6th grade SCRIPTWRITING

There are three bodies of a script: Headings, narrative and dialogue.

Headings:
1. Master scene headings which include:
a) Camera location - EXT. (exterior or outside) or INT. (interior or inside)
b) Scene location (LOCAL RACE TRACK)
c) Time (DAY or NIGHT)

Narrative Description:
1. Action
2. Character and settings (visual)
3. Sounds

Dialogue:
1. The name of the person speaking appears at the top, in CAPS.
2. The actors direction.
3. The speech.
Putting all this together you should come up with something that looks like this:

INT. SCHOOL CLASSROOM - DAY

ALANA EDWARDS, age 14, sits in her desk and looks at the chalkboard which lists the daily activities.

ALANA (sighing, raises her hand)
Ms. Johnson, didn't we do this already yesterday?

MS. JOHNSON, sitting at her desk, marking student attendance.

MS. JOHNSON (looks up)
Alana, yes, we did do this yesterday and we need to
continue today. Next time you have a question, please
wait to be called on after you raise your hand.

8th grade CONTENT PAGES

Content Pages for your classes MUST include:

*An overall description of the class
*What you have learned so far
*What assignment/unit you are currently working in
*What you will be learning
*Samples/examples of work you have completed

You may also choose to include:
scans and pictures of work/projects, homework, class website link, etc.

You are making an electronic portfolio about your education - you made an All About Me page and you can choose to add a Favorite Links/Game page, but the focus of this site is on your educational experience. This theme must be displayed and understood to all viewers!!

8th grade ANALYZING WEBSITES

Before completeing the Analyzing Website worksheet with your partner, view the following links:

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html

http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/webcrit.html

The 5 W's

Who
Who wrote the pages and are they an expert?
Is a biography of the author included?
How can you find out more about the author?

What
What does the author say is the purpose of the site?
What else might the author have in mind for the site?
What makes the site easy to use?

When
When was the site created?
When was the site last updated?

Where
Where does the information come from?
Where can I look to find out more about the producer/sponsor?

Why
Why is this information useful for my purpose?
Why should I use this information?
Why is this page better than another?

Choose one of the following sites to analyze:

http://oncolink.upenn.edu/

http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/default.htm

http://www.wemarket4u.net/fatfoe/

http://descy.50megs.com/mankato/mankato.html

http://www.sudftw.com/jackcon.htm

http://www.thedogisland.com/

http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

7th grade PHOTOSHOP links

Text effects:
http://www.photoshoproadmap.com/Photoshop-blog/2007/07/22/the-best-80-photoshop-text-effects-on-the-web/

Photoshop tutorials:
http://www.entheosweb.com/photoshop/default.asp

8th grade DREAMWEAVER links

Video tutorials:
http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/video_workshop/

Color Codes:
http://www.brobstsystems.com/colors1.htm

Font Image Generator:
http://interactimage.com/

Free Pictures online:
http://www.freefoto.com/index.jsp
http://build.tripod.lycos.com/imagebrowser/index.html

Free Clip Art online:
http://www.coolarchive.com/clipart.php
http://build.tripod.lycos.com/imagebrowser/index.html

How to use Flash tutorials/Create Cartoon Animations:
http://bmsserver.bemidji.k12.mn.us/IT/Communications/nerd.html
http://bmsserver.bemidji.k12.mn.us/IT/Communications/cartoons/cartoon_aniamtion.html

8th Grade Technology

Weeks 1/2 - Intro to IB Technology (Year 3)/Intro to Dreamweaver/Analyzing Websites
*For 7-8 weeks, students will be learning how to create a website using Adobe Dreamweaver. Each week will be focused on a topic leading up to the final creation of an electronic educational portoflio! Lessons include individual and group work. This website they create will be a personal compilation of their middle school education, and can be continued into high school.
Area of Interaction: Approaches to Learning
Guiding Question: In what ways does technology impact communication systems throughout the world?

Week 3 - Planning a Portfolio/Managing Files
Area of Interaction: Health and Social Education
Guiding Question: To what extent is organization necessary?

Week 4 - Planning & Creating a Home page/Creating Content Pages
Area of Interaction: Human Ingenuity
Guiding Question: How does planning affect quality?

Week 5 - Linking Pages/Usability & Accessibility/Making a Navigation bar
Area of Interaction: Human Ingenuity
Guiding Question: To what extent does technology create understanding?

Week 6 - Quality Assurance: Technical & Usability testing
Area of Interaction: Human Ingenuity
Guiding Question: How are we connected?

Week 7 - Publishing a Website/HTML basics
Area of Interaction: Human Ingenuity
Guiding Question: How effective is technology in education?

Week 8 - Topic Essay
*Students will research and write an essay on a technology-related topic. Topics must be approved by the teacher.
Area of Interaction: Approaches to Learning
Guiding Question: To what extent does technology determine what happens to us?

Week 9 - A Person in Time Online
*Students will be assigned to research a President in their history class. Each student will create a web page containing the information on their chosen President's lifetime, political and social influences, geography and culture, and the historical events that took place during this person's presidency, as well as images. They will add this web page to their History section in their electronic portfolio to be used for presentations at the end of the school year.
Area of Interaction: Community and Service
Guiding Question: What human activity has the most significant impact on our community?

7th Grade Technology

Week 1- Intro to IB Technology (Year 2)/Intro to Photoshop
*Students will learn the basic skills of photoshop and do some work with patterns, collages and text features. This will help them develop the skills they will need for their projects for the rest of the 9 weeks.
Area of Interaction: Approaches to Learning
Guiding Question: To what extent does technology create understanding?

Week 2 - Photoshop: Visual Puns
*Students will use imaging effects in Photoshop to combine pictures describing puns.
Area of Interaction: Human Ingenuity
Guiding Question: How can learning incorporate technology and art?

Week 3 - Photoshop/Digital Photography: Impressionist Artwork
*Students will learn about the art genre of Impressionism which incorporates light, surface, color and fast-fleeting moments. They will take pictures around the school campus and turn them into Impressionist pieces of art.
Area of Interaction: Environments
Guiding Question: What is the interdependent relationship between us and our environment?

Week 4 - Photoshop/Digital Photography: Funny Ads
*Students will search the internet for their favorite snack food, sports team, logo, etc. They will then try to match the font with a font on the computer and alter the name of the product.
Area of Interaction: Humain Ingenuity
Guiding Question: To what extent can you create change?

Weeks 5/6 - Photoshop/Digital Photography: Advertising Photography
*Students will research the background of a given company (i.e. Johnson & Johnson, Coca Cola, etc.). They will then create a new print advertisement for their chosen company, and present their campaign to 'representatives' of the company.
Area of Interaction: Community and Service
Guiding Question: To what extent does design affect the product?

Week 7 - Current Event Essay
*Students will research a technology-related current event, after a class discussion, and write an essay about the issue.
Area of Interaction: Approaches to Learning
Guiding Question: What are the effects of the changes in technology around the world?

Weeks 8/9 - Digital Storytelling: Foregin Film
*Students will be grouped together and work to create a foreign film using Movie Maker or Photo Story 3.
Area of Interaction: Human Ingenuity
Guiding Question: In what ways does technology impact communication and entertainment?