​Week 38 (6/10 - 6/14)

Mon (K)

7,  1, 3, 5, Lunch, 2, 4, 6

​2/4/6 Senior Check Out!

P7: ​​PostSecret Reveal!
Post secret reflection and discussion
Back up your files to Google Drive.
Digital Portfolios with time remaining?

P6:

Warm Up

Post PostSecret
Digital Portfolio intro
Seniors sign my yearbook!
Say bye to seniors!

Tues (L)

1e, 3e, 5e

Weds (L)

2e, 4e, 6e​
​
Introduce Weebly Digital Portfolios.

​Back up your files to Google Drive.

Thurs (L)

1e, 3e, 5e​​​

Fri (L)

2e, 4e, 6e
​​​​
Finish Weebly Digital Portfolios.

Digital Portfolio Peer Grade
​
​​Back up your files to Google Drive.

​Week 37 (6/3 - 6/7)

Mon (B)

2, 4, 6, 7

Tues (C)

1e, 3e, 5e

​​

Weds (C)

2e, 4e, 6e​
​
Double Exposure Project Due by end of the period.

PostSecret due to me by the end of the period.

Thurs (D)

1, 3, 5, 7e
​​​

Fri (D)

2, 4, 6, 7e
​​​​
P6: PostSecret Reveal and Reflection! (Final)

P7: PostSecret due.
Double Exposure project due.
  • Client Feedback
  • Reflection

​Week 36 (5/27 - 5/31)

Mon

Memorial Day - no school

Tues (D)

2, 4, 6, 7e

MRS. MACK on a field trip. SUB!

Warm Up

P6/P7: "Watch Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning" and answer movie reflection questions.

P7: Begin a personal project, do homework, or study for finals with remaining ESP time.
​
*End of Year Late Work Notes:
No late work accepted from previous quarters, -10% per week late. No late work accepted after 2:35pm, Friday, June 7th

Weds (M)

1, 3, 5, 7

Warm Up

Introduce Post Secret final project, due June 7th.
Finish Partner Portrait slides.

Double Exposure Project:
Begin designer/client interviews (Double exposure partner interviews)

Thurs (E)

2, 4, 6, w/ Assembly
​​​​
Warm Up

Double Exposure Project:
Portrait Partner Interview make ups.

Take final portrait for "client" double exposure portrait. Find or take images to pair with their portrait, considering their interests, hobbies, favorite color, and desired mood for their portrait.

Then find a photo to pair with the portrait and blend together using masks, blending modes, etc.

Finish photoshopping Monday and Wednesday. Project due Weds, June 5.

Fri (B)

1, 3, 5, 7
​​​​​​
Warm Up
​
Double Exposure Project:
Finish Portrait Partner Interviews.

Take final portrait for "client" double exposure portrait.

Find or take images to pair with their portrait, considering their interview answers (interests, hobbies, favorite color, and desired mood for their portrait).

Then blend together using masks, blending modes, etc.

Finish photoshopping Monday and Wednesday.

Due Dates:
Double Exposure Project: Weds, June 5th
Post Secret: June 7th

​Week 35 (5/20 - 5/24)

Mon (A)

1, 3, 5 Early Out

Tues (B)

2, 4, 6, 7

Warm Up

P6: Reflector demo - reflectors can be used to brighten dark shadows on the face (can use posterboard). 
Continue portrait photo partner exercise. Remember:
  • take photos vertically
  • lowest fstop possible
  • zoom in as much as possible to maximize DOF effects
  • keep an eye on ISO if you can't get the darkness you want​
  • watch the background- no sloppy backgrounds
  • watch the focus!
  • watch the exposure!


P7: Found portrait lighting practice (online).
​Grade check ins.

​*End of Year Notes:
No late work accepted from previous quarters, -10% per week late. No late work accepted after 2:35pm, Friday, June 7th

Weds (C)

1e, 3e, 5e

Thurs (C)

​2e, 4e, 6e​​

Warm Up

Double exposure partner interviews.

Take final portrait photo for your partner's double exposure. Take or find second photo to merge with it for your project.

Introduce Post Secret final project, due June 5th.

Fri (D)

1, 3, 5, 7e

Warm Up

Begin partner portrait exercise. Remember:
  • take photos vertically
  • lowest fstop possible
  • zoom in as much as possible to maximize DOF effects
  • keep an eye on ISO if you can't get the darkness you want​
  • watch the background- no sloppy backgrounds
  • watch the focus!
  • watch the exposure!

​Week 34 (5/13 - 5/17)

Mon (D)

2, 4, 6, 7e
​
Warm Up

P6: Warm Up

Begin portrait photography stations with partners.

P7: Warm Up

Vote on PSB 2: Pug

Continue shooting/editing for multiplicity. Should be done by next class.

Tues (C)

1e, 3e, 5e

Weds (C)

2e, 4e, 6e​

Sub! Mrs. MacKenzie attending externship at Sony.

Warm Up

Watch Annie Liebovitz movie and fill out movie reflection. Turn in movie reflection to P6 box by the end of class.

Thurs (B)

1, 3, 5, 7
​​
​Sub! Mrs. MacKenzie attending externship at Sony.

Warm Up

Multiplicity: Finish editing and turn in multiplicity project if you haven’t already.

Double Exposure Practice: Find two high quality images you like from google and that would look good blended together. Use these photos and follow one of the tutorials linked on google classroom (or find your own) to complete a double exposure practice assignment.

Fri (B)

2, 4, 6, 7

Warm Up

Sony take always
​
P6: Begin portrait photo partner exercise. Remember:
  • take photos vertically
  • lowest fstop possible
  • zoom in as much as possible to maximize DOF effects

Looking ahead:  Reflector demo. Double exposure planning sheet. Take final portrait photo for double exposure. Take or find second photo to merge with it for your project.

