Intro to class

Week 1

9/2

ESS07.04.04  Treat people with respect

I can understand what we will be learning this year and expectations for the class.

I can learn the names of classmates

I can understand my personality type and the impact it has.

Get to know you games

Personality Quiz

Go over syllabus and expectations

Pair Share

Share out

History of Photojournalism

Week 2

9/9

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Students will make their own judgments about the importance of including a wide range of images and visual elements on a newspaper’s front page.

-Students will understand the basic factors that influenced photojournalism’s history.

-Students will be able to conduct mini research projects on topics about photojournalism, evaluate sources for their accuracy, and present what they’ve learned concisely to others.

-Students will participate in discussions where they consider why and how emotions are communicated through photography.

Planning for Visual Coverage

History of Photojournalism

What makes a photo powerful

Share Out

Notes

Slideshow

Research

Powerful Pictures

History of Photojournalism

Week 3

9/16

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Students will be able to conduct mini research projects on topics about photojournalism, evaluate sources for their accuracy, and present what they’ve learned concisely to others.

Students will consider a variety of ethical scenarios when it comes to printing controversial photos.

Students will study various Codes of Ethics and apply those tenets to print photography.

Students will examine how the issue of ethical photos also applies to social media accounts.

Students will think critically about ideas and participate in a wide range of discussions.

Students will learn about benefits and disadvantages of using different social media tools.

Students will examine the social media accounts of both professional and student media and participate in discussions about how to use photography effectively in social media.

PowerPoint

Pulitzer Prize

Social Media

Legal and ethics in Photojournalism

Pair Share

Class Discussion

History of Photojournalism quiz

Photojournalism in the newsroom

Week 4

9/23

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Students will learn about capturing unique storytelling moments in photography.

Students will explore recent work in photojournalism and evaluate photos based on Joe Elbert’s hierarchy of photography.

I can be inspired through a guest speaker

Students will learn basic composition rules and errors.

Students will practice identifying composition rules in photos.

Students will take photos using composition rules.

Students will learn about photo stories and how to tell an effective story through photography.

Guest Speaker

Capturing the moment

Composition

Class Discussion

Critiquing Pictures

Composition

Week 5

10/1

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I can take pictures using the 7 rules of composition

I can create power points using the rules of composition

Go over powerpoint

Take notes

Take 7 pictures - one for each of the rules of composition

Create a google slide

Class Discussion

Pictures

Camera Basics

Week 6

10/8

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Students will learn basic, practical camera skills that they can apply when taking pictures.

I can understand Shutter Speed

I can understand Shutter Speed

I can understand Aperature

Videos

Notes

Presentations

Shutter Speed Video/notes/pictures

Google Slide

Class Discussion

Pictures

Pair Share

Camera Basics

Week 7

10/16

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Students will describe their thought process behind a selected photograph.

Students will produce a series of images representing slightly different decisions made.

Students will suggest improvements to a photograph.

Videos

Notes

Presentations

10 questions to ask before taking a photo notes

Class Discussion

Pictures

Pair Share

Camera Basics

Week 8

10/21

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Students will be able to conduct mini research projects on topics about photojournalism, evaluate sources for their accuracy, and present what they’ve learned concisely to others.

Students will practice photography techniques while taking sports photos.

Students will be able to prepare a presentation that showcases their knowledge and explains it concisely to others.

Students will learn skills for taking effective portraits and environmental portraits.

Students will use their knowledge of effective portraits to take photos that they can use in their portfolios.

Presentations

Work on building websites

Manual Mode

Sports Pics

Videos

Notes

Portraits

Take pictures

PPT

Pair Share

Discussion

Lighting

Photography in Motion

Week 9

10/28

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Students will learn about different types of lighting in photography (front, side, back, open shade, window).

Students will learn tricks for adjusting a photo to accommodate for lighting issues.

Students will be able to apply previous knowledge in order to participate in informal discussion and critique about photos’ strengths and weaknesses.

Students will understand different methods of capturing motion, including blurring, freezing and panning techniques using a digital camera.

Students will participate in guided practice of motion photography.

Students will capture a journalistic story using motion photography techniques.

Slides

Pictures

Presentations

Discussion

Pair Share

First Quarter Summative Assessment

Photography in Motion

Editing

Week 10

11/4

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Students will learn about basic photo editing skills, including cropping, color adjustment, resolution and file modes, dodging, burning, and cutouts.

Students will practice photo editing skills using a photo editing software.

Presentations

Videos

Editing

Guest Speaker

Notes

Take Pictures

Discussion

Pair Share

Editing

Captions

Week 11

11/11

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.6

Students can take pictures from around the school

Videos

Scavenger Hunt

Google Doc

Take Pictures

Captions

Pic critique

Discussion

Google Slide

Cold Calling

Editing

Captions

Week 12

11/18

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.6

Students can take  pictures from around the school.

Students can add a caption to pictures

Videos

Scavenger hunt 2

Take pics

Captions

Discussion

Google Slide

Cold Calling

Caption Writing

Week 13

11/25

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Students will learn about AP Style for writing captions & headlining photos.

PPT

Write captions

Discussion

Caption Writing

Week 14

12/2

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I can write captions

I can critique captions

Caption Writing

Google Doc

Take pictures

Edit

Pair Share

Google Doc share

Motivational Poster

Week 15

12/9

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I can create a motivational poster

Take pictures

Edit pictures

Critique

Class Discussion

Capture the Moment

Week 16

12/16

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I can turn in my poster

I can capture the moment in classrooms

I can play with Indesign

Edit pictures

Take pictures

Edit pictures

Indesign

Discussion

Opinion Feature

Week 17

Jan 6

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.4

I can explain what an Opinion Feature is

I can think of a question to ask others

I can

Read about opinion features

Take notes on Opinion Feature

Ask others a question

Take pictures

Create an opinion piece

Discussion

Google Doc

Photo Essay

InDesign

Week 18

Jan 13

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Students will be able to take photos that display a knowledge of composition rules.

Students will be able to write captions that conform to AP Style for photographs they take.

Students will be able to utilize their knowledge of photo essays through practical application.

Videos - InDesign Tutorials

Create a Photo Essay

Figure out topic

Take pictures

Discussion

Notes

Photo Essay

InDesign

Midterm

Week 19

Jan 20

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.3

I can create a layout of 5 pictures for one event to tell a story

I can demonstrate my knowledge on my Midterm

InDesign activities

Review for Midterm

Indesign

Review Game

Midterm

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Third Quarter Summative Assessment

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Final Summative Assessment