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Unittitle Teacher(s) Subjectandgradelevel Timeframeandduration

Photography

GregDinon/MattJohnston ICT7 4weeks(34hrsperweek)

Stage1:Integratesignificantconcept,areaofinteractionandunitquestion
Areaofinteractionfocus
Whichareaofinteractionwillbeourfocus? Whyhavewechosenthis?

Significantconcept(s)

Community&Service
Studentswillbeableto:

Whatarethebigideas?Whatdowewantour studentstoretainforyearsintothefuture? APhotographerisabletousecertain techniquestoenhancethequality andinterestlevelofthesubjectthey arephotographing.

Identifyimagesthatbestrepresent thepositivequalitiesofNISC. Todeterminethebest photographicaltechniquesto capturethesequalities.

MYPunitquestion Howdoesaphotographercreateamemorablephoto?

Assessment Whattask(s)willallowstudenttheopportunitytorespondtotheunitquestion? Whatwillconstituteacceptableevidenceofunderstanding?Howwillstudentsshowwhattheyhaveunderstood? Studentswill ViewexamplesofPhotographictechniquesandusethesetoselectimagesthatshowthese. SelectafamousPhotographer,viewpartoftheirbodyofworkandshowhowtheyutilizedtherules/skills ofphotographytocreatememorablephotos. IdentifyanddescribemethodsavailabletoNISCtomarketitselfusingstillphotography UtilizeresourcesthatwillhelpthemIdentifyskillsandmethodsthatenhancemarketingthroughstill photography,andpresenttheirideasinadesignbrief.

WhichspecificMYPobjectiveswillbeaddressedduringthisunit? InterimObjectives: Investigate:IdentifyanddescribethestillphotographictechniquesthatareavailabletomarketNISCand makejudgmentsabouttheappropriatenessofeach. Plan:Designatleasttwopossiblesolutionsandjustifyhowtheseusetheskillsandtechniquestomakean effectiveadvertisement.Todeviseaplanthatwillenablethemtofollowthedesigntheyhavecreated. Create:Followtheirplantocreatethepreferredfinalproduct. Evaluate:Studentswillevaluatetheirworkusingaguidingscaffold. WhichMYPassessmentcriteriawillbeused? A,B,C,D,E,F

Stage2:Backwardplanning:fromtheassessmenttothelearningactivities throughinquiry
Content Whatknowledgeand/orskills(fromthecourseoverview)aregoingtobeusedtoenablethestudenttorespondto theunitquestion? What(ifany)state,provincial,districtorlocalstandards/skillsaretobeaddressed?Howcantheybeunpackedto developthesignificantconcept(s)forstage1? Knowledge: Understandingwhatmakesaneffectivephoto,thetechniquesthatcanbeused. Identifythetechniqueswithinaseriesofphotographs,anddiscusswhytheyareeffective Understandthedesignprocessincreatinganadvertisementusingstillphotography. Skills: Usingadigitalcameracorrectly HowtousePhotoshoptocorrectandmakesimpleenhancements. UsePhotoshoptodevelopaposterthatshowcasesthesetechniques. Approachestolearning Howwillthisunitcontributetotheoveralldevelopmentofsubjectspecificandgeneralapproachestolearning skills? OrganizationPlanningofposterproduction,resourcestobeusedandcollectionofresources CollaborationStudentswillworkinpairswhencollectingresources,evaluatingimagesandplanningtheposter. ThinkingBrainstormingideasconcerningappropriatepartsofNISCthatlendthemselvestoeachphotographical technique. ReflectionStudentswillreflectontheirfinalproductandhowitreflectstheirinitialdesign.

Learningexperiences Teachingstrategies Howwillstudentsknowwhatisexpectedofthem?Will Howwillweuseformativeassessmenttogivestudents theyseeexamples,rubricsortemplates? feedbackduringtheunit? Howwillstudentsacquiretheknowledgeandpractice Whatdifferentteachingmethodologieswillweemploy? theskillsrequired?Howwilltheypracticeapplying these? Howarewedifferentiatingteachingandlearningfor all?Howhavewemadeprovisionforthoselearningina Dothestudentshaveenoughpriorknowledge?How languageotherthantheirmothertongue?Howhave willweknow? weconsideredthosewithspecialeducationalneeds? Studentswill: Studentswill Seeexamplesofgoodtechniquesfromarangeof Receivefeedbackinclassandwhilecollecting famousphotographs/photographers resources. Useanddiscussarubricthatusestheskillsofgood RubricdiscussiononFamousPhotossession. photographytojudgetheirsandothersphotos. FeedbackduringguidedPhotoshopexercises. LearnskillsinPhotoshoprequiredinenhancingphotos Workinpairstoencouragetodeveloppeertutoring andcreatingtheposter. andself/sharedreflection. StudentswillfollowtheMYPlifecycleincreatingthe poster. Resources Whatresourcesareavailabletous? Howwillourclassroomenvironment,localenvironmentand/orthecommunitybeusedtofacilitatestudents experiencesduringtheunit? OwncomputerwithPhotoshop/netforresources. Studentswillhaveaccesstoclass/owncamerastocollectimages.

Ongoingreflectionsandevaluation
Inkeepinganongoingrecord,considerthefollowingquestions.Therearefurtherstimulusquestionatthe endofthePlanningforteachingandlearningsectionofMYP:Fromprinciplesintopractice. Studentsandteachers Whatdidwefindcompelling?Wereourdisciplinaryknowledge/skillschallengedinanyway? Whatinquiriesaroseduringthelearning?What,ifany,extensionactivitiesarose? Howdidwereflectbothontheunitandonourownlearning? Whichattributesofthelearnerprofilewereencouragedthroughthisunit?Whatopportunitiesweretherefor studentinitiatedaction? Possibleconnections Howsuccessfulwasthecollaborationwithotherteacherswithinmysubjectgroupandfromothersubjectgroups? Whatinterdisciplinaryunderstandingswereorcouldbeforgedthroughcollaborationwithothersubjects? Assessment Werestudentsabletodemonstratetheirlearning? Howdidtheassessmenttasksallowstudentstodemonstratethelearningobjectivesidentifiedforthisunit?How didImakesurestudentswereinvitedtoachieveatalllevelsofthecriteriadescriptors?

Arewepreparedforthenextstage? Datacollection Howdidwedecideonthedatatocollect?Wasituseful?