P7: Intro portrait photography lighting patterns (take notes). Begin experimenting with portrait lighting in teams.

​Week 33 (5/6 - 5/10)

Mon (B)

1, 3, 5, 7

Warm Up

​Finish  ​Shadows & Masking PracticeContinue to give optional feedback to projects that need to be revised. Can make revisions to improve final project for extra credit. Turn in second version of revised JPG along with original submitted final.

Introduce photoshop battle! (Finish tomorrow with sub to vote on Friday)

Tues (B)

2, 4, 6, 7

​Mrs. MacKenzie @ CTE Goal Setting Meeting, DO

Sub!

Warm Up

P6: Continue/finish Multiplicity project.
Begin Double Exposure practice (using found photos on google) on google classroom. Search for your own tutorial or try one of the following options:​----------------------------------
P7:
Warm Up

Photoshop Battle 2 (Pug)
​Vote next class; winner gets extra credit!

Weds (C)

1e, 3e, 5e

Thurs (C)

​2e, 4e, 6e​​

Warm Up

People that need cameras for multiplicity; check with me and check out cameras. Multiplicity due date extended to next class due to absence/sub complications.

PSB 1 & 2 Votes

Portrait Photography intro, take notes

Looking ahead:
Portrait photography pairs; take a portrait of each other in all 6 lighting configurations.

Consider what kind of image you want to pair with your face; what says something about you or will add meaning to your portrait?

Fri (D)

1, 3, 5, 7e

Warm Up

Reminder about SD County Fair submissions $5 fee ($3 entry fee, $2 matte board):
  • Khloe
  • Amira
  • Jaime

PSB 1 (Squirrel) Practice Vote

PSB 2 (Pug) Vote

​Begin Multiplicity Project

​Week 32 (4/29 - 5/3)

Mon (D)

2, 4, 6, 7e

Warm Up

P6: Finish PSBs, Class vote, discuss next project options

P7: Recap last class

Optional rubric/project feedback; once you've assessed yourself, call me over to provide specific feedback on how you could improve the project (and your score). You may use class time to make those improvements based on feedback.

I'll come around to meet with as many people as I can to review feedback and give a few final tips.

During this period, you should complete:
  • ​Self assessment rubric (if not already complete; turn in by end of class)
  • Padlet Peer Critique (GC)
  • Self critique & reflection (GC)

Tues (C)

1e, 3e, 5e

Weds (C)

2e, 4e, 6e​

Warm Up: Multiplicity story
Watch Becoming an Athlete

​Begin Multiplicity Project

*take photos today because  we'll have a sub the next two class periods and you will be expected to be working on your project in photoshop!

Fill out exit ticket
Touch base on SD County Fair Art submissions
​
Might do Double Exposure practice activity next class with sub if we made enough proress on multiplicity.

Thurs (B)

1, 3, 5, 7
​​
Warm Up

Lighting Quiz

Shadows & Masking Practice
​Give feedback to projects that need to be revised. Can make revisions to improve final project for extra credit. Turn in second version of revised JPG along with original submitted final.

People whose work doesn't need to be revised, start on preview photoshop battle
 
Class PSB for Tuesday with sub.

Looking ahead:
Monday: finish icecream assignments, introduce photoshop battle
Tuesday with sub: complete photoshop battle to vote on next class

Fri (A)

2, 4, 6, Early Out
​​​​
​Sub!

Warm Up

Continue/finish Multiplicity project.
When finished, begin Double Exposure practice (using found photos on google) on google classroom. Search for your own tutorial or try one of the following options:

​Week 31 (4/22 - 4/26)

Mon (C)

1e, 3e, 5e

Tues (C)

2e. 4e, 6e

Surreal Project Due!
*take 15 to submit files

Padlet Peer Critique
  • Instructions video
  • upload your work to your row in class
  • comment on 4 classmates' pieces with warm and cool feedback
Self Assessment: Rubric
Independently on paper; grade yourself using the project rubric (be honest; this is NOT translating directly into your grade so don't automatically give yourself 100%)

Self Critique & Reflection
Independently on Google Classroom

Remainder of class: improve your project based on feedback and self assessment.

Weds (B)

1, 3, 5, 7

Work period!
Review requirements
​

Thurs (B)

2, 4, 6,  7
​​​
P6: PSB

P7: Work period and rubrics

Fri (D)

1, 3, 5, 7e
​​​​​
Mrs. MacKenzie at a conference! Please be excellent for the sub!

​​Warm Up

Change of plans guys :/ My camera turned off for part of the lesson and everything just felt too rushed; I don't want you to have to turn your projects in before you're ready so here's what we'll do. Today is a work day, finish as much as you can. Next class we'll have meetings to go over your project against the rubric and provide feedback you can fix up before turning it in for good. That way, you're not stressed and I can film what I need to film.

​Thanks for your patience with all the changes <3

​Week 30 (4/15 - 4/19)

Mon (A)

2, 4, 6 Early Out

WELCOME BACK!!!! How was your spring break?

Discuss art show:
  • Weds 4/17, 4:30-6:30pm
  • Extra credit for attending
  • Do you want a piece in the show? If so, which one?
  • Everyone required to submit a piece. I will start with people who actively want one in the show.

​Continue checking thumbnails, photographing and editing surreal project.

