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Looking for the remote learning folder? Go to Schoology.
Here are the things we did while school was suspended in March and April:
An optional extra project to work on while school is suspended:
Create a Photo Essay
Email me with any questions. We could also set up a time to talk on the phone if you need more help.
Need to talk? You can reach out to our Counseling/KSSN team virtually by completing this Google Form: https://forms.gle/KbhP2ukVyeXoaqPv5
Here is the agenda we were following before school was suspended:
Week of 3-30
R-F: Spring Break. See you on Monday, April 13.
T-W: Shoot photos for Project 8.
M: Share and critique your photos for Project 7. Introduce Project 8 - Focus Control.
Week of 3-23
F: Edit and submit your photos for Project 7.
T-R: Look for ghosts to photograph for Project 7.
M: Share and critique your album cover, book cover, or motivational poster for Project 6. Introduce Project 7 - Ghost Photo.
Week of 3-16
F: Select and edit your best photo for Project 6. Create your album cover, book cover, or motivational poster in Google Docs. Submit your photo separately, and also submit your Google Doc.
W-R: Shoot your photos for Project 6.
T: Introduce Project 6 - Photo Illustration.
M: Share and critique your photos for Project 5.
Week of 3-9
F: School was suspended today. We were going to select, edit, and submit your three best photos for Project 5. We'll do that when school resumes.
W-R: Use exposure bracketing as you shoot your photos for Project 5.
T: Review the bracketed photos in class. Introduce Project 5 - Black and White.
M: Shoot and submit a bracketed set of photos to share in class tomorrow.
Week of 3-2
R-F: Sub Thursday. Watch the movie "Fantastic Mr. Fox," then complete and turn in the “Framing and Composition with Wes Anderson and Fantastic Mr. Fox” assignment sheet.
W: Sub today. Watch the National Geographic movie “Through the Lens: The Incredible Stories Behind the Best Adventure Photographs” and turn in the assignment sheet.
T: Introduce and practice bracketing for exposure.
M: Submit your final portrait photo for Project 4. Write your reflection on the Project 4 assignment sheet. Critique your photos from Project 4.
Week of 2-24
R-F: Shoot and edit your final portrait photo for Project 4.
W: Critique your first attempt photo for Project 4.
M-T: Edit and submit your first attempt photo for Project 4.
Week of 2-17
R-F: Shoot your first attempt photo for Project 4.
W: Critique your photos for Project 3. Introduce Project 4 - Antique Portrait.
T: Snow day :)
M: No school today
Week of 2-10
F: No class today, just seminar and an assembly.
R: Edit and submit your photos for Project 3.
T-W: Shoot your photos for Project 3.
M: Introduce Project 3 - Point of View.
Week of 2-3
F: Critique the photos from Project 2.
R: Edit and submit your photos for Project 2.
T-W: Shoot your photos for Project 2.
M: Introduce Project 2 - Three Things about You.
Week of 1-27
F: Review, critique, and make corrections (if needed) to your photos for Project 1.
R: Edit and submit your photos for Project 1.
W: Take your photos for Project 1.
T:Introduce Project 1 - Turn in a Photo File.
M: Learn how to take care of our cameras.
Week of 1-20
F: Find the basic controls on a camera.
R: Set up your folders in Google Drive.
T-W: Observe the camera obscura and answer some questions about it.
M: Enjoy the syllabus. Make our room into a camera obscura.
First Semester Stuff Is Below:
Week of 1-13
R-F: Share your Project 10 - Teacher Makeover photos in class. Submit any late projects and turn in a make-up sheet when they are ready to be graded.
W: Finish your three photos and submit them for Project 10 - Teacher Makeover.
T: Create Photo 3 – Parts Swap for Project 10 - Teacher Makeover.
M: Create Photo 2 – Clone Stamp for Project 10 - Teacher Makeover.
Week of 1-6
F: Create Photo 1 – Distortion for Project 10 - Teacher Makeover.
R: Try swapping heads and erasing through a layer in Photopea.
W: Explore and play with the selection tools and copy and paste in Photopea.
T: Explore and play with clone stamp and layers in Photopea.
M: Present your final portrait for Project 9 - Avedon Portrait for critique in class. Introduce Project 10 - Teacher Makeover. Explore and play with the drawing and distortion tools in Photopea. Explore and play with clone stamp and layers in Photopea.
Week of 12-16
F: Half-day for students. Finish any late or missing projects.
R: Half-day for students. This class does not meet today.
W: Shoot, edit, and submit your final portrait in the style of Richard Avedon for Project 9 - Avedon Portraits. Write a reflection on how you improved your final Avedon-style portrait.
T: Critique and take notes on your first attempt at portraits in the style of Richard Avedon.
