Update of all Assignments

The following is the full list of assignments that are due for TERM 1 REPORTS
END OF TERM IS TUES NOV 10 ( 4-5 classes left) Note: If your photos are private, could you now change the privacy settings to Public so I can mark them.

Photo Assignments

Assignment #1: Headshots (3 shots)
Assignment #2: Angle shots ( shot at the skatepark- 10 shots)
Assignment #3: Fall shots (5 shots)
Assignment #4: Spot Colour ( 5 shots)
Assignment #5: Organization on Flickr: You should have a buddy icon, have made me a contact, all photo assignments should be organized into albums and be properly labled with the correct number of photos.

A reminder that you can be shooting for your slideshow assignment that will be due next term. It is a good idea to edit and save these photos in a folder on your L Drive, do not post them on Flickr.

Writing Assignments

Assignment #1: Bio
Assignment #2: Dialogue
Assignment#3: Setting ( please type good copy and hand in to me only)
Assignment#4: Personal Experience

NEW ASSIGNMENT TODAY: You are to complete a brief brainstorm which will be in 3-4 sentences to briefly describe the following:

1- scariest experience: either real scary, accident scary or emotional scary
2- most adventurous experience, maybe even dangerous experience for you
3- experience that created the greatest accomplishment for you, something you are very proud of
4- favourite childhood memory/experience

Example for me:

1. My scariest experience was being in a car accident when the car hit black ice going too fast. I was not the driver, but the car flew the length of two telephone poles.
2. My most adventurous experience was climbing Kings Peak with a group when Iwas working at Strathcona Park Lodge. We were on a thin ledge at some points, and it was scary and exciting at the same time.
3. One of my most proud accomplishments is becoming a lifeguard and achieving the second highest lifesaving designation in Canada.
4. My favourite childhood memory is riding on the milk truck in our neighborhood, as the delivery person went from house to house. ( Yes, this does suggest how old I am!)

Please hand in to the TOC

Tues Oct 27

• NEW ASSIGNMENT: You are going to write about a favourite place using the 5 senses. As you describe the place, I want to you to use words that create visuals, sounds, tastes, and a sense of touch. The idea here is to write to create an atmosphere or feeling. 

• You may need to build a fictional story around this place or simply begin describing it. In this assignment students are to focus on the elements of setting ( time, place, description)  using the senses and the concept of show not tell.  (10)

Example:

from "The Old House at Home" (1940)

by Joseph Mitchell (1908-1996)

McSorley's bar is short, accommodating approximately ten elbows, and is shored up with iron pipes. It is to the right as you enter. To the left is a row of armchairs with their stiff backs against the wainscoting. The chairs are rickety; when a fat man is sitting in one, it squeaks like new shoes every time he takes a breath. The customers believe in sitting down; if there are vacant chairs, no one ever stands at the bar. Down the middle of the room is a row of battered tables. Their tops are always sticky with spilled ale. In the centre of the room stands the belly stove, which has an isinglass door and is exactly like the stoves in Elevated stations.

CHECK OUT THIS LINK FOR INFO AND EXAMPLES

Thurs Oct 21 New Assignments

Fall shots: Using all of the elements of composition ( focal point, rule of thirds, leading lines, angles etc.) you are to take 5 shots that are distinctly FALL. These could include but aer not limited to : leaves, pumpkins, rain, rubber boots, trees, etc (10 marks)

Spot colour: Again using all of the elements of composition...you should intentionally go out to shoot spot colour photos ( meaning try to focus on something that has a nice colour) You will be turning your photo black and white and then highlighting  a spot of colour using Pic Monkey. We went over this in class. In Pic Monkey you should choose the magic want tool and go down to black and white, choose your brush hardness etc and begin to spot colour. ( 5 shots, 10 marks)

Writing Assignment : Setting ( details to come)

Creative Writing/Photo 9: New writing assignment

Creative Writing/Photo 9: New writing assignment: ( Click the link which is the underlined part to the left and you will be taken to a full description of the assignment. There will be additional links for you to read which will help with this assignment) Happy Writing! We will be continuing to take photos at the skatepark next week. You may spend some time editing photos today as well.

New writing assignment:    Dialogue:  In this assignment, students are to write 16 lines minimum of dialogue between two characters. ( 10 marks)