Tues (C)

1e, 3e, 5e

Weds (C)

2e, 4e, 6e​

Warm Up

Continue working on surreal project. Due 4/23 (two classes left including today)

Your project needs:
  • Characteristics of surrealism, such as having a bizarre or dream-like feel
  • Break the laws of physics (gravity, inertia, etc) or properties of matter (solids, liquids, gases, plasma, etc) or break from reality in some way
  • A full body photo of yourself (or a friend) taken in class. For the rest of your objects/images, you can use photos from the internet or photos you take.
  • Dimensions should be 8x10 inches with resolution at 300 ppi
  • You can work with others to help you photograph but you will each be creating your own unique piece

​
​LCC ART SHOWCASE
Opening night 4:30-6:30pm
Extra Credit for attending! (Get an hours slip and my signature at the event).

Thurs (B)

1, 3, 5, 7
​​​
​Warm Up: Check in on surreal project progress and review project requirements

Continue to review thumbnails

​Take photos and work on project

Fri (B)

2, 4, 6, 7
​​​​​
Warm Up

Work day - ​continue taking photos and working on project.

Discuss Del Mar Fair art submission cost ($7) and due date (May 3)

P6 last day to work. Project due Tues, April 23

P7: Check out composition errors to avoid
Review plan for next week:
  • Weds:  work day
  • Thurs: self assess and feedback 
  • Fri: sub; final work day, incorporate self assessment and feedback to improve project on final day. MUST BE TURNED IN BY END OF PERIOD.
Project due April 26 (Friday)

​Week 29 (4/1 - 4/5)

Monday (D)

1, 3, 5, 7e

Mrs. MacKenzie at a conference! Please be excellent for the sub!

Warm Up

Photoshop: Distort & Liquify Lesson
​
Surrealist Research Slides
​
Begin ​Surreal Thumbnail Sketches

Tuesday (D)

2, 4, 6, 7e
​
Mrs. MacKenzie at a conference! Please be excellent for the sub!

P6: 
Thumbnail focus groups; meet with 3 other friends (at the same time) and explain your thumbnail sketches/project ideas to them. Ask questions to determine which one people are most interested by. Take notes on the discussion in the 4th box on your paper (or another sheet if you did more than 3 sketches)
Start researching and collecting photos to use for your project, paying careful attention to resolution and dimensions. Use google image search tools to find large images.
--------------------------------
P7:
Review Levitation Photography slides and resources.
​Photoshop: ​Refine Edge Practice
Thumbnail focus groups; meet with 3 other friends (at the same time) and explain your thumbnail sketches/project ideas to them. Take notes on the discussion in the 4th box on your paper (or another sheet if you did more than 3 sketches)
​Finish 
Surrealist Research Slides if needed.

Wednesday (C)

1e, 3e, 5​e

Thursday (C)

2e, 4e, 6e

​Mrs. M check off and discuss thumbnails.

May check out a camera if you show me your thumbnails, which idea you're pursuing, and explain which photos you need to take.

Friday (B)

​1, 3, 5, 7
​
​Erik Johansson think / pair / share

​​Mrs. M check off and discuss thumbnails.

May check out a camera if you show me your thumbnails, which idea you're pursuing, and explain which photos you need to take.

​Week 28 (3/25 - 3/29)

Mond (D)

2, 4, 6, 7e

Warm Up
Review Photoshop Vocab - Quiz next class!

P6: Introduce Surrealism Project
  • KWL chart - "K" warm up
  • Tommy Ingberg groups
  • Intro Surrealism
    ​​-----------------------
P7: Retouching

Tues (C)

1e, 3e, 5e

Weds (C)

2e, 4e, 6e​

Warm Up

Erik Johansson think / pair / share

Distort & Liquify Lesson
​
Surrealist Research
​
​Surreal Thumbnail Sketches
  • 3 sketches minimum
  • show possible ideas for your project
  • must break the properties of matter/laws of physics somehow
  • must have a bizarre, impossible, or dreamlike quality
  • must have a full body photo of a person (you or a friend) taken in class
  • Challenge: use visual metaphor or symbolism to convey a message through your work

Thurs (B)

1, 3, 5, 7
​​​
Introduce Surrealism Project
  • KWL chart - "K" warm up
  • Tommy Ingberg groups
  • Intro Surrealism​

Fri (A)

2, 4, 6, Early Out
​​​​
Resolution Lesson 
  • image search tools: size/resolution
  • calculating resolution from dimensions
Levitation Photography 
​
​Refine Edge Practice

​Review Thumbnails

​Week 27 (3/18 - 3/22)

Mon (A)

1, 3, 5 Early Out
​

Tues (B)

2, 4, 6, 7
​
Warm Up

P6:
Shadows
​
Looking ahead:
Retouch

P7: 
Masking Adjustment Layers
Blending Modes
​
Finish Movie (@ 1:12:03)

Weds (M)

1, 3, 5​, 7

​Warm Up:

Shadows

Looking ahead:
Retouch

Thurs (E)

2, 4, Assembly, 6

Warm Up
Shadows practice

Retouching

​Finish movie

Fri (D)

1, 3, 5, 7e

Warm Up

Finish Shadows (tutorial 14:27)

Shadows practice

​Week 26 (3/11 - 3/15)

Mond (D)

2, 4, 6, 7e

Warm Up

Adjustment layers: Levels
  1. cat, full
  2. P6: woman partial (redo)
    P7: kid, full
    ​
+ P7: Finish checking vocab

Tues (C)

1e, 3e, 5e

Weds (C)

2e, 4e, 6e​

Warm Up

Adjustment Layers, cont'd
  • Levels 1 independent practice
  • Hue
  • Saturation

Finish checking vocab.

Thurs (B)

1, 3, 5, 7
​​​
Warm Up
​
Adjustment Layers challenge:
  • Levels 1 independent practice, bonus challenge: what movie am I watching?
  • Hue (banana)
  • Saturation (peafowl)
Help each other to finish the assignments. If people guess the movie, we can watch it.

