Mon. Dec. 8

Ms Chase is away, no cameras out today.

Please work on the following in the order of which it is presented.

• Conflict piece of writing, last day to hand in rough drafts is Wed. Dec. 10. At this time I will be handing back all rough drafts and students will fix up and hand in good copies.
• Bucket list : Due also on Wed. Dec 10

• NEW ASSIGNMENT: look up and write down the definitions and an example of each of the following poetic devices: ( this will be handed in with your poem)
• simile
• metafor
• personification
• theme
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole
• oxymoron

POEM ASSIGNMENT ( do not hand in yet) You are to write an 8 line poem on a theme of your choice using one other poetic device when wiring the poem.

• Work on editing your photography and putting photos up on to Flickr. Edit and organize photos for slideshow…we will be having a lesson on this next day and you should have 5 photos ready to put in to your slideshow. You might also want to find 3-4 coloured background photos, including one black background for your slideshow, and save these background into your slideshow folder. Photos for slideshow should be saved on your L drive. 
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• There should be NO BLURRY photos in your slideshow and all of the elements of composition should be taken into consideration when choosing photos for your slideshow. Subject matter should be interesting not random photos of boring subject matter. Detailed criteria will be discussed on Wed. in class

THERE IS LOTS TO DO SO DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME!

New Assignments this week Dec.1

New in Photo:

• Spot colour: choose the best 5 photos to hi light colour 10 marks
• Portraits: 8 photos in total, 4 of one model, 4 of another model ( try taking some of the oppposite sex, can be brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts or moms and dads or friends  16 marks
• Your name in objects, either found objects or created ones. 10 marks
• Test next day out of 10 on camera functions check out the link. 10 marks
• Ongoing... 30 shots for your slideshow which is set to music. ( more info to come on this project) 30 marks

Writing

• Conflict piece 10 marks
• Bucket list: top 25 things you want to do before you turn 25. 20 marks
• Poetry coming soon!

Working on Writing

There will be no cameras signed out today. I would like students to work on the following in order of priority.

1. Work on your conflict piece on the computer….do not hand in to the TOC (15 marks) Due WED NOV. 26
2. NEW piece of writing: Bucket List You are to create a list of the top 25 things you would like to do in your life within the next 20 years. This list should not be goofy…it should be thoughtful and intelligent. (10 marks)
3. Work on editing spot colour or organizing your photos on Flickr.

LEARN ABOUT DIGITAL SLR FEATURES

Check out this link to learn more about the features on our cameras.
Digital SLR features front of camera
Digital SLR features back of camera
Digital SLR top of camera

New Assignments term #2

NEW ASSIGNMENTS:

• PHOTO: 5 spot colours...use the editor Pic Monkey to help you choose the black and white mode and then click on the brush and paint in the colour you want to highlight. (10 marks)
• WRITING: Conflict: I want you to create a problem and then solve it...should be at least one page long...and should be handed in for editing
• PHOTOSHOP: you should be able to use the following tools:
• image size
• crop
• turn a photo to black and white
• blur/smudge
• bring in a photo for editing
• awareness of the editors
• create layers

Update of Photo Assignments

• Head shots: 3 shots plus one of yourself
• Texture: 5 shots head on of textural items
• Object shots: Choose interesting objects  and take 5 photos keeping in mind the elements of composition
• Macros: 5 shots up close of interesting subject matter
• NEW ONGOING: 30 shot slideshow....can only use 5 assignment shots. Photos can be taken of anything, but these should be your best photos. Put into a slideshow with appropriate music

Update Writing Assignments

• Bio
• Setting: using the senses
• Dialogue: 12 lines moving plot or developing character

Macros

You are take 5 close up shots of objects. Your photos should all be in focus and will be graded for the elements of composition.

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