Student Sample
Learning Target of the Day
Week 1: Unit 1 - Basic Production Skills
Focus Question:What is the purpose of function of photography?
Photography of the Week: Dorothea Lange
Documentary
7/20
By the end of class today, students will have a clear understanding on the how collaboration/cooperation, classroom rules, course fundamentals/concepts and expectations, evidence by reviewing syllabus, teacher website and creating snap meetings.
7/21
By the end of class today, students will learn how to create their own portfolio website evidence by navigating, editing and creating their own design on the website.
7/22
By the end of class today, students will be able to identify six elements of design for striking photos, evidence by reviewing a power-point and writing the academic vocabulary terms.
Week 2 Focus Question: How to improve images using photo editing software?
Photographer of the Week: Steve McCurry
Documentary
7/25
By the end of class today, student will complete an autobiography on their digital portfolios, evidence by following the rubric provided and uploading autobiography to their digital portfolio under "About Me" webpage.
7/26
By the end of class today, students will demonstrate their skill level on photo editing/photoshop skills evidence by manipulating and critiquing a sample photograph, uploading a before and after final edit to their digital portfolios.
7/27
By the end of class today, students will be able create a video gallery of their 5 best photos evidence by using Animoto Video editor and uploading it to their digital portfolios.
7/28
By the end of class today, students will be able to edit 5 best photos evidence by manipulating one on Photoshop and uploading a before and after to their digital portfolios.
7/29
By the end of class today, students will be able to edit and caption 5 daily photos and reason to choose a documentary photography event for their weekend assignment evidence by uploading pictures on their website and completing a documentary photography assignment.
Week 3 Focus Question: What is the purpose and function of camera angles?
Landscape
Photographer of the Week: Ansel Adams
8/1
By the end of class today, students will be able to edit and upload documentary event photos and choose a series (theme, subject) for a photography focus, evidence by uploading photos onto their academic digital portfolio of their documentary photography assignment and researching series photography.
8/2
By the end of class today, students will be able to edit and upload landscape photos (edit one using photo edit software) and learn about camera angles and evidence by uploading photos onto their academic digital portfolio and completing their camera angles activity.
8/3
By the end of class today, students will be able to edit and upload long shot and extreme log shot photos (edit one) evidence by uploading photos onto their academic digital portfolio.
8/4
By the end of class today, students will be able to edit and upload Cityscape long shot and extreme log shot photos (edit one) and link their digital portfolios to teacher site evidence by uploading photos onto their academic digital portfolio and teacher site.
8/5
By the end of class today, students will be able to evaluate a chosen photo-edit of the week and edit their medium, close-up and extreme close-up images, evidence by completing a critique peer evaluation document and uploading images to digital portfolio.
Week 4: Unit 4- Art/Design Skills
Focus Question: What are the Elements of Art (with a focus on Photography)?
Photo Recreation/ Before & After
Photographer of the Week: Irina Wering (Argentina)
8/8
By the end of class today, students will be able to edit an image captured for photo recreation and learn about camera angle views evidence by uploading final product on digital portfolio and reading/writing the definition angle view vocabulary.
8/9
By the end of class today, students will be able to recreate an image of before and after and explain the definition of certain angle views evidence by uploading final product on digital portfolio and demonstrating completion of vocabulary terms.
8/10
By the end of class today, students will be able to convey their understanding about camera angles evidence by capturing angle images and uploading final product on digital portfolio, as well as completing their angle vocabulary.
8/11
By the end of class today, students will be able to demonstrate their understanding on elements of art evidence by editing and describing their captured pictures on their digital portfolio.
8/12
By the end of class today, students will be able to manipulate their first GIF on Photoshop CS6 and complete their Critique#2 evidence by uploading the final edit and evaluation on their digital portfolio.
Week 5
Focus Question: What are the Elements of Design (with a focus on Photography)?
Lighting.Series.Subject.Syle/Voice.Beginning Photographer
Photographer of the Week: Elena Shumilova (Russian)
8/15
By the end of class today, students will be able to convey their understanding about Golden Light in a photograph and explain its features, evidence by uploading the final edit and evaluation on their digital portfolio and completing their Golden Light Questions.
8/16
By the end of class today, students will be able to convey their understanding about basic photo concepts and describe their photo edits evidence by completing successfully uploading description and images to their digital portfolio.
8/17
By the end of class today, students will be able to describe their photo manipulation evidence by completing their photo edit description and using their daily academic vocabulary.
8/18
By the end of class today, students will be able to organize and structure their assignments webpage evidence by uploading their images, edits and descriptions in order by date onto their digital portfolio.
8/19
By the end of class today, students will be able to organize and structure their assignments webpage evidence by uploading their images, edits and descriptions in order by date onto their digital portfolio.
Week 6 Focus Question: What is Composition?
Portraits
Photographer of the Week: Annie Leibovitz
8/22
By the end of class today, students will be able to create a text on Photoshop and upload their portrait images by editing one, evidence by uploading both assignments to their digital portfolio.
8/23
By the end of class today, students will be able to combine layers of text and images on editing software and understand daily vocabulary, evidence by uploading document to digital portfolio and completing their vocabulary definitions.
8/24
By the end of class today, students will be able to refine portrait images and understand daily vocabulary, evidence by editing on Photoshop CS6 and completing their vocabulary definitions.
8/25
By the end of class today, students will be able to demonstrate composition in their portrait project evidence by completing and uploading final product to their digital portfolios.
8/25
By the end of class today, students will be able to analyze and describe their portrait project evidence by writing a reflection using academic vocabulary terms.
Week 6
Focus Question: How do you demonstrate form and function?
How do we apply the rule of thirds?
Studio Photography-Self Portrait
Photographer of the Week: William Wegman
8/29
By the end of class today, students will be able to discuss the variety of portrait styles, what types of accessories make creating portraits easier, evidence by reading and answering questions in Fig.5-2 thru Fig. 5-5.
8/30
By the end of class today, students will learn and understand Rule of Thirds in Photography, evidence by applying and describing it on their Portrait Image.
8/31
By the end of class today, students will apply Rules of Thirds to their images evidence by creating a 3x3 chart on Photoshop CS6 editor and croping it to the correct focus points and sections.
9/1
By the end of class today, students will demonstrate they can improve composition and balance in their photographs evidence by applying the Rule of Thirds.
9/2
By the end of class today, students will be able to analyze and describe their edited Rule of Thirds Image evidence by completing and submitting their Critique #4.
Week 8
Focus Question: How do you apply three types of Balances in photography?
Photography of the Week: Brandon Stanton
Photojournalism. Humanity. Portraits
9/6
By the end of class today, students will be able to evaluate their digital portfolio evidence by ensuring completion of vocabulary terms and composing photographs in order.
9/7
By the end of class today, students will learn how to avoid distracting background when taking photographs, evidence by capturing portrait images with good composition.
9/8
By the end of class today, students will be able to demonstrate understanding of types of balance, evidence by capturing photographs that portray symmetrical, asymmetrical and radial balance.
9/9
By the end of class today, students will be able to evaluate composition and design quality in their photographs, evidence by analyzing work and completing Critique #5.