Fri (B)

2, 4, 6, 7
​​​​
P6: 
Masking adjustment layers:
  • parrots - make background black & white
​Blending Modes

​
P7: Watch Rats of Nimh

Looking ahead:
  • Blending Modes
  • Retouching
  • Shadows

​Week 25 (3/4 - 3/8)

Mon (A)

1, 3, 5 Early Out
​

Tues (B)

2, 4, 6, 7
​
Warm Up

Continue Grime Art:​

P6: shadows, highlights, extras (outline whole form, change background, add grime to objects, etc)

P7: Continue color, touch on shadows, highlights, extras.

Weds(C)

1e, 3e, 5​e

​

Thurs (C)

2e, 4e, 6e

MacKenzie out sick.
Ms. Solomon subbing!

Warm Up
​
1: Finish Grime Art Project.
Finished projects must have: outlines and drips on all skin, color, highlights and shadows on all drips.
Turn in:
  • Original photo
  • LastnameFirstinitial_Grime.PSD
  • LastnameFirstinitial_Grime.JPG
  • LastnameFirstinitial_GrimeSS.JPG (screenshot showing ALL layers)
    just like the sandwich project.

2. Sandwich Project Corrections: Ms. Solomon will hand out grade sheets from the Sandwich Project. You can earn points by correcting the issues with your project and resubmitting. Students who earned full points the first time will get the points automatically.

3. BONUS CHALLENGE when all done with the above: try creating a pixel portrait of yourself, someone else, or a photo from online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gr8-kHXO34

Fri (D)

1, 3, 5, 7e

Warm Up

Last class to finish Grime Art
* come in at lunch or after school to finish.

​Review Sandwich Scores. Make fixes and show me for points.

​​Check vocab:
1-16, 33-36, 41, 42

​Week 24 (2/25 - 3/1)

Mond (D)

2, 4, 6, 7e

P6: Warm Up

Watch Pt 3 Video Demo
  • condiment 
  • Screenshot
  • Saving
Go over requirements:
  • layer names
  • layer masks
  • file names
  • file types
  • screenshot (demo)

P7: Warm Up

Continue Sandwich Project:
Pt. 2 Video Demo, Step #10 - 21
​Move on to  Pt 3 Video Demo time permitting.

Tues (C)

1e, 3e, 5e

Weds (C)

2e, 4e, 6e​

Warm Up
Do you have all of the following turned in?
- Ethics Presentation
- Ethics Notes
- Experiment PSD & JPG
- Sandwich (PSD, JPG, Screenshot (JPG))
- PS Vocab Definitions: 1-10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 33-37, 41, 42
​
​Begin Grime Art Portrait Project
  • take a portrait of yourself or a friend in class *they should fill the frame
  • Follow the tutorial individually or as a group to complete the project
  • You will be graded on your overall composition, quality of work, and process (layers named, separate layers for separate colors, etc)

Thurs (B)

1, 3, 5, 7
​​​
​Warm Up

​Begin Grime Art Portrait Project
  • take a portrait of yourself or a friend in class *they should fill the frame
  • Follow the tutorial individually or as a group to complete the project
  • You will be graded on your overall composition, quality of work, and process (layers named, separate layers for separate colors, etc)

Fri (B)

2, 4, 6, 7
​​​​
​Warm Up

Continue Grime Art:
P6: Add color to skin
P7: Finish outlines, begin color

Looking ahead:
​Shadows & highlights

​Week 23 (2/18 - 2/22)

Mon

No School

Tues (B)

2, 4, 6, 7

​P6:
Warm Up:
 PS Vocab definitions #13, #16, #17, #34-36, #41, Add #42: Layer Masks

Begin Sandwich Project
Part 1 Video Demo, Steps #1-10
P7:
Warm Up: PS Vocab Packet #1-10
Finish Photo Ethics Presentations
​Introduce Photoshop
  • PS Vocab Definitions #1-10,  #36, #37
  • Saving Files - where, what format, naming convention
  • Naming files: LastnameFirstInitial_project.PSD
Photoshop Experiment:
​Save LastnameF_Experiment.PSD to your H: Drive, then File > Save As > change "Save As Type" to JPG, and turn in both .PSD and .JPG files to Google Classroom.

Weds (C)

1e, 3e, 5e

Thurs (C)

​2e, 4e, 6e​​

Warm Up

Copy PS Vocab:
12 - destructive editing
13 - non destructive editing
33 - file format
Finish up previous definitions. (check definitions doc; defs in yellow we have covered)
​Checking this or next class. 

Continue Sandwich Project:
Pt. 2 Video Demo, Step #10 - 21
​
Speed ahead and finish early?
  • Make sure you've met all requirements
  • Add labels to your layers.
  • Consider adding a plate below the sandwich.

Fri (D)

1, 3, 5, 7e

Warm Up:
 PS Vocab definitions #13, #15, #16, #33-36, #41, Add #42: Layer Masks

Begin Sandwich Project
Part 1 Video Demo, Steps #1-10

​Week 22 (2/11 - 2/15)

Mon (D)

2, 4, 6, 7e

​Warm Up​

​Begin Photo Ethics Presentations 

Tues (C)

1e, 3e, 5​e
​​

Weds (C)

2e, 4e, 6e

Warm Up: PS Vocab Packet

Finish Photo Ethics Presentations

​Introduce Photoshop
  • PS Vocab Definitions #1-10,  #36, #37
  • Saving Files - where, what format, naming convention
  • Naming files: LastnameFirstInitial_project.PSD
Photoshop Experiment:
​Save LastnameF_Experiment.PSD to your H: Drive, then File > Save As > change "Save As Type" to JPG, and turn in both .PSD and .JPG files to Google Classroom.

