Week of 10/29/12 to 11/02/12

MONDAY
Elements of design will be applied to various projects. Color and the color wheel theories will be applied in depth.  GDP students will create a "Spot" color for screen printed T-shirt. Marketing will also be introduced. CTAE Expo mini show signs are in production. IGD students will complete an advertisement for their product. Homecoming door decoration design will be offered as enrichment.

TUESDAY
Graphic design standards activity will be completed. Screen coating will continue as needed, as the students coat screens for their project. Marketing and product / package design continues on the computer. Students may select an Adobe application program like Illustrator to complete the marketing for their original drink/product. CTAE Expo mini show signs are in production. Homecoming door decoration design will be offered as enrichment.

WEDNESDAY

Marketing analysis and marketing plans are due on today. Screen coating will continue as needed, as the students coat screens for their project. GDP students begin to sketch for the cereal box project.  Marketing and product / package design continues on the computer. IGD Students may select an Adobe application program like Illustrator to complete the marketing for their original drink. CTAE Expo mini show signs are in production. Accelerated students can create more than one product. Struggling students will be given a template to aid with the creation of their product. Homecoming door decoration design will be installed.

THURSDAY

Accelerated students can create more than one product. Struggling students will be given a template to aid with the creation of their product. Screen exposure and printing will happen as needed, as the students expose and print screens for their project. GDP students complete an extensive market analysis for their product/package design.  Marketing and product / package design continues on the computer. IGD Students may select an Adobe application program like Illustrator to complete the marketing for their original drink. CTAE Expo mini show signs are in production. Homecoming door decoration design will be installed.

FRIDAY

Screen exposure and printing will happen as needed, as the students expose and print screens for their project. GDP students complete an extensive market analysis for their product/package design.  Marketing and product / package design continues on the computer. IGD Students may select an Adobe application program like Illustrator to complete the marketing for their original drink. CTAE Expo mini show signs are in production. Homecoming door decoration design will be installed and finishing details will be added. Students will define terms for graphic imaging and complete graphic imaging  activities.

Week of October 22 to October 26, 2012

MONDAY
Elements of design will be reviewed. Color and the color wheel will be explored in depth. Students will identify: complimentary, analogous, monochromatic color schemes. Neutrals, tints, tones and shades will be defined.  The psychology of color will be discussed with some detail. GDP students will explore the concept of "Spot" color for screen printing. Screen coating will also be introduced. CTAE Expo mini show signs are in production. IGD students will complete a market analysis for their product.

TUESDAY
Elements of design quiz on Wednesday. Screen coating will continue as needed, as the students coat screens for their project. All animation projects will be presented to the instructor for a grade. Marketing and product / package design continues on the computer. Students may select an Adobe application program like Illustrator to complete the marketing for their original drink. CTAE Expo mini show signs are in production.

WEDNESDAY

Elements of design quiz on today. Screen coating will continue as needed, as the students coat screens for their project. GDP students begin to sketch for the cereal box project.  Marketing and product / package design continues on the computer. IGD Students may select an Adobe application program like Illustrator to complete the marketing for their original drink. CTAE Expo mini show signs are in production. Accelerated students can create more than one product. Struggling students will be given a template to aid with the creation of their product.

THURSDAY

Screen exposure will happen as needed, as the students expose screens for their project. GDP students complete an extensive market analysis for the cereal box project.  Marketing and product / package design continues on the computer. IGD Students may select an Adobe application program like Illustrator to complete the marketing for their original drink. CTAE Expo mini show signs are in production.

 Accelerated students can create more than one product. Struggling students will be given a template to aid with the creation of their product.

FRIDAY

Screen exposure will continue as needed, as the students expose screens for their project. GDP students will translate their design ideas for the cereal box project to the computer.  Marketing and product / package design continues on the computer, and students must complete AD designs for the finished product. The AD must contain an original photo of the product.  IGD Students may select an Adobe application program like Illustrator to complete the marketing for their original drink. CTAE Expo mini show signs are in production. Accelerated students can create more than one product. Struggling students will be given a template to aid with the creation of their product.

