Skyline High School Meredith Room 215A

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Course Syllabus !"#515 $5521#
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Course Information & Overview
%raphics is a 1"term course &here the student earns '.5 credit. (his credit may be used as an
electi)e credit or as hal* o* the 1.' art +,-AA. credit re/uired *or graduation.
%raphics are all around you 0 print media1 2nternet1 (,1 packaging1 and the document you3re
reading no&4 As our &orld becomes increasingly )isual1 graphics are impacting ho& in*ormation
is deli)ered. (his course pro)ides e$periences *or students to use image1 type1 color1 illustration1
and photography to create dynamic media using Adobe Creati)e Suite. Students &ill *ocus on the
computer skills1 design process1 and aesthetic decisions needed to create print and digital media
that e**ecti)ely communication messages and in*ormation.
Learning Goals
1. (o demonstrate *amiliarity &ith the basic tools and techni/ues o* page layout1 illustration and
photo editing so*t&are applications.
2. (o apply design and problem"sol)ing techni/ues to a )ariety o* graphic design challenges.
5. (o de)elop &riting and image"making skills *or the e$pression o* ideas.
!. (o understand the production se/uence o* printing graphics *rom the idea to the deli)ery.
5. (o understand the se/uence o* designing1 creating1 and presenting digital media.
#. (o de)elop an a&areness o* careers in graphics"related *ields.
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+-articipation includesB being on time1 prepared *or class1 participating in class discussions1
cleaning"up1 responsible use o* e/uipment C supplies1 &ork ethic1 and generally doing &hat you are
suppose to do e)eryday..
Classroom Procedures
2n order to meet the a*orementioned learning goals students are e$pected toB
o be in class on time e)ery day
o be prepared *or class e)eryday must have a pencil ever!da!"
o &ork producti)ely in class e)eryday and take responsibility *or their o&n &ork
o clean up a*ter themsel)es and help to maintain the classroom en)ironment
o &ork independently &hen the teacher is &orking &ith other students
6ate &ork &ill be accepted &hen the student discusses the situation &ith the teacher1
other&ise late &ork &ill be accepted &ith credit loss. =inal deadline *or all late &ork is 5 school
days prior to e$am day +end o* term..
A*ter 5 absences it becomes di**icult to kno& &hat is going on in a lab class &here most o* the
in*ormation is deli)ered )ia demonstrations and lectures. 2n these cases1 the student &ill be gi)en
alternati)e assignments that can be done &ithout the missed instruction.
Students &ho misuse the classroom e/uipment or supplies &ill be gi)en alternati)e assignments
that can be done &ithout the classroom e/uipment and supplies.
#aster! Learning
7ach student in the arts &ill accomplish a set o* benchmarks in a cyclical manner o* learning
&here the students demonstrate their ability o* each skill1 &orking to&ards the Dational
Standards.
Supplies
Students &ill need a *lash or thumb dri)e that &ill hold ;%:?1#%: or 52%:. Students &ill ha)e room
on the desktop in the lab but they &ill need to back up their &ork. 2 &ill pro)ide a >ournal &ith graph
paper.
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(he Skyline Eriting Center o**ers *ree &riting support to all currently enrolled Skyline students. Eriting
Center tutors are highly trained >uniors and seniors that ha)e been identi*ied as ha)ing e$cellent &riting
skills and teaching ability. (he Eriting Center is open e)ery hour o* e)ery day that school is in session.
Eriting Center tutors can assist students at any academic le)el and at any stage in the &riting process
*rom initial brainstorming to *inal re)isions. Students may use the Eriting Center3s ser)ices *or &riting
assignments in any course +e$cept *or &orld language courses.. Students may also use the Eriting
Center *or creati)e &riting1 college essays1 AC( &riting preparation1 and more.
Students can )isit a tutor in person in room :!2 on a &alk"in or appointment basis. Appointments can
be made &ith speci*ic tutors at speci*ic times by using the Eriting Center &ebsite. 2n"person sessions
typically last 15"2' minutes. Students can also submit their &ork through the Eriting Center3s &ebsite
*or online tutoring in the Fnline Eriting 6ab +FE6.. Eriting is returned in !;"92 hours &ith
suggestions and an in)itation to )isit the Eriting Center *or a *ollo&"up appointment.