Thurs (A)

1, 3, MAV NATION, 5​

Fri 

No School

​Week 21 (2/4 - 2/8)

Monday (A)

1, 3, 5 Early Out
​

Tuesday (B)

2, 4, 6, 7
​
Warm Up

Intro Photo Ethics Group Project (due Feb 11)

Wednesday (C)

1e, 3e, 5​e

​

Thursday (C)

2e, 4e, 6e

P7 Question:
Concepts review today, review today, quiz next class? Or review and quiz next class together?
​
​Continue Photo Ethics Group Project  (due Feb 11)
-Mrs. M. check over and give feedback to groups:
  • check clarity of concept
  • large images
  • image comparisons when available
  • sources should have titles
  • check template and project in GC to make sure project answers all
Concepts review
Quiz next class

Friday (D)

1, 3, 5, 7e

Warm Up

Concepts Review
Quizlet Live

Finish Ethics presentation
  • check that all groups have access / who owns slides
  • check clarity of ethical guidelines
  • check examples
  • check thoughts
Begin presentations Monday!

​Week 20 (1/28 - 2/1)

Mon

No School

Tues

Teacher In Service
​No School

Weds (F)

1, 3, B, 5, 2, Lunch, 4, 6, 7

Warm Up

Reflect on S1, goal set for S2
P7: Concepts feedback for reshoots.
​
Bring light up stuff for light painting last day:
P6: Tuesday 1/12
P7: tomorrow; also, don't need people to come Feb. 7th - change

Thurs (B)

1, 3, 5, 7
​​
Rain?

Warm Up

Light painting wrap up?

Frid (B)

2, 4, 6, 7
​​​​

Warm Up

Final day of Concepts of Photography 
​Day 3:
  • framing
  • dutch angle
  • decisive moment​
​Reshoot ANY that are blurry, under/over exposed, or don't get the concepts exactly

​Week 19 (1/21 - 1/25)

Monday

No School

Tuesday (L)

1, 3, 5
​

Wednesday (L)

2, 4, 6
​​
Warm Up
​
​Final day for Concepts of Photography:
  • Rule of 3rds
  • Economy
  • Silhouette
* Reshoot silhouette inside with lights if needed
* Reshoot and finish any others if needed
* ​Get feedback on photos

Quiz on  Concepts of Photography next class. 
Review resources:

Thursday (L)

1, 3, 5
​​​

Friday (L)

2, 4, 6
​​​​
Warm Up
Review: Quizlet live?

Concepts Quiz
Reshoot Concepts photos?

Looking ahead:
Tuesday collab with stagehand tech; light painting, silhouette photos

​Last class was left a mess!
Blake-comp shut down
Marlana-chair stack
No one leaves until every chair and comuter is shut down.

​Week 18 (1/14 - 1/18)

Monday (D)

1, 3, 5, 7e

​Warm Up​

RAIN! 
Tales by Light
​OR
Light Painting

Tuesday (D)

2, 4, 6, 7e
​
Warm Up

P6:
Concepts of Photography 
​Day 2:
  • framing
  • dutch angle
  • decisive moment​
​
P7:
​Remember: Turn in photo/screen shot of game.
​​
Concepts of Photography
​Day 2:
​Vantage Points:
- Worm’s eye
​- Bird’s eye
- Direct
​- Profile
- Long view
- Close up​
​
In case of rain:
Light Painting?

Wednesday (C)

1e, 3e, 5​e

Thursday (C)

2e, 4e, 6e

​Warm Up
​
RAIN!
Light Painting.


*MAY BE* a pop quiz on concepts next week. Not a test grade, don't worry. 

Concepts Review resources:
Postponed due to Rain:
​Final day for Concepts of Photography:
  • Rule of 3rds
  • Economy
  • Silhouette
* Reshoot silhouette inside with lights if needed
* Reshoot and finish any others if needed
* ​Get feedback on photos

Friday (K)

7e, 1, 3, 5, Lunch, 2, 4, 6

​Warm Up

P7:
Final day of Concepts of Photography 
​Day 3:
  • framing
  • dutch angle
  • decisive moment​
​
* Reshoot silhouette inside with lights if needed
* Reshoot and finish any others by end of period.
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​P6:
Turn in light painting photos from yesterday to GC.

Place concepts photos to slide show so far. Will finish next week.

Quiz on photo concepts next week. 

Concepts Review resources:

​Week 17 (1/7 - 1/11)

Mond (D)

2, 4, 6, 7e

Warm Up

Play abstract games!

Each group quickly introduce your game (where it is, how to play). Then we'll walk around and play each other's games, leaving user feedback about our experience with the games. Big group games set up on the whiteboard.

Tues (C)

1e, 3e, 5e

Weds (C)

2e, 4e, 6e​

Warm Up

Finish Last abstract games. 

Intro Concepts of Photography.

Concepts of Photography Day 1:
Vantage Points:
  • Worm’s eye
  • ​Bird’s eye
  • Direct
  • ​Profile
  • Long view
  • Close up​

Place into P6 Concepts Template and turn in on last day when all photos have been taken.

Thurs (B)

1, 3, 5, 7
​​​
​Warm Up

Finish Last abstract games. 

Intro Concepts of Photography.

Concepts of Photography 
​Day 1:
  • Rule of 3rds
  • Economy
  • Silhouette

Fri (B)

2, 4, 6, 7
​​​​
SUB: Ms. Solomon
Mrs. MacKenzie at Workshop
​
Warm Up

Abstract Game Reflection.
​Turn in to boxes at front of room.

Upload photo or screenshot of game to Abstract Game Project in Google Classroom (under Projects tab)

Tales by Light Episode 3+
Fill out episode questions worksheet for all episodes watched and turn in to boxes at front.

