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YouarerequiredtocreateadocumentinGoogleDocswhere youwillwriteupyour"Inquiringandanalysing"phaseofthe MYPDesignCycle. Pleasenameyourdocumentinthefollowingformat:"Name SurnameClassInquiringandanalysingU2." Whenyourdocumentisdone,pleasesubmititonEdmodoto bechecked. Youcanusetheoutlinebelowforyourdocument.

1.Explainandjustifytheneed. Basically,explainwhatyouhavetocreateandwhythereisa needforit...

Explainthechallengethatyouhavebeenset.Whyisthereaneedfora photomationofyouralterego.

MyAlteregoisapilotthatflieslargeairplanesanddoesa emergencylandingontherheinriver.ForGrade6.

2.Makeaplanandprioritiseyourresearch Basically,makealistofthingsyouwillneedtoresearchandput thelistinorderfrommostimportanttopictoleastimportant...

Whatothermainpointsofresearchwillhelpyoudevelopa photomationofyouralterego(makeamindmapaboutyour personality,animationtechniques,examplesoffamousalteregos)

Whatsoftwaredoyouneedtolearninordertocreatethe photomation(Pixlr,iMovie,andmaybeGarageBand)? Prioritizethemainpointsofresearchthatyouhaveidentified (giverelativeimportanceto,orputinanorderofpreference).

IthinkIwillneedPixlrtocreatemyphotomationbutIdontknowmuch aboutPixlrsotheotheroneswillalsocomeintoconsideration.

3.Describethemainfeaturesofoneexistingproductthat inspiresasolutiontotheproblem Basically,describeyourfavoriteshortanimatedmovie(watchthe moviebelow)andanswerthesequestions...

Describethemainfeaturesofoneshortanimation?Whataresome goodandbadpoints?Howdidtheymakeit?
GRADE_6_PHOTOMATIONS.m4v

Describethemainfeaturesofoneshortanimation: Eachanimationhasanintroductiontosetuptheproblem. Ineachanimationthereisaherowhofindsasolutiontotheproblem. Theanimationsendwiththepresentationofthesolution. Often,theherogetsapplausefromtheaudience. Mostoftheanimationshadmusicorsoundeffects.

Whataresomegoodandbadpoints? Ilikedthefacesoftheheroes(students)movingtheirmouth Ifoundtheanimationsfunny,peoplewerenotreallyactingbutanimatedinfront ofabackgroundphoto Ididnotliketheunnaturalmovementsinonevideotheboyhadthreearms Ihavenoticedtextinthebeginningandattheend.Sometimesthetextwastoo long. Ilikedthetextattheendwiththenameofthestudent.

Howdidtheymakeit? Thekidschosestillbackgroundphotos. Theycutoutphotosofotherpersonsandputtheirfaceontop,sothatthe studentslookedlikeotherpeople. Thenthepeoplewereanimated. Theyusedsoundeffectsandmusicandrecordedvoiceover.

4.Summarisetheanalysisofthefindingsfroma rangeofsourcesrelatedtothedevelopmentofa possiblesolution,citedappropriately.

Basically,thisiswhereyouexplainwhatyouhavelearnedfrom yourresearch.Writeaboutwhatyouhavelearned

aboutshortanimations,andsomeexample/famous "alteregos"?Writeaboutyourselfandaboutself esteem.Showexamples(screenshotsand/ormovie files)ofyourresearchintohowtocreatea photomationusingappropriatecomputersoftware (forexamplePixlr,iPhoto,iMovieandpossibly GarageBand).

Makesureyouhavea"WorksCited"listattheendwith"intextreferences"... PleaseuseEasyBibtocreateyourWorksCitedlistandusetheMLAformat. Remembertocitesourcesinyourtext... "Intext"example:Mr.SuitssaysuseEasyBibtowriteinMLA(Mr.SuitsGR 6)onhisclassroomwebsite. ClickhereformoreinformationaboutMLAformat. 4A.Learnabout"alteregos" 4B.Learnaboutyourself 4C.Learnaboutselfesteem 4D.Learnhowtousecomputersoftwaretomakeaphotomation

4A.Learnabout"alteregos"....
Whataresomeexample"alteregos"?Compareandcontrastthe originalcharacterandtheir"alterego"(forexampleSupermanand ClarkKent).

4B.Learnaboutyourself....
Answerthequestionsbelowtomakea"PersonalInventory"(Atool usedtodetermineanindividual'sstrengths,weaknesses,likesand dislikes).Youcanusetheseanswerstogetideasforyour"My Qualities"mindmap. ***REMEMBER:ThispersonalInventorybelowisprivate.Please don'tshareitonyourWeeblyblog,orwithanyofyour classmates*** Copyandpastethisintoanewdocument:

PersonalInventory
DefineSelfEsteem:_______________________________________________ SchoolSubjects 1.Ilike______________. 2.Idonotlike________________. 3.Iamgoodat__________________. 4.Iamnotgoodat_______________. Activities 1.Ilike__________________. 2.Idonotlike________________. 3.Iamgoodat_________________.

