The Academy for Technology & the Classics

Lesson Plan
Instructors name: Cermanski

Course/Grade: Yearbook

Week of:
Tuesday, November 18 to Friday, November 21,
2014

Unit Name:
Creating Backgrounds for Yearbook Pages
(Composition Book)

Common Core/ NM Content Standards: NMVA 7

Essential Question(s):
Connections (prior learning/prior knowledge):
How can I create interesting backgrounds
Students are familiar with backgrounds
for this years yearbook that relate to
from magazine advertisements, past
Composition Book?
yearbooks, other publications
How can I hand draw interesting

backgrounds for the Composition Book

yearbook pages?
How can I create interesting backgrounds
with GIMP, Microsoft Paint, or Pixlr for
the Composition Book yearbook pages?
Other considerations (modifications,
Resources/Materials
Teacher: Images of backgrounds made by students
accommodations, acceleration, etc.):
in last project
Struggling students will get more one-onStudents: Handout and Rubric on Composition
one instruction
Book Backgrounds
Advanced students will be encouraged to
help others
Assessment (How will you monitor progress and know students have successfully met outcomes?)
Daily: Daily observations of students creating backgrounds
This Week: Completion of backgrounds
Unit: Final project and participation in critique

Time allotted
TUESDAY NOV 18
TargetTSW learn how to design an
original background for the yearbook
pages. TSW know this once he/she has
created at least 2 original designs.

Lesson activities for instructor and students

I.
Explain projectHand out Composition Book Project
Rubric. After reviewing students should put name on it
and turn in on Friday.
II.
Brainstorm different ways students can create
backgrounds
III.
Start working
(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: Cold call on assignment
directions
(1B)Closing Activity: Review on how to create interesting
backgrounds

WEDNESDAY NOV 19
TargetTSW learn how to design a
balanced original background for the
yearbook pages. TSW know this once
he/she has created at least 2 original
designs.
THURSDAY NOV 20
TargetTSW learn how to design an
original background that has good
color contrast for the yearbook pages.
TSW know this once he/she has
created at least 2 original designs.

FRIDAY NOV 21
TargetTSW learn how to participate
effectively in a critique. TSW know
this when he/she makes several strong
comments in the critique.

DO NOW
Continue workingfocus on balance
(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: Observe students while
they work on background
(1B)Closing Activity: Cold call on how to create a balanced design
Do Now
Continue working-focus on color contrast

(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: Observe students while

they work on backgrounds
(1B)Closing Activity: Cold call on how to create strong color
contrast
Do NowPrepare for critique
Critiquefill out Background Voting Sheet and vote for top 5
(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: Participation in critique
(1B)Closing Activity: What makes the 2-3 layouts we voted on
strong?