​Week 16 (12/17 - 12/21)

Monday (A)

1, 3, 5 Early Out
​

Tuesday (B)

2, 4, 6, 7
​
Warm Up

Turn in game outline (if you haven't already).

​Continue Abstract Game Design. Today and next class to work. Due Jan 7th (day we return from break).

Wednesday (C)

1e, 3e, 5​e

Thursday (C)

2e, 4e, 6e

Warm Up

Continue Abstract Game Design. Today is our last class left to work! Due Jan 7th (day we return from break).

Friday (D)

1, 3, 5, 7e

​Week 15 (12/10 - 12/14)

Monday (D)

2, 4, 6, 7e

Warm Up

Last day to shoot for Abstract Project. Pairs of abstract and representational photos for each topic below. Abstract graded on composition, representational is just to show where abstract is from. DUE DEC. 12
  • plant
  • architecture
  • body
  • your choice

Tuesday (C)

1e, 3e, 5e

Wednesday (C)

2e, 4e, 6e​
​
Warm Up
​
P6: stealing issue
- complete P6 Class Reflection
- Discussion

Abstract Project Due!
  • No peer feedback (due to stealing issue)
  • Self Critique & Reflection in packet
​Regrades due 12/22

Thursday (B)

1, 3, 5, 7
​​​
​Abstract Project Due!
  • Peer feedback
  • Self Critique & Reflection in packet
​Regrades due 12/23

Friday (B)

2, 4, 6, 7
​​​​
Warm Up

5-10 more research presentations
​
Intro Abstract Game

​Week 14 (12/3 - 12/7)

Monday (A)

1, 3, 5 Early Out
​

Tuesday (B)

2, 4, 6, 7
​
Warm Up

P6:
Abstract Project: what makes an abstract photo "good?" Begin shooting for project.
​
P7: Begin Abstract Project
  • plant
  • architecture
  • body
  • your choice

Wednesday (E)

1, 3, Assembly, 5​

Thursday (M)

2e, 4e, 6e, 7​​

Warm Up

P6: Finish presentations
(Robert E. 1st)
Continue shooting.

P7: Continue shooting for Abstract Project

Friday (D)

1, 3, 5, 7e

Share Photographers from Slides
Pick one of your artists to "present" to the class.
  • name, date, origin
  • their style
  • what you liked about their work
*you will receive credit for the research based on your presentation.

Audience: write down photographer names and star any that you particularly  like. Turn in to P7 box when done.

​Week 13 (11/26 - 11/30)

Mon (B)

2, 4, 6, 7

Warm Up

Introduction to Abstract Art & Photography

Begin Abstract Photographer Research
  • plant
  • architecture
  • body
  • your choice

Tues (C)

1e, 3e, 5e

Weds (C)

2e, 4e, 6e​
​
Warm Up

Abstract Photo Composition Practice

Finish Abstract Photographer Research
​(finish for homework if not done by end of class)
  • plant
  • architecture
  • body
  • your choice

Thurs (B)

1, 3, 5, 7
​​​

Fri (B)

2, 4, 6, 7
​​​​
Warm Up
P6:
Pt. 1: Share Photographers from Slides
Pick one of your artists to "present" to the class.
  • name, date, origin
  • their style
  • what you liked about their work
*you will receive credit for the research based on your presentation.

Audience: write down photographer names and star any that you particularly  like. KEEP THIS SHEET; we will continue adding to it over several class periods.

Pt. 2: Begin Abstract Project
  • 1 plant
  • 1 architecture
  • 1 body
  • 1 your choice
​*Take "representational" photo of your subject (zoomed out) then "abstract" photo of the same thing.
​
​P7: ​Abstract Photo Composition Practice

​Week 12 (11/12 - 11/16)

Mon

Veteran's Day - No School

Tues (D)

2, 4, 6, 7e
​
Warm Up

​P6: Faces in Unlikely Places Feedback, revision, finishing stories, submitting.
​
Faces Critique next class.

​P7: Faces Critique

Wed (C)

1e, 3e, 5​e

Thurs (C)

2e, 4e, 6e​​

Warm Up

Faces Critique!

Fri (A)

1, 3, 5, 7e
​​​​​

​Week 11 (11/5 - 11/9)

Mon (A)

1, 3, 5 Early Out
​

Tues (B)

2, 4, 6, 7
​
Warm Up

P6: Intro Faces in Unlikely Places ​

P7: Faces in Unlikely Places Feedback and faces day 2
  • no paintings, drawings, posters, or art 
  • go for immovable objects and architecture, twigs, splatters, etc look forced

Wed (C)

1,e, 3e ,5e

Thurs (C)

2e, 4e, 6e

Warm Up

Review Faces in Unlikely Places ​requirements, reminders, and RUBRIC. 
​
​P6: Continue shooting faces. Shoot MORE THAN 5 and pair down to your best ones. Points for originality! Try not to go for faces everyone else already has. 

P7: Finish shooting faces, writing stories.
Critique next class.

Fri (D)

1, 3, 5, 7e
​​​​​
Warm Up
​
Faces in Unlikely Places Feedback, revision, finishing stories, submitting.
​
Faces Critique next class.

​Week 10 (10/26 - 11/2)

Monday (D)

2, 4, 6, 7e

Warm Up
​
Camera workbook
  • Day 1: vertical, distance​
  • Day 2: bracketing 
  • Day 3: depth of field
  • Day 4: motion (P6)
​
P7: Introduce Faces Project

Tuesday (C)

1e, 3e, 5e

​

Wednesday (C)

2e, 4e, 6e​
​
Warm Up

Reshoot Motion Photos
  • freeze moving subj
  • blur moving subj (bg sharp)
  • blur entire photo by moving camera
  • panning (sharp subj, blurred bg)
Each person should have taken their own unique photos (no sharing)

Introduce Faces Project?