M: Substitute teacher today. Complete an assignment on framing and composition as you watch "Fantastic Mr. Fox," directed by Wes Anderson.
Week of 12-9
R-F: Shoot, edit, and submit your first attempt at a portrait in the style of Richard Avedon for Project 9 - Avedon Portraits.
T-W: Watch an abridged and edited version of the movie "Richard Avedon: Darkness and Light."
M: Share and critique your photo story in class.
Week of 12-2
F: Create a document with the link to your Google Site and put that document in the class folder. Also put the photos that you used as .jpg files in the class folder.
R-F: Use Google Sites to create your complete photo story.
W: Write an introduction to your photo story, captions for the photos, and a headline.
M-T: Shoot, choose, and edit your photos for Project 8 - Photo Story.
Week of 11-25
T: Plan your own photo story for Project 8 - Photo Story.
M: Introduce and analyze the elements of a photo story.
Week of 11-18
F: Participate in a critique of your photos for Project 7 - Focus Control.
R: Edit and submit your photos for Project 7 - Focus Control.
W: Re-shoot one of your subjects for Project 7 - Focus Control.
T: Shoot subject 3 for Project 7 - Focus Control.
M: Shoot subject 2 for Project 7 - Focus Control.
Week of 11-11
F: No school
R: Half-day
W-R: Shoot subject 1 for Project 7 - Focus Control.
T: Introduce Project 7 - Focus Control.
M: Critique Project 6 - Photo Illustration.
Week of 11-4
W-F: Shoot, process, and submit your illustration photo and the Google doc to go with it for Project 6 - Photo Illustration.
W-F: Shoot and process a second ghost photo using the second method.
T: Introduce Project 6 - Photo Illustration.
M: Critique your photos for Project 5 - Ghost Photos. Learn how to create ghost photos a different way using Pixlr/Photopea instead of a slow shutter on the camera.
Week of 10-28
W-F: Shoot, process, and submit your three photos for Project 5 - Ghost Photos.
T: Introduce Project 5 - Ghost Photos.
M: Share and critique your final portrait for Project 4 - Antique Portrait.
Week of 10-21
R-F: Shoot and process your final antique portrait for Project 4 - Antique Portrait and turn it in. Write your reflection on the back of the assignment sheet.
W: Review and take notes on your first attempt at an antique portrait.
T: A lesson on converting your photos to monochrome (black and white) and then adding a sepia tint.
M-T: Shoot your photos for Project 4 - Antique Portrait.
Week of 10-14
F: Half-day for students. Shoot your photos for Project 4 - Antique Portrait.
R: Introduce Project 4 - Antique Portrait.
W: Share and critique your photos from Project 3 - Black and White.
T: A lesson on adjusting the levels in your photos using Pixlr or Photopea. Crop, adjust, name, and submit your photos for Project 3 - Black and White.
M: Shoot photos for Project 3 - Black and White.
Week of 10-7
F: Shoot photos for Project 3 - Black and White.
R: Introduce Project 3 - Black and White.
W: Share and critique your exposure-bracketed photos.
T: Take a set of exposure-bracketed photos and submit them to the class folder on the Google Drive.
M: A lesson on exposure control and exposure bracketing.
Week of 9-30
F: Substitute teacher today. Watch a movie about photography and turn in the movie reflection assignment.
R: Avoid motion blur - A lesson on shutter speed and the shaky camera warning sign.
W: Critique Project 2 - Point of View.
T: Crop and submit your photos for Project 2 - Point of View.
M: Shoot photos for Project 2 - Point of View.
Week of 9-23
F: Shoot photos for Project 2 - Point of View.
R: Introduce Project 2 - Point of View.
T-W: Submit and present your photos for Project 1 - Three Things with the class.
M: Introduce and shoot your photos for Project 1 - Three Things.
Week of 9-16
F: Half-day today. Discuss and demonstrate "focal point" in a photo.
R: Share your "Get Focused" pix. Make corrections and resubmit them as needed.
T-W: Crop and submit your "Get Focused" pix.
M: Introduce and complete the "Get Focused" assignment.
Week of 9-9
F: Get familiar with the basic controls on a camera.
R: Take the Camera Care Quiz at Quizizz.com. Get your camera assignment.
W: Learn how to take care of our cameras.
T: Set up your accounts and apps for this class.
M: Share your best 2 or 3 cyanotype prints with the class.
Week of 9-2
W-F: Make cyanotype prints. We will do this outside, unless it's raining, so dress appropriately.
T: Observe the camera obscura and write a reflection. Introduce cyanotype printing.
M: No school today
Week of 8-26
F: No school today
W-R: Turn our classroom into a camera obscura. Observe and write a reflection.
T: Collect and press leaves and wildflowers to use nest week when we make cyanotype prints.
M: Introduction to class. Make a seating chart.