4.Iamnotgoodat_________________. RelationshipswithFriendsandAdults(Checkthestatementsthatapplyto you.) 1.Ihaveagroupoffriends:________. 2.Ipreferhavingoneortwofriends:_______. 3.Iamaleader:___________. 4.Iamafollower:_________. FoodPreferences 1.Iliketoeat____________. 2.Idonotliketoeat__________. 3.Ido____donot_____eatabalanceddiet.(Checkone.) Relaxing 1.Irelaxby__________. 2.Ilikerelaxingalone_____orwithotherpeople____.(Checkone.) Afterthisactivity,Ialwaysfeelcalmandpeaceful._______________.

MySelfEsteem 1.List4ofyourstrengths 2.List5putdowns(sarcasticstatements)youtellyourselforhearotherssay aboutyou 3.Rewritetheseputdownstatementsmakingthempositive.Ex.Iam stubborn(neg)Iamverydetermined.(positive) 4.List5waysyoucanboost/enhanceyourselfesteem:

Nowmakea"MyQualities"mindmapaboutyour personalityandinterests.Trytothinkofexamplesof reasonswhyyoufeelthiswayaboutyourself(comments peopletoldyou,activitiesyouparticipate,etc.).Youcando thisonpaperormakeaGoogleDrawing.

4C.Learnaboutselfesteem...
Whatisselfesteem?Howcanyouimproveyourselfesteem? Whataresomequalities/characteristicsthatyour"alterego" charactermighthavethatshowtheyhavehighselfesteem?
highselfesteem Definition:Arealistic,honest,andhealthyviewofoneself. Context:EventhoughMarywasnotgoodatsoccer,sheenjoyedplayingit verymuch,anddidnotletherinadequaciesaffectherhighselfesteem. lowselfesteem Definition:Anoverallpessimisticandnegativeviewofoneself. Context:Carolynwasalwaysdevastatedifshereceivedcriticismatschool becauseshehadverylowselfesteem.

SelfEsteemisthatyoubelieveintoyourrself.IcanimprovemySelf esteembybeingproudofmyselfifIdodifficulttaskswell.Ex.IfIdo thinggoodandgetgoodfeedback.MyCharacterhasahighselfesteem. =Tonotpanicwhenthereisanemergencyforthepilot.

4D.Learnhowtousecomputersoftwaretomake aphotomation....
Pleasepracticethefollowingsoftwareskills,andshowevidence thatyouknowhowtodoit(screenshots,yourowntutorials). Thisisnotyourfinalproject.It'sjustaroughwayforyouto practicetheskillsyouwillneedtomakeyourfinalphotomation...

Practicetakingphotosofyourmouthmakingthesesounds(youcould usePhotoBooth)...

Herearethedifferentmouthshapesyouwillneed...

Practicemakinglayerscontainingmouthsoundsasseparatelayersin Pixlr....

***MakesureyousaveyourPixlrfileasa"PXD"sothatyoucan don'tloseyourlayers...

Onceyouarefinished...Save"JPEG"photofilesofyoumaking differentsoundsandimportthemintoiPhoto.Putthemintoanalbum entitled"testmouthsounds"....

Practiceusingthesephotosofyourselftomakeaphotomationofyou talking/singinginiMovie....

AssessmentCriteria:
0 Thestudentdoesnotreacha standarddescribedbyanyofthe descriptorsbelow.

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Thestudent: statestheneedfora solution. statesthemain findingsfromafew sources.

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Thestudent: outlinestheneedfor asolution. statessomepointsof researchneededto developasolutionwith someguidance. statesthemain featuresofoneexisting productthatinspiresa solutiontotheproblem. outlinesthemain findingsfromarangeof sources,cited

incompletely. 56 Thestudent: explainstheneedfor asolution. statesandprioritizes themainpointsof researchneededto developasolutiontothe problemwithsome guidance. outlinesthemain featuresofoneexisting productthatinspiresa solutiontotheproblem. outlinesthemain findingsfromarangeof sources,cited appropriately. 78 Thestudent: explainsandjustifies theneed. statesandprioritizes themainpointsof researchneededto developasolutiontothe problemwithminimal guidance. describesthemain featuresofoneexisting productthatinspiresa solutiontotheproblem.

presentsthemain findingsfromarangeof sources,cited appropriately.

Importantterms
DescribeGiveadetailedaccountorpictureofasituation,event, patternorprocess. ExplainGiveadetailedaccountincludingreasonsorcauses. JustifyGivevalidreasonsorevidencetosupportanansweror conclusion. OutlineGiveabriefaccount. PresentOfferfordisplay,observation,examinationorconsideration. PrioritizeGiverelativeimportanceto,orputinanorderofpreference. StateGiveaspecificname,valueorotherbriefanswerwithout explanationorcalculation.
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