Student Name: ___________________________ Photography The Art and the Medium

Poster Assignment (Lesson 10)

Description:
This poster assignment covers a portion of the curriculum that will not be looked at in any sort of detail elsewhere. You are going to make an advertisement for new technologies that have been developed in the fields of digital image processing and/or photography. On top of this, you need to focus it to something that is used in your community or in education. This poster project is a partner task. You will be assessed on your teamwork skills as well. You will each have to write your own individual rationale and account of the teamwork experience. You will also each write on how their product meets the criteria of fitting into your community and/or educational setting. You will also present their advertisement to the class. This is the second and final mandatory presentation. You will have three classes to complete this assignment. It is to be deposited on both partners blog upon completion. Remember, you may also leave feedback on each others work through the blog as discussion marks. Be sure to explain yourself well; one sentence posts do not count. Actually engage one another in conversation. There is a mandatory feedback portion for this assignment. Each of you will be assigned two classmates poster to comment on and provide feedback. Poster- /10

Rationale - /5 Community Link - /5 Example: something like this

Student Name: ___________________________ Photography The Art and the Medium

Assessment Criteria
Level Criteria

4
Excellent
The students capture and choose a photo that strongly implements the rules of photography discussed in class in an insightful way (ex. Rule of thirds) The students thoughtfully apply image processing software to create a clean and meaningful collage

3
Proficient
The students capture and choose a photo that implements the rules of photography discussed in class (ex. Rule of thirds)

2
Adequate
The students capture and choose a photo that implements some of the rules of photography discussed in class (ex. Rule of thirds)

1
Limited *
The students capture and choose a photo that loosely implements any of the rules of photography discussed in class (ex. Rule of thirds)

Insufficient / Blank *

Demonstrate the basic rules of composition (2.1)

No score is awarded because there is insufficient evidence of student performance based on the requirements of the assessment task.

Apply basic image editing software functions and commands to edit digital image files (various) (3.1.1-3.1.5) Record on a log sheet all relevant technical data; e.g., metadata, aperture, shutter speed, (ISO), file format (2.4), acquire and manage your images (2.5)

The students skillfully apply image processing software to create a meaningful collage The students record image data close to the way shown in class, with infrequent errors. The students upload images and store them close to the method shown in class.

The students apply image processing software to create a collage

The students loosely apply image processing software to create a poor collage

No score is awarded because there is insufficient evidence of student performance based on the requirements of the assessment task.

The students record all image data exactly as shown in class, with no errors. The students upload images and store them exactly as shown in class.

The students record some image data as shown in class, with some errors. The students upload images and store them in a different way than shown in class.

The students rarely record image data as shown in class, with errors. The students sometimes upload images and store them on the computer.

No score is awarded because there is insufficient evidence of student performance based on the requirements of the assessment task.

Student Name: ___________________________ Photography The Art and the Medium

Investigate new technologies in the area of photo editing and manipulation; e.g., global positioning system (GPS) mapping, facial recognition, creating calendars and books

The students make a clear and direct link between their community and new photo editing technologies and make a powerful connection in their poster.

The students make a direct link between their community and new photo editing technologies and make a connection in their poster.

The students make a loose link between their community and new photo editing technologies and make a loose connection in their poster.

The students make a poor direct link between their community and new photo editing technologies and make a poor connection in their poster.

No score is awarded because there is insufficient evidence of student performance based on the requirements of the assessment task

Participate in peer/teacher assessment (5.3)

The student engages their assigned peers work at a meaningful level and provides quality, constructive feedback

The student engages their assigned peers work at a thorough level and provides constructive feedback

The student engages their assigned peers work at a superficial level and provides obvious and lacking feedback

The student does not engage their assigned peers work and provides poor feedback

No score is awarded because there is insufficient evidence of student performance based on the requirements of the assessment task

Demonstrate personal management skills to: (Various) (7.2.1, 7.2.2)

The student always respects their peers and engages in meaningful and deep conversation

The student usually respects their peers and engages in meaningful conversation

The student sometimes respects their peers and engages in superficial conversation

The student rarely respects their peers and engages in conversation

No score is awarded because there is insufficient evidence of student performance based on the requirements of the assessment task.

Demonstrate teamwork skills to: (7.3.1) work with others, and (7.3.2) participate in projects and tasks

The students always demonstrate respectful communication and always share in the responsibilities of the project

The students normally demonstrate respectful communication and normally share in the responsibilities of the project

The students sometimes demonstrate respectful communication and sometimes share in the responsibilities of the project

The students rarely demonstrate respectful communication and rarely share in the responsibilities of the project

No score is awarded because there is insufficient evidence of student performance based on the requirements of the assessment task.

* If work is judged to be limited or insufficient, the teacher makes decisions about appropriate intervention to help the student improve.

Student Name: ___________________________ Photography The Art and the Medium Rationale Poster Assignment
This rational is worth five percent of your overall grade. If the questions are answered seriously and thoughtfully, full marks will be awarded.

What are some aspects of your image that you are proud of? Are there any that you think you would do differently if given another opportunity in the future? (Comment on the photography, the image processing and the strength of the community link)

Describe in your own words what the poster represents to you. Is the link that it makes to the community meaningful to you?

What were some aspects of working with your partner did you enjoy? Were there any aspects that would be good to work on?

Student Name: ___________________________ Photography The Art and the Medium

What questions or comments do you have about the project? Did you enjoy this activity? Any concerns about future work? (Any feedback is good feedback)

*Remember to upload this to your blog with the two images for marking.