Looking for the remote learning folder? Go to Schoology.
Here are the things we did while school was suspended in March and April:
An optional extra project to work on while school is suspended:
Create a Photo Essay
Email me with any questions. We could also set up a time to talk on the phone if you need more help.
Need to talk? You can reach out to our Counseling/KSSN team virtually by completing this Google Form: https://forms.gle/KbhP2ukVyeXoaqPv5
Here is the agenda we were following before school was suspended:
Week of 3-30
R-F: Spring Break. See you on Monday, April 13.
T-W: Shoot photos for Project 8.
M: Share and critique your photos for Project 7. Introduce Project 8 - Focus Control.
Week of 3-23
F: Edit and submit your photos for Project 7.
T-R: Look for ghosts to photograph for Project 7.
M: Share and critique your album cover, book cover, or motivational poster for Project 6. Introduce Project 7 - Ghost Photo.
Week of 3-16
F: Select and edit your best photo for Project 6. Create your album cover, book cover, or motivational poster in Google Docs. Submit your photo separately, and also submit your Google Doc.
W-R: Shoot your photos for Project 6.
T: Introduce Project 6 - Photo Illustration.
M: Share and critique your photos for Project 5.
Week of 3-9
F: School was suspended today. We were going to select, edit, and submit your three best photos for Project 5. We'll do that when school resumes.
W-R: Use exposure bracketing as you shoot your photos for Project 5.
T: Review the bracketed photos in class. Introduce Project 5 - Black and White.
M: Shoot and submit a bracketed set of photos to share in class tomorrow.
Week of 3-2
R-F: Sub Thursday. Watch the movie "Fantastic Mr. Fox," then complete and turn in the “Framing and Composition with Wes Anderson and Fantastic Mr. Fox” assignment sheet.
W: Sub today. Watch the National Geographic movie “Through the Lens: The Incredible Stories Behind the Best Adventure Photographs” and turn in the assignment sheet.
T: Introduce and practice bracketing for exposure.
M: Submit your final portrait photo for Project 4. Write your reflection on the Project 4 assignment sheet. Critique your photos from Project 4.
Week of 2-24
R-F: Shoot and edit your final portrait photo for Project 4.
W: Critique your first attempt photo for Project 4.
M-T: Edit and submit your first attempt photo for Project 4.
Week of 2-17
R-F: Shoot your first attempt photo for Project 4.
W: Critique your photos for Project 3. Introduce Project 4 - Antique Portrait.
T: Snow day :)
M: No school today
Week of 2-10
F: No class today, just seminar and an assembly.
R: Edit and submit your photos for Project 3.
T-W: Shoot your photos for Project 3.
M: Introduce Project 3 - Point of View.
Week of 2-3
F: Critique the photos from Project 2.
R: Edit and submit your photos for Project 2.
T-W: Shoot your photos for Project 2.
M: Introduce Project 2 - Three Things about You.
Week of 1-27
F: Review, critique, and make corrections (if needed) to your photos for Project 1.
R: Edit and submit your photos for Project 1.
W: Take your photos for Project 1.
T:Introduce Project 1 - Turn in a Photo File.
M: Learn how to take care of our cameras.
Week of 1-20
F: Find the basic controls on a camera.
R: Set up your folders in Google Drive.
T-W: Observe the camera obscura and answer some questions about it.
M: Enjoy the syllabus. Make our room into a camera obscura.
First Semester Stuff Is Below:
Week of 1-13
R-F: Share your Project 10 - Teacher Makeover photos in class. Submit any late projects and turn in a make-up sheet when they are ready to be graded.
W: Finish your three photos and submit them for Project 10 - Teacher Makeover.
T: Create Photo 3 – Parts Swap for Project 10 - Teacher Makeover.
M: Create Photo 2 – Clone Stamp for Project 10 - Teacher Makeover.
Week of 1-6
F: Create Photo 1 – Distortion for Project 10 - Teacher Makeover.
R: Try swapping heads and erasing through a layer in Photopea.
W: Explore and play with the selection tools and copy and paste in Photopea.
T: Explore and play with clone stamp and layers in Photopea.
M: Present your final portrait for Project 9 - Avedon Portrait for critique in class. Introduce Project 10 - Teacher Makeover. Explore and play with the drawing and distortion tools in Photopea. Explore and play with clone stamp and layers in Photopea.
Week of 12-16
F: Half-day for students. Finish any late or missing projects.
R: Half-day for students. This class does not meet today.
W: Shoot, edit, and submit your final portrait in the style of Richard Avedon for Project 9 - Avedon Portraits. Write a reflection on how you improved your final Avedon-style portrait.
T: Critique and take notes on your first attempt at portraits in the style of Richard Avedon.
