Week of May 22 - 26
Semester Finals
Write a letter to your favorite teachers. You can chose a teacher (school, church, whatever) that you want to share some fun memories with.
Write as much (or as little) as you'd like.
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Week of May 15 - 19
Letter to Your Future Self
Write a letter to your favorite teachers. You can chose a teacher (school, church, whatever) that you want to share some fun memories with.
Write as much (or as little) as you'd like.
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Week of May 8 - 12
Letter to Your Future Self
Write a letter to your future (graduating senior) self. Take your time and reflect on your ambitions, goals, and/or what you want better for yourself.
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These letters will not be shared to the class, it is personal to you. My goal is to return these to you at the end of your senior year, so you can see how much you have grown!
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Week of May 01 - 05
STAAR and AP Testing
We will be moved to different classrooms this week.
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Great time to catch up on assignments!
Week of April 3 - 28
Music Video Project
Create a music video for either an existing song or create one for your own songs!
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You can either provide your own vocals or just lip sync to the track. It is not necessary to be in the video but you must create the video yourself!
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This video MUST satisfy the following:
Must be school appropriate
No less than two minutes long
Include a title graphic
Production Timeline
Monday - April 03 - Research ideas and choose song for project
Thursday - April 06 - Finish script and storyboard
Monday - April 10 - Continue recording content
Thursday - April 13 - Continue recording and editing content
Monday - April 17 - Finish recording and editing content
Tuesday - April 18 - STAAR English I
Wednesday - April 19 - STAAR English II
Thursday - April 20 - Continue editing content
Tuesday - April 25 - Finish editing project
Wednesday - April 26 - STAAR Biology
Thursday - April 27 - STAAR US History
Friday - April 28 - Presentations!
Week of March 20 - 31
Radio Commercials
You are to record, edit, and export two of each of the several types of radio commercials, SIX total submissions
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Legal ID - 10 Seconds
Dry Spot - 10 Seconds
Wet Spots - 15 Seconds
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Recording Audio
You can use the "Voice Memo" app on your phone, classroom cameras, or other devices to record your audio.
Editing Audio
You can use most video editing apps, Adobe Audition, or other apps suitable for multi-track editing
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Projects due on March 31, 2023
Week of March 13 - 17
Spring Break!
Use this time to spend with friends, family, and with those you care about.
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Don't forget to catch up on missing school work though!!!
Week of March 21 - 28
Claymation / Stopmotion Project
You have two weeks to plan, create, record, edit, and produce a video to be shown on March 28.
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This project is to be at least 15 seconds long but unlimited on total length
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March 21 - View previous projects and research ideas
March 22 - Finish storyboard and start recording scenes
March 24 - Finish recording and start editing video
March 27 - Finish editing and post final video to Canvas
March 28 - Presentations
Examples:
Claymation
Stopmotion
Week of February 13 - 17
Screen Printing Activity
Week of February 6 - 10
Media Impact on Society
For over a century, Mass Media has impacted the way most Americans live. For this assignment, research each of the three categories and provide two examples for each category (six total)
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How media has impacted the Fashion industry
How media has impacted the Entertainment industry
How media has impacted the Commerce sector
A Google Slide presentation may be the easiest way to display your research
Week of January 23 - 27
TIME Magazine's Top Photos of 2022
Every year, TIME magazine publishes the top 100 photos of the previous year. Most of the top photos of 2022 are about world politics, sports, and special events.
Choose a photo that resonates with you and write a full one-page article. Detail what the content of the photo, the importance of the event, and how it made you feel when you saw it.
Link to article: https://time.com/6234958/top-100-photos-2022/ Links to an external site.
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Week of January 9 - 13
A-Z Photo Challenge
Using your phone, capture objects that resemble EACH of the 26 letters in the alphabet. Be creative in how you represent these letters but be careful to not show "not school appropriate" items.
Ways to create and submit your A-Z project:
Google Slides
Google Photos
Google Doc
When complete, drop the shared link in the assignment submission area.
Week of December 19 - Jan. 6
Christmas Break
Its Christmas, enjoy your time and sleep!
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Week of December 5 - 9
Semester Exam Prep
This week, we will:​
Chapter Three Notes
Chapter Three Kahoot
Chapter Four Notes
Chapter Four Kahoot
Week of December 5Â - 9
ACE Creative Challenge: Creative Identity Project
Using Adobe Spark, alter the provided template to create a personalized infographic that displays graphical elements and the following information
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Name
Hobbies
Favorites
Future Goals
Any additional info
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Submit on Canvas when complete
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Week of October 24Â - 28
Day in the Life video
Create a video montage that shows a day in the life of something or someone. Most 'Day in the Life' projects on YouTube show the entire day, but we will start small and highlight sections of the day
Example: Day in the Life of a Trombone player
wake up early in the morning for band practice
shots from morning practice
'selfie' video of you and instrument
crowd shots
We will spend some time learning how to edit video and presentations will be the week before Thanksgiving break+
Week of October 17Â - 21
Photo Montage
Collect ten photos that tell a collective story.
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Example: Football Game
Crowd reactions
Student Section
Band Section
Sports Medicine students
Football players
AV Students
Fan Section
Half-Time Show
Concessions
Anything else to add to the story
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Week of September 26 - 30
Creating a professional-style resume
Create a professional-style resume that highlights your soon-to-be professional life! Use the links below to start building and/or fine tuning your existing resume.
Resume Breakdown - Learn about the parts of the resume
Resume Builder - Create a resume and a cover letter
EnhanCV - Free for seven days
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We will polish these throughout the week
Week of September 12Â - 16
Your Future Job
As we prepare for life after high school, it is important to start planning your potential career path!
Create a Google Slides presentation with the following information
Type of job - brief summary of job
Possible positions to promote to - what is the end goal?
Average pay per hour or year
Position requirements
Education requirements
Certification requirements
Additional requirements
Additional Information - add any info that you want to share
Week of September 05Â - 09
History of AV Production
Read through and take notes on the information found on the "Timeline" button below.
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Using your notes, complete the Kahoot and attach a screenshot/photo of your score to the Canvas assignment
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Once completed, use Visme, Canva, Prezi, or a different resource to create your own timeline showing the many technological advances and the people who pioneered this industry.
**Presentations will follow.
Week of August 22 - 26
Flipgrid - Two Truths and a Lie
Record yourself telling the class two truths and one lie about yourself.
Example: My name is Mr. Yates, and I have surfed next to a shark, have two kids, and I have been skydiving more than once.
You can access this Flipgrid assignment using the link below!
Week of August 22Â - 26
Social/Behavior Contracts
Using the link found in the Canvas assignment, create your own rules for the classroom.
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You may use as many bullet points as needed to provide choices, add at least one per group (four total per person)
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**We will work as group to choose which submissions we like the best.
Example:
Teacher -> Student
Treat us with respect
Be lenient with deadlines
Believe in our vision
Week of August 22 - 26
Safety at Home
Upload a drawing of your basic blueprint design (of where you live) and show your fire escape route. This can be drawn on paper or using the "paint" app on your computer.
You will need to list the following five elements on your escape plan: type of room, doors, windows, path of escape, and meeting place. Bonus points if you include a map legend!
Submit your assignment in Canvas when completed.