Thursday (B)

1, 3, 5, 7
​​​
SUB! Mrs. MacKenzie at Journalism Convention.

​Warm Up

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Questions

Friday (B)

2, 4, 6, 7
​​​​​
SUB! Mrs. MacKenzie at Journalism Convention.

Warm Up

P6: Tales by Light Episode 1, 2, 3 and Questions

P7: Finish the Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Questions

Break

Tutorial Review, Google Classroom.
Finish for homework if not done in class.

​Week 9 (10/22 - 10/26)

Monday (A)

1, 3, 5 Early Out
​

Tuesday (B)

2, 4, 6, 7
​
Warm Up
​
Camera workbook
  • Day 1: vertical, distance​
  • Day 2: bracketing (P6 reshoot)
  • Day 3: depth of field (P7)
  • Day 4: action 
*reshoot or improve on bracketing if needed

Wednesday (E)

1, 3, Assembly, 5​

Thursday (M)

2e, 4e, 6e, 7​​

​Warm Up
​
Camera workbook
  • Day 1: vertical, distance​
  • Day 2: bracketing 
  • Day 3: depth of field (P6)
  • Day 4: motion (P7 experiment)
*reshoot or improve on bracketing if needed

Friday (D)

1, 3, 5, 7e
​​​​​
Warm Up
​
Camera workbook
  • Day 1: vertical, distance​
  • Day 2: bracketing 
  • Day 3: depth of field
  • Day 4: motion

​Week 8 (10/15 - 10/19)

Monday (D)

2, 4, 6, 7e

Warm Up

​Camera workbook
  • Day 1: vertical, distance​ (P6)
  • Day 2: bracketing (P7)
  • Day 3: depth of field
  • Day 4: action​

​Camera Quiz Friday on the following topics:

Tuesday (C)

1e, 3e, 5e

​

Wednesday (C)

2e, 4e, 6e​
​
Warm Up

Camera Review Kahoot

​Camera workbook
  • Day 1: vertical, distance​
  • Day 2: bracketing
  • Day 3: depth of field
  • Day 4: action
*reshoot or improve on previous day's work if needed
​
​Camera Quiz Friday on the following topics: ​NEW: camera quiz study guide

Thursday (B)

1, 3, 5, 7
​​​
SUB! Mrs. MacKenzie at the Arts Empower Conference.

​Warm Up

Watch Tales by Light. Fill out episode questions sheet. Turn in to P7 box at the end of class.

When finished, review for camera quiz tomorrow:

Study materials:
Looking ahead:
Camera workbook
  • Day 1: vertical, distance​
  • Day 2: bracketing
  • Day 3: depth of field
  • Day 4: action
*reshoot or improve on previous day's work if needed

Friday (B)

2, 4, 6, 7
​​​​​
Warm Up

Camera Quiz!

​Week 7 (10/8 - 10/12)

Monday (A)

1, 3, 5 Early Out

Tuesday (B)

2, 4, 6, 7

​Warm Up
​
​P6: 
​Camera Demo: uploading photos
Instructions Video with Narration

P7:
Warm Up
​AV/TV Mode Assignment
(Directions )
  • shallow DOF
  • deef DOF
  • frozen motion
  • motion blur

Wednesday (C)

1e, 3e, 5e

Thursday (C)

2e, 4e, 6e

​Warm Up

​AV/TV Mode Assignment
(Directions )
  • shallow DOF
  • deef DOF
  • frozen motion
  • motion blur*
 ​
Camera Quiz next week on Friday on the following topics:

Friday (D)

1, 3, 5, 7e
​​​​​
Warm Up

Review AV/TV results
​*motion blur
​
Begin camera workbook
  • Day 1: vertical, distance​
  • Day 2: bracketing
  • Day 3: depth of field
  • Day 4: action

Camera Review Kahoot,

​​Camera Quiz next week on Friday on the following topics:

​Week 6 (10/1 - 10/5)

Monday (D)

2, 4, 6, 7e

Camera use rules & equipment form due!

P6: Kahoot v2
Elements & Principles Quiz
Correct & Turn in

P7:
Watch How to use a DSLR camera
​
Experiment with camera simulator try out using the camera settings. 
Can you:
  • Freeze what's moving?
  • Blur what's moving?
  • Get everything in focus?
  • Blur the background?
Camera Simulator #1
Camera Simulator #2

Begin Camera Demo!
  • Camera check out
  • Cleaning
  • Set up
  • Controls & Settings
  • Camera check in ​

Tuesday (C)

1e, 3e, 5e

​

Wednesday (C)

2e, 4e, 6e​
​
Warm Up

​Camera use rules & equipment form PAST due! Bring to me ASAP.

​Pass out Camera Packet
Watch How to use a DSLR camera and fill in exposure triangle from video.
​
Experiment with camera simulator try out using the camera settings. 
Can you:
  • Freeze what's moving?
  • Blur what's moving?
  • Get everything in focus?
  • Blur the background?
Camera Simulator #1
Camera Simulator #2

Begin Camera Demo!
  • Camera check out
  • Cleaning
  • Set up
  • ​Camera check in ​

Thursday (B)

1, 3, 5, 7
​​​
​Warm Up

Continue Camera Demo!
  • Review check out, cleaning, and set up process.
  • Camera controls
  • Exposure triangle​
  • All black/all white/ just right photo
  • Taking (& uploading if time allows) photos
  • Fill in camera packet

​Watch How to use a DSLR camera for reference.