M: Substitute teacher today. Complete an assignment on framing and composition as you watch "Fantastic Mr. Fox," directed by Wes Anderson.
Week of 12-9
R-F: Shoot, edit, and submit your first attempt at a portrait in the style of Richard Avedon for Project 9 - Avedon Portraits.
T-W: Watch an abridged and edited version of the movie "Richard Avedon: Darkness and Light."
M: Share and critique your photo story in class.
Week of 12-2
F: Create a document with the link to your Google Site and put that document in the class folder. Also put the photos that you used as .jpg files in the class folder.
R-F: Use Google Sites to create your complete photo story.
W: Write an introduction to your photo story, captions for the photos, and a headline.
M-T: Shoot, choose, and edit your photos for Project 8 - Photo Story.
Week of 11-25
T: Plan your own photo story for Project 8 - Photo Story.
M: Introduce and analyze the elements of a photo story.
Week of 11-18
F: Participate in a critique of your photos for Project 7 - Focus Control.
R: Edit and submit your photos for Project 7 - Focus Control.
W: Re-shoot one of your subjects for Project 7 - Focus Control.
T: Shoot subject 3 for Project 7 - Focus Control.
M: Shoot subject 2 for Project 7 - Focus Control.
Week of 11-11
F: No school
R: Half-day
W-R: Shoot subject 1 for Project 7 - Focus Control.
T: Introduce Project 7 - Focus Control.
M: Critique Project 6 - Photo Illustration.
Week of 11-4
W-F: Shoot, process, and submit your illustration photo and the Google doc to go with it for Project 6 - Photo Illustration.
W-F: Shoot and process a second ghost photo using the second method.
T: Introduce Project 6 - Photo Illustration.
M: Critique your photos for Project 5 - Ghost Photos. Learn how to create ghost photos a different way using Pixlr/Photopea instead of a slow shutter on the camera.
Week of 10-28
W-F: Shoot, process, and submit your three photos for Project 5 - Ghost Photos.
T: Introduce Project 5 - Ghost Photos.
M: Share and critique your final portrait for Project 4 - Antique Portrait.
Week of 10-21
R-F: Shoot and process your final antique portrait for Project 4 - Antique Portrait and turn it in. Write your reflection on the back of the assignment sheet.
W: Review and take notes on your first attempt at an antique portrait.
T: A lesson on converting your photos to monochrome (black and white) and then adding a sepia tint.
M-T: Shoot your photos for Project 4 - Antique Portrait.
Week of 10-14
F: Half-day for students. Shoot your photos for Project 4 - Antique Portrait.
R: Introduce Project 4 - Antique Portrait.
W: Share and critique your photos from Project 3 - Black and White.
T: A lesson on adjusting the levels in your photos using Pixlr or Photopea. Crop, adjust, name, and submit your photos for Project 3 - Black and White.
M: Shoot photos for Project 3 - Black and White.
Week of 10-7
F: Shoot photos for Project 3 - Black and White.
R: Introduce Project 3 - Black and White.
W: Share and critique your exposure-bracketed photos.
T: Take a set of exposure-bracketed photos and submit them to the class folder on the Google Drive.
M: A lesson on exposure control and exposure bracketing.
Week of 9-30
F: Substitute teacher today. Watch a movie about photography and turn in the movie reflection assignment.
R: Avoid motion blur - A lesson on shutter speed and the shaky camera warning sign.
W: Critique Project 2 - Point of View.
T: Crop and submit your photos for Project 2 - Point of View.
M: Shoot photos for Project 2 - Point of View.
Week of 9-23
F: Shoot photos for Project 2 - Point of View.
R: Introduce Project 2 - Point of View.
T-W: Submit and present your photos for Project 1 - Three Things with the class.
M: Introduce and shoot your photos for Project 1 - Three Things.
Week of 9-16
F: Half-day today. Discuss and demonstrate "focal point" in a photo.
R: Share your "Get Focused" pix. Make corrections and resubmit them as needed.
T-W: Crop and submit your "Get Focused" pix.
M: Introduce and complete the "Get Focused" assignment.
Week of 9-9
F: Get familiar with the basic controls on a camera.
R: Take the Camera Care Quiz at Quizizz.com. Get your camera assignment.
W: Learn how to take care of our cameras.
T: Set up your accounts and apps for this class.
M: Share your best 2 or 3 cyanotype prints with the class.
Week of 9-2
W-F: Make cyanotype prints. We will do this outside, unless it's raining, so dress appropriately.
T: Observe the camera obscura and write a reflection. Introduce cyanotype printing.
M: No school today
Week of 8-26
F: No school today
W-R: Turn our classroom into a camera obscura. Observe and write a reflection.
T: Collect and press leaves and wildflowers to use nest week when we make cyanotype prints.
M: Introduction to class. Make a seating chart.