Week of 5-21-12 to 5-24-12

All classes will take the required County assessment. It will be combined with the final project scores to meet the 20% of the student's grade, as indicated in the course guide. We will follow the PHS exam schedule as outlined below:

Monday, May 21

Final Exams (1st & 2nd Blue)

Senior Exams (1st & 2nd Blue)

Tuesday, May 22

Final Exams (1st & 2nd White)

Wednesday, May 23

Final Exams (3rd & 4th Blue EARLY RELEASE)

Thursday, May 24

 Last Day of School

Final Exams (3rd & 4th White EARLY RELEASE)

Week of 5-14-12 to 5-18-12

All graphic arts classes will be working on the final projects and study guides for the final assessment. All projects must be completed by 5-18-12. The final project has a 10% weight, as it is added to the final assessment to meet the required 20%. Students doing the T-shirt project must actually print on the shirt. The final project is a student's choice project, as they may select from projects completed this semester. The study guide is provided for the students so that they can have a guide to aid with remebering all of the projects, concepts, techniques and terminology covered this semester. A student who completes the study guide can get extra credit toward the final exam.

Week of 5-7-12 to 5-11-12

Iron on Transfers:

Graphic Design Plans:
 Warm up is SAT words of the week.   

Demos of appropriate activities, and Lecture.

Work on design in illustrator

Prepare Screens for use:     

      1. Re-claim

      2. Abrade

      3. Degrease

      4. Rinse

      5. Dry

ACCT-GDP-22. Students will exercise effective project preparation.

      1. Create two comp designs for transfer then work on design in illustrator     

      2. Print out design w/ ink jet onto transfer paper

      3. Warm up heat press

      4. Place shirt on press then place design print down

      5. Clamp press and heat for 1.5 min.

      6.  Peel off backing after transfer cools approx. 1 min.

 

Closing is tips for successful printing.

Final Project -Performance based:

Graphic Design Plans

1. inventory the available projects
2. Create thumbnails for project

3. Manipulate, edit and / or crop images to fit the project
4. Seek advice from instructor and peers
5. Print the design

6. Prepare for display

ACCT-GDP-22. Students will exercise effective project preparation.

Week of 4/30/12 to 5/4/12

End of Pathway assessments

The SkillsUSA Work Force Ready System provides assessments for Career and Technical Education that are supported by industry, education and policy leaders.

Students will study for the assessment.
Students will take assessment using the following steps:

Step #1
Hardware & Software Requirements: Ensure your hardware & software is test ready prior to test day.

Step #2Prepare for Testing

Read the following documents prior to test day.

• Testing Instructions:  Detailed steps to administer the assessments. Pre & post testing guidelines.
• Permitted aids/tools during testing
• Proctor Agreement & Testing Policy for SkillsUSA: Proctor agrees to adhere to the testing procedures regarding proctor responsibility and confidentiality during the testing session.

Step #3Enroll/Register Students to Test System: Detailed instructions on how to enroll the student/examinee into the test system. Administrators can enroll prior to testing or the student can self enroll a few minutes before testing.

Step #4Take the Assessment Now/Enroll StudentClick on the above link to launch to the test system or browse to http://www.skillconnect.org

Step #5
Grade Reports & Certificates: Detailed instructions on how instructors or authorized administrators can access  student grades, view, print certificates and reports. 

students will reflect on assessment results

Week of 4-23-12 to 4-27-12

Iron -on / Heat transfers

Students will create Iron on / heat transfer design for T-shirts.

ACCT-GDP-22. Students will exercise effective project preparation.

      1. Create two comp designs for transfer then work on design in illustrator     

      2. Print out design w/ ink jet onto transfer paper

      3. Warm up heat press

      4. Place shirt on press then place design print down

      5. Clamp press and heat for 1.5 min.

      6.  Peel off backing after transfer cools approx. 1 min.

Contest for Career-Tech Showcase 4-16-12 to 4-20-12

EQ(s): How can I use Photoshop to create a project for the Career-Tech Showcase?
How can I use Photoshop to create a composite for an art contest?

How can I create a composite digital project to keep the viewer's attention?

Technology Standard(s): Adobe Systems Software ( Photoshop CS)

ELA10LSV1 The student participates in student-to-teacher, student-to-student, and

group verbal interactions.

ACCT-IGD-17. Students will identify and understand the differences in page

layout, raster based photo manipulation, and vector based graphic software

applications.

a. Identify and demonstrate the basic capabilities of page layout, raster

based photo manipulation, and vector based software applications as they

apply to the completion of graphic communications projects.

Contest (all classes)

1. Lecture and discuss rules of competition

2. Identify theme for contest

3. Research former winners

4. Complete entry form

5. Create composite using various elements of contest

6. Print composite

7. Prepare for display

Week of 4-9-12 to 4-13-12

IGD

All classes will create animated Gif

Warm Up: Share-pair discussion on animation. Teacher demo and sharing of projects from the past

Instructional Plan:

1. Create storyboard

2. Create and gather images (observing all copyright laws)

3. Paste all images into a new document (ensure the size-in pixels- will handle all the information).

4. Create frames for each scene

5. Add effects and "tween" where needed

6. Set duration for each frame

7. Preview in browser (like Firefox or Safari)

8. Make adjustments

9. Save optimized file

10. Complete a self-reflection checklist

Closing Summarizer: Each day will close with tips for a successful animation.

GDP

1. Create two comp designs for transfer then work on design in illustrator

2. Print out design w/ ink jet onto transfer paper

3. Warm up heat press

4. Place shirt on press then place design print down

5. Clamp press and heat for 1.5 min.

6. Peel off backing after transfer cools approx. 1 min.

Closing is tips for successful screen printing.

AGD

1. Lecture and discuss rules of competition

2. Identify theme for contest

3. Research former winners

4. Complete entry form

5. Create composite using various elements of contest

6. Print composite

7. Prepare for display