcements: 

Hella Healthy meets in the THEATER with a SUB this Friday

Agenda: 

• Photo Walk [100]
• Rules [10]
• You MUST be able to see JOHN @ ALL TIMES
• You MAY NOT be more than 1/2 block away from John, who will try to walk in the middle of the pack
• You MUST NOT CROSS ON RED.  I will give you an NC if you jaywalk.  Just wait for the green.  We will wait for you.
• YOU must take pictures today and YOU must be able to explain WHY you took it and WHAT TECHNIQUE you used.
• You MAY NOT go inside ANY business or building so don't ask to be allowed to
• we tried that last year and some kids don't seem to know what "no" means and made fools of us.
• You may not sit on any cars, climb on any walls, or otherwise do anything but walk on the sidewalk unless John specifically tells YOU that you can.
• Parkour is NOT on today's agenda
• You MAY take a picture of anyone or anything you can see from outside
• It is polite but not necessary to ask permission if you want to take someone's portrait.
• If they are just "in the picture" and it isn't "of them" then permission is not necessary and will slow you down.
• You MUST try to take a photograph that represents EACH of the techniques you selected for yourself.
• Get a note sheet from John if you were absent yesterday or if your's sucks
• You are ENCOURAGED to leave your stuff in the Lab - the door will be locked.
• Walk [90]
• Approximate Route (1.9 Miles, 39 minutes walking + time for stopping to shoot pictures)

Tuesday: DP - Intro to Cell Phone Photography (w/Teacher Exemplars) [Digital Photography]

"[Photography] is an immediate sketch, done with intuition, and you can't [really] correct it..." 

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Do Now:  

• Look at the following photos and choose your favorite
• Decide WHY it is your favorite
• Discuss it with your seatmates

Unit Learning Target(s):  

• How can we take good pictures no matter what kind of camera we have at the moment? 
• How can we use our critical thinking skills to MAKE a good picture happen?

Daily Learning Target(s):  

• I can LEARN the Best Practices of Digital Photography by viewing exemplars and taking notes on the techniques used to achieve them.

Announcements: 

Photo Walk Weds & Thurs 

Bring Fully Charged Cell Phones and Cameras 

Hella Healthy meets in the THEATER with a SUB this Friday

Agenda: 

• Do Now & Discussion: [10]
• LECTURE w/ guided note-taking: [30]
• Introduction to Digital Photography [linked examples adapted from http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/atips/category/tips/]
• You will need to SAVE and USE these notes NEXT CLASS
• Basic Camera Phone Tips
• More on IMAGE QUALITY and PICTURE SIZE in megapixels 
• Make SMALL changes
• The RULE OF THIRDS
• more GOLDEN RULES of photography
• Use unusual angles
• Get CLOSE
• Use REAL zoom - Optical ONLY!
• Watch your LIGHTING
• LOOK for LIGHT
• Use a FILL FLASH
• Look for REFLECTIONS
• Use BURST MODE when shooting 'action'
• If you have a VIEWFINDER check your images on the LCD screen - but WATCH YOUR BATTERY
• Viewfinders on non-SLR (single lens reflex) cameras do NOT show you exactly what you are shooting
• LEARN & USE CAMERA MODES if you have them
• Basic MODES
• Advanced MODES
• More of John's Photos:

• If time - Learning from a master:
• Henri Cartier-Bresson_ The Decisive Moment   [20]

Monday: REFLECTION [Photoshop PSA]

Warm-Up:

• Open the Rubric w/ Prompts and study it

Learning Target(s):

• I can reflect on my successes and struggles during the Photoshop PSA Project
• I can complete my PSA (late for a 1/2 point grade deduction)

Announcement(s):

• Late Acceptance of Photoshop PSA's & Reflection Rough Drafts ends @ 6PM TONIGHT
• Photo Walk Weds & Thurs
• Bring Fully Charged Cell Phones and Cameras
• Hella Healthy meets in the THEATER with a SUB this Friday
• Typing.com GRADES are linked here

Agenda : [60]

1. [10] Explanation of:
1. Photoshop PSA Artist Statement (reflection) Rubric with Prompts
2. [40-45] Independent work time
1. PSA for LATE Credit
2. Artist Statement for ON TIME Credit
1. Template is in your Google Classroom
3. [5-10] Upload/Turn In 
1. Turn in Reflection If PROFICIENT (Final proficiency DUE Friday) [Google Doc in your Google Classroom]
2. OR - Upload and Turn In PSD & JPG to your Google Classroom
1. Complete DRAFT Reflection during Period 6 before 6pm
1. (Final proficiency DUE Friday) [Google Doc in your Google Classroom]

Friday: Accelerated Reader Assessment #3

Good Friday

Warrior Scholars!

