MON: "Why Am I" Keynote - PROJECT REQUIREMENTS & Final Production [Day 1 of 9]

Learning Target(s)

• I can continue PRODUCTION of my WHY AM I Keynote Presentation slides

Announcements 

• Normal Monday
• Earthquake Drill/Fire Evacuation Drill TODAY

Homework 

• Do ALL of your THINKING outside of class
• SEND PHOTOS to your school email or Google Drive
• Or bring photos on a flash drive
• Send or Bring the LARGEST FILE SIZE VERSION POSSIBLE

Resources 

• Click here for the Exemplars
• Here is the actual manual for Keynote
• New Event ideas!
• Greatest Fear
• Greatest Triumph
• Heroes & Villains in your life
• Obsessions

Agenda [65]

• The "Why Am I" Keynote [15 +/-]
• What:
• Thursday October 12th
• 5:00 PM Set-up
• 6:00 PM Presentation
• 7:30 PM Artist Panel
• 8:00 PM Dismissal
• A mandatory spoken & visual art presentation of the events, people, and places that have made YOU the person that you are (performed in front of a live audience.)
• Professional dress required (dress shirts, no logos, no hats, no holes, your best shoes, suits & dresses look nice but are not required)
• To receive any credit you must stay for the entire presentation, through the artist panel and dismissal
• Why:
• Explore the reflective  thinking we’ve been doing in DLE and Advisory about WHY we are the person that we are. 
• Showcase our technical and artistic Keynote skills
• Practice our presentation & public speaking skills
• Requirements:
• Total EVENTS (some events may take more than one slide to convey correctly)
• 7+ to qualify for a B
• 10+ to qualify for an A
• # of COMPLEX slides (like the exemplars)
• 4 to qualify for a B
• 6 to qualify for an A
• FIRST Slide is a title slide & must include
• Title of your Keynote (could be "why am I" or anything you artistically choose to convey the same meaning)
• Your Full Name
• Your Block
• Your Advisor's Name
• This slide does count  as an Event and needs to be fully designed
• LAST slide is BLANK (same background as preceding slide or plain solid color)
• This slide does NOT count as one of your required number of slides
• COMPLEX Slides will
• Have multiple animations, some with complex timings 
• Be multi-layered single slides and NOT require a transition to another slide to complete the design
• Multi-slide EVENTS should use appropriate transitions to tie the slides together
• To get full credit ALL Slides will
• use the proper technique to accomplish the attempted goals
• be neat and professional, paying attention to balance and alignment as well as the small details
• masks and alphas are PERFECT
• zero misspellings and grammar mistakes (there is no word "i" in the English language)
• All timings, animations, and transitions are thoughtful, natural, and appropriate
• slides will be assessed on attention to detail, technical skill, artistic vision, & timeliness (as detailed on the timeline)
• Presenter Notes or Note-cards must be written for ALL SLIDES (except the blank one)
• Your first drafts are in your Event Brainstorm
• Write your penultimate draft in the presenter notes as you are working.
• Finished notes are DUE as each slide is due
• Your Script will be assessed on detail, impact & “authenticity”
• Timeline:

• REMEMBER: notify John if your drives are not working
• Everybody should be backing up to google drive or a flash drive just in case
• REMEMBER THE POLICY: YOU are responsible for the safety of your data even if our technology fails. Back up your data!
• Mini Lessons Available (just ask!)
• Presenter Notes
• Grouping, stacking and otherwise arranging and moving as and within  a group
• Masking and "instant alpha"ing
• Animating on a path and choosing the proper effect
• Object placement (big photos, hiding flaws, aligning and distributing)
• Locating and downloading the best image
• Continue PRODUCTION on "WHY AM I" slides  [50+/-]
• Use your NEW KEYNOTE
• Continue your existing slide or...
• Select another event from your brainstorm
• Complete the writing portion - make sure you know what you are trying to "say" with this slide - these words are the basis of your script: what you will actually say on exhibition night
• Collect up images from the internet - follow the protocol in this lesson
• REMEMBER: Use the Image Search TOOLS and download correctly
• REMEMBER: No WATERMARKED images
• REMEMBER: No memes
• REMEMBER: No images with words already on them
• Make a rough layout of your slide and ask for feedback
• If you get stuck...
• Ask your NEIGHBOR
• Ask your AISLE
• Ask your TEACHER
• When tired or "finished" have a neighbor explain their idea and how they are building the slide, then get back to work...