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Ninth graders are exposed to an overview of the Graphic Communications Program. The seven-day lesson outline is below

7-Day Lesson Outline

Day Main Topic and/or Focus Goals and Objectives

(Include General CTE Strand(s))

Methods and Techniques
Materials and Resources
Assessment Method(s)
1 Introduction to Graphics Communications
Safety and rules
Introduction to the equipment
Work on thumbnail sketches
1.A.05
1.A.06
1.A.07
1.A.08
1.B.06
2.A.07
2.D.10
Show examples of work completed in the other classes
Discussion of all the safety and rules for the classroom
Discussion and show examples of thumbnails
Work one on one with the students on the machines
Students will work on their thumbnails
Evaluate students' thumbnails
2 Finish up thumbnail sketches
Lesson on Photoshop
2.A.07
2.A.14
Students will complete their thumbnail sketches
Students experiment with Photoshop as part of the beginning design of their notepads
Evaluate Photoshop designs
Notepads rubrics
3 Lesson on QuarkXpress (how to layout their notepads) 2.A.07
2.A.14
2.B.01
2.B.03
2.B.04
Students experiment with QuarkXpress as part of the beginning work on their note layout
Generate assessment criteria for good notepad prints
Students will print notepads and work on puzzle packets
Evaluate QuarkXpress experiment
4 Introduce Ikon (printing machine)
Start printing notepads
Finish printing notepads
2.A.07
2.A.14
2.B.01
2.B.03
2.B.04
Students will learn how to print to the Ikon machine
Students will finish printing their notepads and work on puzzle packets
Notepad rubrics
5 Finish printing notepads
Cut, and pad notepads
Start cover to scratch book
Work on puzzle packet
2.D.01
2.D.02
2.D.03
2.D.11
2.D.13
Students will start working on their on scratch books
Students will finish their notepads and turn in samples for grades
Students will print their covers when finished
Notepad rubrics
6 Slice apart, cut and shirk-wrap Note pads
Print, cut and shirk-wrap business cards
Continue working on Scratch book cover and put together their scratch books
Work on puzzle packet
2.D.01
2.D.02
2.D.03
2.D.11
2.D.13
2.D.18
Students will finish working on their on scratch books
Students will bind their scratch books and finish up their puzzle packets
Notepad rubrics
7 Finish all projects   Students will finish all projects Final Project Review