Today you are going to take 

your THIRD Accelerated Reader

online assessment of your 

reading comprehension. 

This assessment is made up of a combination of vocabulary and short passage questions. You are going to do great. 

For some of you it might take less than 20 minutes, for others it will take longer.  Don't trip. Remember, the test gets harder every time you answer a question right so DON'T GET DISCOURAGED!

It is ESSENTIAL that the classroom remain extremely quiet so that everyone has the best environment.

Take this test seriously because we are going to follow up with you to let you know how you did and to help you make reading goals, as well as help us to decide on the appropriate intervention for you.  

This test is TIMED by the question. If you are running out of time a little clock will appear at the top of the screen. Try and answer the question soon if you see the clock.

When you finish the assessment BREATH for a minute and then read your SSR book or do quiet schoolwork. No computers unless working on essays or lab reports. Above All Remain Quiet For The ENTIRE Class Period

Thursday: Photoshop PSA completion day

1. Finish your PSA - you have the option of taking a grade PENALTY and turning it in on MONDAY*
2. Save for Web a copy in JPG-High format
3. Upload BOTH the PSD and the JPG to your Google Classroom
4. TURN IN THE ASSIGNMENT
1. Include in the notes any explanations necessary to understand and assess your work.

*

• All PSA's turned in by the end of class TODAY will receive a grade bonus of John's choosing 
• On Monday we will do our REFLECTION.  
• Students may elect to work on and turn in their PSA's on Monday.  If so
• Grade PENALTY= 1/2 letter grade (a C becomes an NC, a B+ becomes a B-, etc...)
• Students may include an explanation for their late work and that will be considered.
• Explanations must be written in the ASSIGNMENT NOTES when you turn in your files.
• Students will also be responsible for completing the reflection during period 6 on Monday.

Mon-Thursday: Photoshop PSA Work Week

If you were absent ANY Day

it is YOUR duty to check with John

Learning Target(s):

• I can select my final PSA and complete it according to the project description

Deadlines:

• Both Folders of Images: 
• WERE Due @ End of Class Tuesday 3/10
• BOTH ROUGH DRAFTS: 
• WERE  Due as .jpg's uploaded to your google classroom by the end of LAST Class 
• Final PSA IS Due in your Google Classroom @ End of Class THIS Thurs
• You will have 3.33 hours of class time to complete your best effort (No Typing Web this week)
• You should plan on COMPLETELY REDOING YOUR PSA: making more careful selections; getting larger/more appropriate sources images; adding text; adding filters and other 'effects'
• Mini-lessons on each skill will be taught throughout this time
• Sign up under your period on the board
• You will receive your third quarter grade Photoshop based on this Image
• Final revised after feedback grades will be reflected in Q4 Grades

Homework:

• None

Announcement(s):

• Typing.com GRADES are linked here
• Quarter Three Ends THIS Friday 3/20
• NEW Special Schedule Next Week 3/16-3/20

Agenda : [60-100]

1. CALL JOHN OVER if you still need to do the following:
1. Propose which draft (PSA1 or PSA2) you will take to completion
2. Begin final PSA
3. Create a NEW BASE Document if necessary
1. Use instructions from last class
2. Complete ALL Requirements by the end of class Thursday
1. Social issue that is Universal & DOable
2. Original work of computer art of your own composed of:
1. Minimum 5 component images on individual layers
1. See your requirements document for complete rules about what you can and cannot use as a component image.
2. Demonstrating Proficient Photoshop techniques
1. All techniques and decisions documented in Artist Statement/Reflection by layer
3. 8x10 Printed size
4. 300 dpi resolution
5. Uploaded as BOTH
1. JPG &
2. PSD