Week of 10-15-12 to 10-19-12

MONDAY:

Students have to create an animation presentation for their flip book. They have the option to use an original character or they can use a composite of parts from the internet. The animation must include at least 30 cells or slides. Students will present animation to the instructor for a grade. Elements and Principles of Design will be identified. GDP Students will begin screen printing project. CTAE Expo mini show signs are in production.

 TUESDAY:

Students will continue animation project. Other forms of  animation will be explained. Students will translate ideas from storyboard and flip-book to the computer. Elements and principles of Design will be reviewed, as students have an activity using vocabulary. CTAE Expo preparation is ongoing. GDP Students are preparing for screen printing project, including preparing the screens and registering their designs.

WEDNESDAY:
Elements of design quiz on thursday. Color and the color wheel will be explored in depth. Students will identify: complimentary, analogous, monochromatic color schemes. Neutrals, tints, tones and shades will be defined. Students will label a color wheel. The psychology of color will be introduced. GDP students will explore the concept of "Spot" color for screen printing. Screen exposure will also be introduced. CTAE Expo mini show signs are in production.

THURSDAY:
Color lesson objectives will be reinforced. Psychology of color will be explored in depth. Stop-frame animation will continue on the computer. CTAE Expo preparation is ongoing. Homecoming door design will be offered to students as enrichment. GDP students will begin to expose their designs.

FRIDAY:
CTAE Expo preparation is ongoing. Homecoming door design will be offered to students as enrichment. GDP students will continue to expose their designs. All animations are due and will be presented. Students may opt to create additional animations for enrichment. Students will have a self reflection writing activity on their animation.

Week of 10/08/12 to 10/12/12

MONDAY:
Students have to create a multi media presentation for their business set and extended business set. They have the option to use a slide presentation software like Microsoft PowerPoint & Apple Keynote, or they can use a Web 2.0 application like Presi. The presentation must include all of the required documents. Students will present and "pitch" their business set to the instructor for a grade.  This was supposed to take place last week, but our server was offline. The following checklist will be used:

Content

The information I displayed was interesting or important to others.

I was well informed about the topic.

I included reliable, factual information.

I added supportive detail to the main point(s).

I utilized my prior projects to build on my design skills.

Organization

I organized ideas in a logical way.

The information and design/details were easy to understand.

I stayed focused and did not get off the topic.

The documents included a clear idea of the main design theme.

The body of the presentation contained supportive details about the main design theme. 

I included a strong transitions to link the presentation together.

Visual Aids

And Technology Use

Pictures and graphics improved the presentation or reinforced main design theme.

Pictures, graphics and their placement were creative.

Presentation was attractive and well balanced.

Letters and fonts were easily viewed and read by the entire audience.

Slides contained no spelling or grammatical errors.

Resources

I used resources only as a guide to inform my own work.

I used my own ideas; I didn't copy words or ideas from my sources.

TUESDAY:
Students will complete an activity on the vocabulary terms for animation project. Stop-frame animation will be explained. Students will translate ideas from storyboard and flip-book to the computer. Flip-book will be graded. Typography will be reviewed, as students have a quiz on thursday. CTAE Expo preparation is ongoing.

WEDNESDAY:
Students will complete an activity on the elements and principles of design. Stop-frame animation will continue on the computer. Typography will be reviewed, as students have a quiz on thursday. CTAE Expo preparation is ongoing.

THURSDAY:

Typography quiz on thursday. CTAE Expo preparation is ongoing. Color and the color wheel will be explored in depth. Students will identify: complimentary,analogous, monochromatic color schemes. Neutrals, tints, tones and shades will be defined. Students will label a color wheel. The psychology of color will be introduced.

FRIDAY:

Color lesson objectives will be reinforced. Psychology of color will be explored in depth. Stop-frame animation will continue on the computer. CTAE Expo preparation is ongoing. Homecoming door design will be offered to students as enrichment. 

SCHOOL NEWS:
CHICK FIL A SPIRIT NIGHT
When:   Wednesday, October 10
Where:  3951 Austell Rd,
              Austell, GA 30106
Who:     ALL Pebblebrook Falcon Families

Students, be sure to bring your mini flyers to Chick-fil-A Spirit Night so the school will get credit for each purchase.