Friday (B)

2, 4, 6, 7
​​​​​
Warm Up
​
Sign up for the class remind (graded)

P6:
Continue Camera Demo!
  • Review check out, cleaning, and set up process.
  • Camera controls
  • Exposure triangle​
  • Fill in camera packet

​P7: 
​Camera Demo: uploading photos
Instructions Video with Narration

​Week 5 (9/24 - 9/28)

Monday (A)

1, 3, 5 Early Out

Warm Up

Tuesday (B)

2, 4, 6, 7
​
Warm Up

P6: Principles of Design photo chart with descriptions

P7: finish presentations
​Principles of Design photo chart with descriptions

HW due Oct 1:
​Have parent/guardian sign Equipment Use Form.
Begin copying Camera Use Rules by hand.
P7: +1 pt extra credit if turned in early)

Wednesday (E)

1, 3, Assembly, 5​

Thursday (M)

2e, 4e, 6e, 7​​

Warm up

Principles photo quick critique
Review elements & principles​ before quiz. Complete camera use rules if done early.

Looking ahead:
Elements & Principles Quiz
P6: Oct 1 P7: Sept. 28 (tomorrow)

​HW due Oct 1: 
​Have parent/guardian sign Equipment Use Form.
Begin copying Camera Use Rules by hand.
P7: +1 pt extra credit if turned in early)

Friday (D)

1, 3, 5, 7e
​​​​​
​​Warm Up

E&P Kahoot
E&P Quiz
Quiz check

Check off early camera use rules and equipment contracts.

Looking ahead:
Watch DSLR Camera Basics
​Fill in Exposure Triangle & light meter worksheets
Use DSLR Camera Simulator
​
Begin Camera Demo!

​Week 4 (9/17 - 9/21)

Monday (D)

2, 4, 6, 7e

Warm up

Mini critique of Elements chart (+ - ? )
​Reshoot and refine photos and submit final element chart.

Tuesday (C)

1e, 3e, 5e

​

Wednesday (C)

2e, 4e, 6e​
​
Warm Up

Principles of Design: sign up for group topic, then complete group slides by start of next class.

Thursday (B)

1, 3, 5, 7
​​
​Warm Up
​
​Principles of Design: sign up for group topic (P6: groups of 4,
​P7: groups of 3), then complete group slides by start of next class.

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT!

Friday (B)

2, 4, 6, 7
​​​​​
Warm Up
​​
10 minutes to prepare with group

​Begin Principles of Design Presentations

​Week 3 (9/10 - 9/14)

Monday

No school - Labor Day

Tuesday (B)

2, 4, 6, 7

Warm Up

Demo: uploading photos to Google Drive > GC

Elements of Art: take notes!
  • line
  • shape
  • value
  • form
  • space
  • texture
  • color
Looking ahead:
​​Elements photo scavenger hunt (photograph with phone)

Wednesday (C)

1e, 3e, 5e

Thursday (C)

2e, 4e, 6e​
​
​Warm Up
​
​Discuss *campus no go zones*
​
Begin Photo Scavenger Hunt: Elements of Art
(photograph with phone) due today end of class on GC 

Looking ahead:
​​Elements chart mini critique
Address challenge topics
Reshoot and revise final photos. Turn in chart.

Friday (D)

1, 3, 5, 7e
​​​​
Warm Up
Finish presenting and notes for ​Elements of Art: ​
  • value
  • form
  • space
  • texture
  • color

​Discuss *campus no go zones*

Begin Photo Scavenger Hunt: Elements of Art
(photograph with phone) due today end of class on GC 

​Looking ahead:
​​Elements chart mini critique
Address challenge topics
Reshoot and revise final photos. Turn in chart.

​Week 2 (9/3 - 9/7)

Monday

No school - Labor Day

Tuesday (D)

2, 4, 6, 7e

Warm Up
​
Scavenger Hunt
View syllabus online:
DAD Syllabus
(P7: Pen trick)
Professionalism skit groups assigned; rehearsal and script writing
Time permitting: Pen trick

Homework: 
Read DAD Syllabus and Fill out Digital syllabus signature form with a parent.

Wednesday (C)

1e, 3e, 5e

Thursday (C)

2e, 4e, 6e​
​
​Warm Up
​
 More rehearsal time; finish scripts, turn in on GC or in person.
​Perform professionalism skits.

Homework: 
Read DAD Syllabus and Fill out Digital syllabus signature form with a parent.

Friday (B)

1, 3, 5, 7
​​​​
Warm Up
​
More rehearsal time; finish scripts, turn in on GC or in person.
​Perform skits.
Pen trick contd.

Homework: 
Read DAD Syllabus and Fill out Digital syllabus signature form with a parent.

​Week 1 (8/28 - 8/31)

Monday

No school

Tuesday (F)

1, 3, B, 5, 2, Lunch,  4, 6, 7

Welcome
Class routines/cheat sheet
  • greeting
  • warm up
  • getting attention
  • bathroom
  • clean up
  • dismissal
Join class Remind:

P6: remind.com/join/dadp6
Text @dadp6 to 81010

P7: remind.com/join/dadp7
Text @dadp7 to 81010

Wednesday (K)

1, 3, 5 Assembly (E)​​​

Thursday (L)

2, 4, 6, Assembly (E)​
​
​Warm up:
​Comfort Quick Write

Class Code Poster
Personality Test
​Family groups

Looking ahead:
Scavenger Hunt
Syllabus/skits
Pen trick

Friday (L)

1, 3, 5, 7E (D)
​​​
​​​Warm up:
​Comfort Quick Write

Class Code Poster
Personality Test
​Family groups

Looking ahead:
Scavenger Hunt
Syllabus/skits
​Pen trick