• Lesson plans are subject to change on a daily basis. Students are also able to receive 15 points of participation every week. Participation points may be deducted based on behavior and classroom/studio etiquette. In addition to the projects below, students will also have in-class activities and supplemental assignments. This is a general outline for what we are going to cover. 

    August 27 - August 30

    [9.1 & 9.2]     

    • Tuesday: Introduction and class expectations
    • Wednesday: Review of class guidelines, syllabus, participations points and folder creation
    • Thursday: Designing of folder (coat of arms, inclusion of four unique, personal elements)
    • Friday: Continuation of folder design, pencil drawing only

    Sept 3 - Sept 6

    [9.1 & 9.2]     

    • Tuesday: Continuation of folder design, pencil drawing only
    • Wednesday: Continuation of folder design, completion of pencil drawing and intro to outlining
    • Thursday: Continuation of folder design, completion of outlining and intro to color
    • Friday: Completion of folder, submission of outlined and colored folder

    Sept 9 - Sept 13

    [9.1 & 9.2]     

    • Monday: Setting up graphic design account in computer lab; access to Adobe Creative Suite
    • Tuesday: Continuation of folder design, completion of outlining and intro to color
    • Wednesday: Completion of folder, submission of outlined and colored folder
    • Thursday: Intro to Illustrator; review of digital tools and setting up document
    • Friday: Creation of Google Drive folder; continuation of tool review

    Sept 16 - Sept 20

    [9.1 & 9.2]     

    • Monday: Substitute/in-class activity
    • Tuesday: Substitute/in-class activity
    • Wednesday: Intro to Illustrator and prepping of pen tool images
    • Thursday: Substitute/in-class activity
    • Friday: Pen tool practice and review

    Sept 23 - Sept 27

    [9.1 & 9.2]     

    • Monday: Pen tool practice, selection of pen tool image
    • Tuesday: File set up, review of document settings
    • Wednesday: Pen tool practice/group apple image
    • Thursday: Pen tool practice/group apple image
    • Friday: Pen tool of selected image

    Sept 30 - Oct 4

    [9.1 & 9.2]     

    • Monday: Intro to polygonal animal project/research and selection of image
    • Tuesday: Document set up (horizontal/vertical), importing image, and pen tool review
    • Wednesday: Creating and organizing layers, beginning to pen tool polygon shapes to create animal
    • Thursday: Studio time for illustrator pen tool layer (selecting one portion of the animal at a time)
    • Friday: Studio time for pen tooled shapes

    Oct 7 - Oct 11

    [9.1 & 9.2]     

    • Monday: Studio time for illustrator polygon project
    • Tuesday: Studio time for illustrator polygon project (review of color selection and how to use utilize eyedropper)
    • Wednesday: Studio time for illustrator (polygon designs)
    • Thursday: Studio time for illustrator projects (reviewing design options)
    • Friday: Studio time for illustrator polygon project

    Oct 14 - Oct 18

    [9.1 & 9.2]     

    • Tuesday: Studio time for illustrator polygon project 
    • Wednesday: Studio time for illustrator 
    • Thursday: Studio time for illustrator projects
    • Friday: Review of file type, and export of finished project

    Oct 21 - Oct 25

    [9.1 & 9.2]     

    • Monday: Research for Photoshop project/finding of images
    • Tuesday: Introduction to Photoshop software
    • Wednesday: Introduction to Photoshop software
    • Thursday: Continuation of Photoshop review, practice project
    • Friday: Completion and submission of Photoshop practice activity